Willy Adames is beginning to develop quite a reputation. After several timely hits over the past week, he came through in the clutch in this one—twice.
Adames’s late heroics came after a hyped matchup between two young pitching studs, born within a month of each other in 1999. There isn’t much for White Sox fans to be excited about, but Garrett Crochet is one of those things, as he came into this one with a 0.93 ERA in his last five starts and 38 strikeouts and just five walks in 29 innings in that stretch, and he ensured that the Brewers’ electric offensive showing last night did not continue today.