With two outs in the ninth inning on Saturday night, White Sox reliever Gregory Infante hit two consecutive Indians batters to drive in the deciding run and stretch the Tribe’s winning streak to 9 games in a decidedly unusual fashion.
The White Sox tried to turn back the clock 100 years by having both teams wear throwback uniforms from 1917 — one of three seasons when the Sox won the World Series. But for the kind of season the White Sox are having this year, there wasn’t quite enough magic even in the century-old reminders of happier times.