White Sox keep their surprising season going with wild-card series sweep in Houston
The Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros in the wild-card series, securing their first postseason series victory in 21 years.
HOUSTON — Early in this improbable White Sox season, hitting coach Derek Shomon had a thought about second baseman Chase Meidroth that seemed bold but now seems sage.‘‘[Assistant hitting coach] Joel [McKeithan] and I were like, ‘Dude, you can probably hit 15 or 20 [home runs] this year,’ ’’ Shomon said.After Meidroth launched a backbreaking, three-run shot in sixth inning of the Sox’ 7-3 victory against the Astros that completed a two-game sweep in the American League wild-card series, the 5-9…
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