Sox’ woes reaching new lows
ARLINGTON, Texas — Can the White Sox start the second half over? This road trip? A night after losing 11- 3 to the Rangers to finish the first half with a 28- 53 record, the Sox took a 13- 4 beating and looked bad doing it, committing two errors ( righthander Juan Minaya and catcher
Omar Narvaez), getting gloves on balls not caught ( Yoan Moncada, Tim Anderson, Jose Abreu and Yolmer Sanchez) and even falling down in the outfield ( Charlie Tilson on a triple). To make all of this painfully worse, the Rangers’ half of the eighth inning lasted 41 minutes. They scored seven runs to break open a 6- 4 game, five against Bruce Rondon, who pitched so poorly that manager Rick Renteria was forced to bring in one of his better relievers, Jace Fry. Rondon threw 33 of the 65 pitches thrown by him, Luis Avilan and Fry.
Matt Davidson and Avisail Garcia homered, so that was good, but the Rangers got solo homers from Joey Gallo and Ryan Rua and a bases- loaded double from Robinson Chirinos against Sox lefty Carlos Rodon.
It was poor from the get- go, starting with Moncada getting thrown out at home by shortstop
Elvis Andrus in the first inning. The middle infield was playing back, and Renteria said Moncada didn’t go all- out to the plate, thinking Andrus was conceding the run and throwing to first.
“If you’re asking me if he gave his best effort, no, he did not,’’ Renteria said. “You have to go out and execute. If you don’t, somebody is going to get you. Today’s game was a hard lesson for them.’’
Rodon can’t repeat
Rodon made his fifth start of the season and couldn’t finish the sixth after going a season- high eight innings in his previous start against the Athletics.
Rodon allowed five runs, six hits and two walks in 5⅓ innings. He struck out three and threw 53 of his 89 pitches for strikes.
History maker
Rangers righty Bartolo Colon, 45, notched his 245th career win, the most by a native of the Dominican Republic and one shy of matching Nicaragua’s Dennis
“El Presidente” Martinez for the most by a native of Latin America.
Nate Jones update
Nate Jones, who went on the disabled list with a pronator muscle strain June 13, played catch at 90 feet and ramped up some pitches from 60 feet on flat ground.
“He’s starting to climb and feel better, and it’s moving along,’’ pitching coach Don Cooper said.
Likely needing several days before throwing bullpen sessions, live batting practice and a minorleague rehab outing, Jones is more likely to return after the All- Star break.
He’s back
Yolmer Sanchez returned to the lineup after missing one start.
“He feels no pain,’’ Renteria said.
Sanchez ( 2- for- 4) poked a soft double down the left- field line in the first to give the Sox a 2- 0 lead.