White Sox win on wild pitch that smacks umpire in face
The Chicago White Sox pulled off a wild win on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers. In the bottom of the 10th inning with the bases loaded, Tim Anderson walked off the game without even swinging the bat. Tigers’ reliever Jose Cisnero threw a 96-mph up-and-in fastball that missed everything but the facemask of home plate umpire Cory Blaser. Detroit catcher Eric Haase lost the ball. Cisnero raced to grab it and by the time he picked it up, Yoan Moncada had scored the winning run. The umpire was helped off the field by Anderson and Haase and the White Sox training staff after being hit. The game was full of bizarre plays with all three runs scored on wild pitches.
The White Sox have a shaky start to the season, but this win moves them up to a 25-35 record in the fourth place in the American League Central. The Tigers drop to a 26-30 record and remain second in the division.
FAQs:
What happened during the White Sox vs. Tigers game on Saturday?
In the bottom of the 10th inning with the bases loaded, Tim Anderson walked off the game without even swinging the bat. Tigers’ reliever Jose Cisnero threw a 96-mph up-and-in fastball that missed everything but the facemask of home plate umpire Cory Blaser. Detroit catcher Eric Haase lost the ball. Cisnero raced to grab it, and by the time he picked it up, Yoan Moncada had scored the winning run.
What is the record for the White Sox and the Tigers after the game?
The win moves the White Sox up to a 25-35 record in the fourth place in the American League Central. The Tigers drop to a 26-30 record and remain second in the division.
Were there any other notable plays during the game?
The game was full of bizarre plays with all three runs being scored on wild pitches. It was a strange baseball match.
Umpire hit in the face by wild pitch as White Sox claim victory
The Chicago White Sox won a ballgame in a wild way on Saturday, overcoming Detroit Tigers in a 2-1 win through a series of unpredictable twists and turns.
The game was in the bottom of the 10th inning, with the bases loaded and Jake Burger at the plate as Tigers reliever Jose Cisnero prepared to pitch.
Cisnero’s 96 mph fastball missed everything except umpire Cory Blaser’s facemask, knocking him to the ground behind the plate. The confusion continued as Detroit catcher Eric Haase searched for the lost ball, standing in the middle of the field trying to locate it.
Cisnero then ran to retrieve the ball as Yoan Moncada scored the winning run. Blaser was eventually helped off by Anderson and Haase, but not before the Chicago team celebrated their bizarre but exciting victory.
The game had been unconventional from the beginning, as all three runs were scored on wild pitches. The White Sox’s 25-35 record so far places them in fourth place in the American League Central, while the Tigers’ 26-30 record ranks them second in the division.
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