Chicago White Sox fans unhappy with team's performance against the Rays: "Remember when it was all Tony Larussa's fault?"

The Chicago White Sox suffered their twentieth loss of the season and fans are displeased by their performance.

The White Sox lost to the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-2 loss at home. The game remained competitive for a long time until the ninth inning when White Sox batter Issac Paredes homered for the go-ahead run. He had three overall hits in the game that allowed his team to cross the line.

Starter Lucas Giolito was hit for eight hits in 6 2/3 innings but gave away only two runs. The point of concern, however, would be a major fielding error that led to the first run for the Rays.

Other positive elements include Jake Burger and Andrew Vaughn homering for Chicago to keep at par with Tampa Bay early on in the game. Chicago manager Pedro Grifol said:

This was Chicago's ninth straight loss. Another loss would mean tying their franchise record for the most consecutive losses.

Looking at the team's performance, fans took to Twitter to voice their opinions about their team's loss.

Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol ejected again

Pedro Grifol was ejected for the second night in a row as he got into a heated argument with home plate umpire Marvin Hudson. Grifol seemed angered by Rays starter Zach Efflin hitting Luis Robert Jr. immediately after the homer by Vaughn.

Grifol, apart from his own anger issues, has a lot to resolve in the dugout for the Chicago White Sox as they languish in the bottom half of the league's standings.

About the author

Nikhil Parshy is a baseball and ice hockey journalist at Sportskeeda, and after starting out as a cricket reporter, he has been an analyst with SK since November 2022. His interest in the sports were piqued a few years back after watching highlights on YouTube and he has followed the game ever since.

The Chicago Cubs breaking the 108-year curse in 2016 to lift the World Series remains Nikhil's favorite baseball moment. Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani has been his favorite player ever since he started following the game, while the LA Dodgers are his favorite team.

As a writer, Nikhil maintains a strong attention to detail and rigorously cross-checks information. He seeks to strike a balance in his writing such that the regular reader gains an insight into player profiles, while also keeping in mind that the non-regular reader is not put off by jargon and shallow analysis.

Nikhil is an avid public speaker, and when not writing about baseball, he regularly participates in debates and quizzes.

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