Last place is not without its moments: Sox drop second-straight despite comeback

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The monumental sea change that the Sox ninth inning comeback offered proved to be just a passing wave. After Adam Eaton's RBI double against the platoon advantage in the ninth tied an otherwise dispiriting game at 4, two Daniel Webb walks proved one too many, and a walk-off Brian Dozier single off Ronald Belisario sent the Minnesotans home happy in the bottom half with a 5-4 win in a game the Twinkies mostly dominated.

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Seems Like a Good Game for Some Dingers - Game Preview & Lineups 6/20

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It seemed like a good time to face the Twins. They opened their rainy ballpark to the White Sox as owners of a 5-game losing streak and were kind enough to run some middle-aged rookie out to the mound. The Sox just don’t know a good thing when they see it. With the opening game dropped they have 3 more games to make good on their trip, which is very much advised because a series loss means they’ll find themselves sitting in last place just in time for a trip through the AL East where heavier competition awaits.

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Sweet-swinging, right-handed man

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It's a negative comparison I would rather not make, but there's a stark contrast between watching Avisail Garcia and Jose Abreu. Where I try to look past what I'm seeing with Garcia, and think about the lauded natural abilities that are lying behind the obvious deficiencies, with Abreu, it's a struggle to see where the flaws that scouts discussed all winter are when he's doing everything so well.

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Opening Day! Game Preview & Lineups - 3/31

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Did we spend more time waiting for this opening day than last year? It seems like it. The winter was long and brutal like the season that preceded it. Or it could be that I always think the gap between seasons seems longer than the last time.  In truth the days flipped off of the calendar at a standard rate, and now we all sit on the first of what we hope to be many Chris Sale Days of the year. To be celebrated near-weekly for as far into the future as I care to plan. 

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