The stage was set for a dramatic, extra-inning finale. The White Sox scored in the top of the 10th to go ahead 6-5, thanks to (who else) Tommy Pham scoring Manfred Man Rafael Ortega.
Then, in the bottom of the tenth, the Cardinals loaded the bases when Nolan Arenado singled Manfred Man Paul Goldschmidt to third, and when Goldschmidt broke home on a grounder to just-up-from-Birmingham Bryan Ramos, Ramos’ throw home was low and mishandled by Korey Lee, so Goldschmidt could scurry back to third.
Bases loaded, no outs. Looking bad for the visitors, though the back end of the Cardinals lineup is so awful it makes the back end of the Sox lineup look like the 1927 Yankees.