Shane Bieber’s first day back after the All-Star break didn’t quite go as planned. The Chicago White Sox launched three home runs against the Cy Young winner to open a six-run lead. While the Cleveland Guardians avoided a shutout they scored only three and fell to 48-46 on the season.
Chicago scored five of its six in the second inning when Leury García and AJ Pollock generated multi-run souvenirs. Bieber rebounded from this to throw three scoreless innings before allowing a third solo home run in the sixth, an inning he completed.
This is not meant to excuse poor performance.