Stop me if you’ve heard this before:
Pedro Grifol gets tossed.
Jake Burger homers.
Kendall Graveman gives up a homer.
White Sox lose.
The score was different, and the game felt different, but the result was the same, and the Sox have now lost nine games in a row.
How did the game feel different? For one, Lucas Giolito came out with one of his best starts, with more than six strong innings of work and six strikeouts. More importantly, he limited damage to a meager two runs to keep the Sox in the game.