Five games, five homers. Tristan Peters is officially Bananas, powering the Chicago White Sox to a wild 10-4 victory over the Texas Rangers and taking the series. It was not pretty, like, at all, but somehow the South Siders just kept swinging, Tristan Peters kept launching balls into orbit, and they walked away with the W.
Chaos on the Mound: Sean Burke’s Absolute Meltdown
You guys, where did Sean Burke’s strike zone go? Dude lost it from pitch one, handing the Rangers a ridiculous 10 free passes. His fastball velocity was down a noticeable 0.4 mph, and honestly, he looked cooked. The first inning alone was pure chaos: he fell behind the first four hitters and walked Corey Seager, tried a pick-off that was initially safe, then challenged and got the out, but still walked Wyatt Langford with two outs. He needed 22 pitches to survive the first, throwing only 10 for strikes. Luckily, the Rangers bailed him out when Langford got greedy on a 2-2 pitch to Brandon Nimmo, and Jake Rogers gunned him down at second to end the mess.
Burke kept searching for the zone in the second, walking Ezequiel Duran and giving up a single to Evan Carter. His pitch count ballooned to 52 by the end of that inning! In the third, he walked Cody Freeman, then gave up a two-run bomb to Joc Pederson that immediately tied the game. He walked Langford again, balked him to second, and then after what appeared to be strike two on Nimmo, the automated system overruled it for ball four. It took Burke a staggering 81 pitches to record just nine outs, a ratio that’s definitely not preferred. Manager Will Venable even let him come back out for the fourth, where he walked the first two batters. These guys’ arms are absolutely fried.
Offense Refuses to Quit, Even When Pitching Does
Even with Burke throwing batting practice, the White Sox offense decided they were NOT going to let this one slip away. Miguel Vargas kept his hot August going with his 20th free pass of the month, though Munetaka Murakami pounded a 3-1 pitch into the ground for a double play. Talk about frustrating!
But the second inning rally was pure gold, giving Burke a much-needed breather. Chase Meidroth slammed a double, and Braden Montgomery immediately drove him home with an RBI double to right. Brenton Doyle kept the line moving with a single that scored Braden, though he got thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. Jake Rogers got a base hit, and Luisangel Acuña bounced a ground-rule double into the stands. They even intentionally walked Vargas to load the sacks, but Murakami struck out, leaving them loaded. They put up a 2-0 lead, which, yeah, lasted about five minutes thanks to the Pederson homer. The Sox did not give Burke much time to contemplate his life choices, though. They just kept on swinging, and that’s why they walked away with the 10-4 win.
Was it tidy? Absolutely not. Was it fun? You bet your bottom dollar it was. These guys just found a way to win. The arms are cooked, and they seriously need Thursday’s off-day to regroup. But the bats are alive, especially Peters, and the team pulled off a series win despite the chaos. You love to see it!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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