White Sox Drop Another Road Game as Dodgers Score Six With Two Outs

If you stayed up late expecting a different result from the Chicago White Sox in Los Angeles, I don’t know what to tell you. And if you stayed up until the bitter end? You’re either dealing with insomnia or you’re writing a game recap.

Either way, the White Sox added another tally to their MLB-worst road record, now 9–33 away from 35th and Shields. The Dodgers, baseball’s best offense, scored early and kept piling on. All six of their runs came with two outs, and if you guessed Shohei Ohtani homered, congratulations, you’re familiar with baseball.

Smith’s Slide Continues

It’s been a rough stretch for All-Star hopeful Shane Smith, whose last three outings have looked more like a stress test than a rookie showcase. Tuesday night was technically an improvement in length; he lasted 4.2 innings, but it was also his worst start in terms of damage, as he allowed six earned runs on six hits and three walks. That brings his total to 16 earned runs over his last 11 innings pitched.

Most of the carnage came in the first inning. After retiring Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, Smith issued back-to-back walks to Will Smith and Max Muncy. Then the floodgates opened. Teoscar Hernández singled, Andy Pages doubled in a run, and Michael Conforto knocked in two more with a base hit.

Smith gave up another in the third—again with two outs—on a Pages RBI single. And just for good measure, Ohtani smashed a 408-foot solo shot in the fourth. That was probably the most predictable moment of the night.