Every time you think the season has finally hit bottom, the White Sox find a new low. The Royals came into today half a game behind Oakland in the standings, which would seem almost impossible, but they were way, way, way better than the White Sox.
Did I say way, way, way better? The gap was much bigger than that.
While Sox hitters were totally mystified by Cole Ragans, as the lefty retired the first 13 to the plate before a bloop single by Yoán Moncada that was erased by a double play. The only other baserunner against Ragans came in the sixth, and was a matter of thespian skills on the part of Oscar Colás rather than batting ones, when he pretended he was hit by a pitch that didn’t even look particularly close.