Nobody wanted to see any more of the 2023 White Sox than they had to, but the 2023 White Sox weren't in the people-pleasing business, so why would they start on the final day of the season?
The White Sox and Padres made it through the first nine innings without scoring a run, but they each scored the Zombie Runner in the 10th. The Padres were immediately able to cash in their Manfred Man with a single in the 11th, but that's where the Sox decided they'd finally had enough.
Jose Ureña came into this game 0-7, and despite throwing six scoreless innings, he leaves this one 0-7. The Sox tallied just five singles and three walks through the first nine innings, and although Zach Remillard was able to immediately tie the game in the 10th with a single, they had no such hero in the 11th, and so they became the first White Sox team since 1970 to lose 101 games in a season.
Bullet points:
*Tyler Naquin made a terrific running catch along the wall in left field, but he also went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts at the plate. One of them resulted in interference that negated a Lenyn Sosa stolen base.
*Sosa drew two walks for the second time in 11 days. One of them was intentional.
*Gavin Sheets entered this one 0-for-16 in 17 plate appearances against lefties, but he picked up a single with a blooper that neither the left fielder nor center fielder saw well off the bat.
*Bryan Shaw became the first White Sox pitcher since Bill Simas in 1999 to pitch in five consecutive games over five consecutive days. All five were scoreless.
*The Padres improved to 2-12 in extra-inning games this season, reinforcing the notion that the White Sox were always the opponent teams wanted to see.
*Yasmani Grandal grounded into the slowest possible 6-4-3 double play in the final plate appearance of his White Sox career.
*Tim Anderson didn't play, and now we'll see if that's the last time he wore a White Sox uniform.
*Feel free to add in other details, I'm going curling.
