The White Sox lost in such an embarrassing fashion that the Royals were laughing hysterically in the dugout
The White Sox lost in such an embarrassing fashion that the Royals were laughing hysterically in the dugout
While the White Sox aren't necessarily the record-breaking bad team that they were last year, they're still the worst team in the American League. And when they find ways to lose games like the one on Tuesday night, it's easy to see why.
Good teams simply don't collapse on routine plays like the White Sox.
With the White Sox leading the Royals by a run in the bottom of the ninth, a leadoff walk to Mark Canha put the pressure on pitcher Cam Booser. But three pitches later, he seemingly did just what he needed to do with forcing Drew Waters into a routine popup to second.
Except White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth turned the play into a live comedic performance for the Royals dugout.
Meidroth lost track of the ball completely and picked it up too late as it came down right on his head. Canha advanced to second on an errant throw after the initial error, and we could see as Salvador Perez was imitating the play in the dugout.
An error doesn't get much more embarrassing than that.
The Royals took advantage with three more singles, ending in a walk-off hit by Bobby Witt Jr.
Meidroth won't hear the end of that loss anytime soon.
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