Sunday, September 13, 2020

White Sox 2018 Millennium League Champs!!

 



For the first time in their history, the Chicago White Sox are Millennium League champs after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games.  A recap of the series:


Game #1 - Dodgers 4, White Sox 2
Patrick Corbin tossed 5+ scoreless innings while fanning nine.  Tommy Pham had three hits and knocked in two.


Game #2 - White Sox 5, Dodgers 2 (12)
Will Myers hit a walkoff three shot in the bottom of the 12th for the game winner.


Game #3 - White Sox 4, Dodgers 1
Pinch hitter Kris Davis hit a three run homer in the top of the 8th to give Chicago a 2-1 series lead.


Game #4 - Dodgers 3, White Sox 2
A tight game as the Dodger pitching staff held Chicago to just three hits.  Hyun-Jin Ryu tossed seven innings of two hit ball.  David Peralta got the big hit as he doubled home two runs in thebottom of the 8th.


Game #5 - White Sox 13, Dodgers 3
Trade acquisition Luis Severino again provided dividends as he fanned 15 batters over 8 innings.  Freddie Freeman batting .368 in the post season got two more hits and two rbi's.


Game #6  - White Sox 6, Dodgers 3 (10)
Manny Machado hit a 3-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the 10th to give Chicago their first trophy.

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