White Sox’s Jose Abreu ties mark with six household operates in three-sport series

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu tied a major league record on Sunday, when he homered in his very first at-bat from the Cubs, marking his fourth straight plate appearance with a residence operate and sixth homer in the series.

“I’m never contented with what I do,” Abreu said immediately after the Sox’s 2-1 loss to the Cubs. “I can do much better. I can do far more. Which is why I function so tricky. But it surely feels superior to do one thing like that. I might rather have the acquire currently.”

The household operate was the only tally of the video game for the White Sox, who have scored their previous 20 operates by using the extended ball. Which is a few runs shy of a history established by the Milwaukee Brewers previous time.

Abreu hit a 2-1 cutter from Yu Darvish to remaining-centre in the next inning, a person working day following he hit property operates in his last a few at-bats in opposition to 3 distinct pitchers. His six household runs over the weekend tie him with 4 others for the most in a 3-recreation series in the are living ball period, which dates to 1920. It truly is also the most property runs by any participant in any sequence this year.

Getting into the sequence with the Cubs, Abreu was tied for 20th in the American League in house operates. He now sales opportunities the AL in homers, with 11.

The decline snapped the White Sox’s 7-game acquire streak but ongoing a property run streak for the club. They have hit 30 house runs in the past 9 video games. Which is by considerably the most in baseball in that span.

“We know what we’re capable of executing,” Abreu said. “We can’t speedy-ahead from in this article to the playoffs. At the conclusion of the season, we will see what the end result is.”