White Sox lose game after comical 9th-inning blooper

The Chicago White Sox continue to be the masters of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Chicago suffered their 26th loss of the year on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals. During the bottom of the ninth inning at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., the White Sox were clinging to a 3-2 lead. Royals pinch-hitter Mark Canha earned a leadoff walk, and teammate Drew Waters followed that up with an easy pop-fly hit to the right side of the infield.

Unfortunately, it was far from easy for White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth. After managing to get under the ball, Meidroth failed spectacularly to make the catch, and the ball ended up glancing off his glove and hitting him right on the top of the head instead. Canha was then able to advance to second base after a throw by White Sox right fielder Michael Taylor, who retrieved the errant ball, sailed high.

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