Even after allowing seven runs and 16 hits, it looked as if the White Sox would have an opportunity to make a stunning comeback against the American League’s best bullpen.
But some questionable base running made sure the comeback wouldn’t get completed.
Carlos Sanchez and Dioner Navarro got mixed up in the midst of an eighth-inning rally, resulting in a double play that halted the White Sox comeback in a 7-5 loss to the Orioles on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field.
After the game seemed to slip away from the White Sox when reliever Tommy Kahnle allowed a 4-2 deficit to grow to 7-2 in the top of the eighth, the White Sox offense struck against Baltimore relief man Darren O’Day in the bottom of the inning.