Harvey rediscovers form, leads Mets over White Sox 1-0

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They never were ahead of the New York Mets.

Tyler Saladino hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox rallied from an early four-run deficit, stopping a seven-game slide Tuesday night with a 6-4 victory over the Mets.

“We were talking about when we were winning it seemed like a different guy every day”, third baseman Todd Frazier told the Tribune on Monday.

However, when the day is over the responsibility falls on players to do their job.

So two months into the season in the midst of a seven game losing streak and 15 of their last 19 games, can the White Sox recover?

CUBS 2, DODGERS 0: Travis Wood and three other relievers combined for seven ideal innings after starter Jason Hammel left with cramps, and Chicago held Los Angeles to one hit in a victory.

“It’s frustrating when you get pitches to hit and don’t do nothing with them”, Frazier said. He also sustained his success late into the game, whereas hitters had previously walloped him the second (.301 batting average) and third (.509) times through the order. The 1-0 lead would hold up for Harvey, as Addison Reed and Jeurys Familia pitched a ideal eighth and ninth inning, respectively.

Castro singled in a run in a four-run second inning and doubled in two runs in the third inning as the Astros scored all their runs and had 11 of their 13 hits in the first four innings to ruin Arizona left-hander Edwin Escobar’s first major league start. “This is a good team we’re playing, this is a good opponent”. The White Sox are at that point now with Robin Ventura. If Ventura has one thing going for him, it’s who he has in his corner defending him, White Sox star pitcher, Chris Sale. Robles walked the leadoff man before allowing Saladino to launch a two run homer (3) to put the White Sox in front for the first time all night at 5-4. “The doctors have seen the MRI, but as far as coming up with a game plan other than the [anti-inflammatory] medicine I’ve been given, that’s what we’ll be talking about tomorrow”.

“I think today’s a first big step where, look, he feels good about the way it went, he feels good about the way that he threw the ball”, Collins said to Miller.

Harvey didn’t go to a three-ball count until facing Avila in the sixth and was at 70 pitches through six innings, facing the minimum 18 hitters.

A happy ending in Queens, but more significant than the much-needed win was the fact that Harvey resembled an ace for the first time all season. Melky Cabrera laid down a flawless sacrifice bunt, and suddenly Chicago had men in scoring position with one out for the incredibly unsafe Todd Frazier. “I wore a different jersey”, Robertson said. “That’s what I wanted; I didn’t get that”.

Howard, who was given the start at first base after sitting Sunday, was 0 for 3 with a pair of strikeouts and a long flyout to deep right-centerfield before he smashed an RBI double to follow up Franco’s double to kick off the ninth inning. But first base umpire Sam Holbrook ruled he swung for strike three, ending the inning, and Lawrie had a short discussion with plate umpire Carlos Torres before softly tossing his helmet in frustration as he walked away.

White Sox: OF Austin Jackson was not available because of turf toe in his left foot.

Until the holiday weekend, I had been fairly neutral regarding Ventura, believing he isn’t anything special but maybe too often the unfair object of fan derision.

On Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets will be kicking off June with a series finale at Citi Field.