Melton struggles as White Sox take the series

Troy Melton was looking to get back on track after a little rough stretch on Sunday. After missing the first 10 weeks of the season with elbow trouble, the right-hander was great until late August, but recently looks like he's running out of gas as he nears 130 total innings on the year. The White Sox sent a reasonably good right-hander in Davis Martin to oppose him. This one was delayed for four hours due to rain, but there was nothing to do but wait as this game had to be completed for its playoff implications. Most of the game was dogged by a steady drizzle that made things tricky for both pitchers.

Martin had an easy time of it in the top of the first. Kevin McGonigle grounded out, Gleyber Torres struck out, and Hao-Yu Lee flew out to right field.

Sam Antonacci burned a challenge as the first White Sox hitter of the game, but he singled to Brett Callahan in right field. Melton got Kyle Teel whiffing on a slider that was tipped into the glove, but first the Sox catcher burned their second challenge and they were out of challenges two batters into the game. Melton blew Vargas away with a good heater, but then clipped Munetaka Murakami with a curveball. So it was first and second with two outs for Andrew Benintendi , who pulled a hot one-hopper to first. Spencer Torkelson knocked it down, collected it, and flipped to Melton to refute the White Sox threat.