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The White Sox Take on the Astros, Acknowledge Juneteenth

During a pregame ceremony at Guaranteed Rate Field, members of the White Sox Amateur City Eliteย  (ACE) team, Josiah Patterson, 15, Malachi Weinum, 15, and Marcus Jackson, 14, show off t-shirts they collaborated on with former Sox player/artist Micah Johnson. / Sun-Times

The White Sox gave us a fun activity to do during Juneteenth. The team hosted the Houston Astros yesterday at Guaranteed Rate Field in a three-game series. The White Sox took game one of the series 2-0; unfortunately they werenโ€™t able to take game two. Last night they lost 4-1, but it was still an intense fun game to watch.

The game kicked off at 7:10 pm, but before the game kicked off, the Sox gave us an excellent performance of โ€œLift Every Voiceโ€ along with the national anthem. Once the game started Garrett Crochet was the starting pitcher for the White Sox and he entered the game 6-5. Crochet threw a decent game. He gave up nine hits which lead to two runs that would give the Astros a 2-0 advantage.

White Sox player Luis Robert Jr.

The Sox would eventually bring themselves back within one with Andrew Benintendiโ€™s home run in the bottom fourth. The Astros would soon answer back with scoring one. The top six and eighth boosting the score to 4-1. Crochet finished with eight strikeouts, but due to the loss his record would drop to 6-6. To finish the night off, on the jumbotron the Sox showed a tribute to the late Willie Mays who passed on the 18th and a performance from dance team Redd Angles.

 

By Christopher Lockridge

Instagram: Lockotb

 

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Written by Christopher Lockridge

Hey. I'm Lock and I'm a very chill person. I adapt to my environment and I'm unpredictable, so expect the unexpected.ย 

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