Tough series for White Sox bullpen in KC

KANSAS CITY — As the White Sox walked off the field following Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Royals, they knew they’d missed out on a big opportunity. In fact, they’d missed out on three of them.

In all three games of the series, the White Sox held a two-run lead in the seventh inning or later. In all three games, they lost.

“It’s tough,” catcher Dioner Navarro said. “We’re playing great teams. We answer every time we get the call, but we fell short.”

That’s been the case more often than not for the White Sox as of late. After jumping out to a 23-10 start, the team is just 5-13 in its last 18 games. The Sox began this weekend’s series in first place in the American League Central; they finished in third.

For the third game in a row, the culprit was the bullpen. The group gave up 14 runs throughout the three games, posting a combined ERA of 19.90 in 6 1/3 innings.

After the first two blown saves, …

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