Giants launch 7 home runs, roll to 12-3 win in WhiteSox home opener. scotgregor has the story.
It's a new season, and the White Sox have Andrew Benintendi, Oscar Colas, Mike Clevinger and other new players along with a new manager in Pedro Grifol. But Monday's home opener felt a lot like last year, when it was one stumble after another under erstwhile manager Tony La Russa.
Boos were frequently flying in the sky over the South Side in 2022 and that trend continued in Monday afternoon's 12-3 loss to the Giants.With rain in the forecast, first pitch was moved up an hour, to 2:10 p.m. There were a few sprinkles early but all in all, it was an ideal day for early April.Making his first appearance of the season as the Sox's No. 5 starter, Kopech was hearing the boos from the crowd of 34,784 while giving up 5 solo home runs in 4⅔ innings.
Joc Pederson got San Francisco's power parade started in the second inning and Michael Conforto, Thairo Estrada, Mike Yastrzemski and David Villar all went deep in the fifth. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Pederson nearly had a 2-run homer in the third inning but was robbed on another standout defensive play from White Sox center fielder Luis Robert.Trailing 7-0 in the seventh inning, the Sox got an RBI double from Andrew Vaughn and Eloy Jimenez scored from third base on Yasmani Grandal's groundout.Villar capped the Giants' lopsided win with a grand slam off Jose Ruiz in the ninth inning followed by Bryce Johnson's solo homer.
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