"A win is a win, but blowing an 8-2 lead?" "You had me scared there for a sec" - Chicago White Sox fans react to roller-coaster win after team almost blew a lead to Blue Jays

The Chicago White Sox welcomed back their star man Tim Anderson with a win over American League East powerhouse, the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a must-win game for the Southsiders as they tested their capabilities against a perennial playoff contender.

The reigning American League Central winners from last season have been on a rut recently. They kept losing games and subsequently plummeted in the standings in their division. They now hold a 32-33 record, and that's only good for third in the AL Central.

The team's struggles can be attributed to injuries to major stars. However, they are slowly coming off the injury list one by one.

Lance Lynn recently returned from a long layoff, while Tim Anderson, who missed 18 games due to a groin injury, just came back.

Despite the win, Chicago drew flak from fans as they had a commanding lead at 8-2 carrying it to the top of the sixth inning. That was when Toronto started their comeback, courtesy of an RBI double by Teoscar Hernandez.

They fell just short in the ninth after a two-run blast by Cavan Biggio pushed the scoreline to 8-7. White Sox reliever Joe Kelley then proceeded to claim the final two outs, and Chicago barely escaped.

Twitter reacts to the near-meltdown the Chicago White Sox faced against the Blue Jays

One fan thought he wouldn't live long enough if the Southsiders kept doing this.

This fan posted a hilarious photo of Andrew Vaughn after he went 4-for-4 with a homer in the game.

One fan alluded to a scene in Spongebob Squarepants to hilariously describe how the White Sox would say they're kidding every time they win after blowing a huge lead.

Another fan wanted the Chicago White Sox front office to pay Josh Harrison the maximum deal.

The emotions from the White Sox fans were understandable. After all, just two days ago, the Blue Jays went blow for blow with the best American League team in the New York Yankees. The former harrowingly escaped the men from the Bronx.

The two teams will face off once more tonight at 8:10 p.m. EDT. It will be a pitching duel between Toronto's Kevin Gausman and Chicago's Dylan Cease.

About the author

Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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