Plenty of Heart...Ultimately Broken, as Sox Lose 6-5 to Rays
I'm proud of the hustle, the heart, and the tenacity of this White Sox team and how they played last night. I'm not happy with the result, nor with the grand slam homer, worst-case-scenario Thornton surrendured to pinch hitter Zobrist to ultimately lose the game. Still, Thornton was due to give up some runs, and has been fantastic until that point. Ozzie played the hot hand and got burned. That's not Ozzie's fault. What made the slam all the more aggrevating for me was the fact it was not even a bad pitch - in on the hands of Zobrist who somehow, someway managed to yank it out of the park. Thornton just got beat, but the Sox tried to make something happen in the ninth, with the impressive Chris Getz stealing third to put himself in a position to tie the game in the top of the ninth. I'm very impressed with this kid. He is an intelligent hitter who goes the other way when necessary, and knows how to situationally hit and steal bases. I love this type of player, and am glad to see plenty of positives even in a heartbreaking loss such as this...

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