Veterans Robbie Grossman and Tommy Pham tried their best to be the heroes we needed in this getaway day contest. And yet, another poor showing by the bullpen and more sloppy defense from the Sox ruined a decent enough performance by starter Chris Flexen.
The South Siders pounced first, giving us false hope. They scored two tallies in the bottom of the first thanks to back-to-back doubles by the dynamic duo of Grossman and Pham and a single by Andrew Vaughn. A tiny bit of optimism is that AV has been swinging the bat better as of late, slashing .