Tonight’s game had been wreathed in more collective unforeseen hope than we’ve witnessed since June, the last time the White Sox won a series on the road. Optimism was high, and there were murmurs of the South Siders evading the ever-increasing probability of breaking the all-time record for most season losses by any team.
But this is the White Sox.
The late West Coast start grows more challenging for fans to commit to in these late-season contests, as the impatient sun sets earlier with every passing day, and full darkness surrounds us before the first pitch.