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SEA Series Recap
Series Recap: White Sox swept in Seattle (Aug 5–7, 2025)
Chicago dropped all three at T-Mobile Park, with the story of the series being missed chances early and Seattle landing the late/decisive blows. The Sox left Seattle 45–70 after being outscored 19–9.
Game 1 (Aug 5) — Mariners 3, White Sox 2
Chicago finally broke through in the 7th, plating two (RBI single by Ryan Galanie, then Eguy Rosario drew a bases-loaded walk). Mike Vasil was excellent: 6.0 IP, 0 R, 8 K.
But it unraveled in the 8th: Seattle put three on, and Julio Rodríguez crushed a 3-run homer to flip it. The Sox went quietly in the 9th.
Turning point: J-Rod’s 3-run shot in the 8th erased a 2–0 lead instantly.
Game 2 (Aug 6) — Mariners 11, White Sox 4
Seattle blew it open early with a 5-run 2nd off Davis Martin, then added a backbreaker in the 4th when Luke Raley hit a grand slam during another big inning. Seattle piled up 12 hits.
Chicago’s highlights were mostly long balls: Chase Meidroth, Tirso Ornelas, and Samuel Zavala all homered, but the game was out of reach early.
Note: Seattle RF Ben Gamel left injured running the bases (per game notes).
Game 3 (Aug 7) — Mariners 5, White Sox 3
This one was the frustrating “right there” loss. The Sox scratched out a run in the 3rd (Rosario single + aggressive baserunning), but Seattle responded and kept inching away. Chicago had a massive missed opportunity in the 5th: three straight walks loaded the bases with one out, and the Sox came away with nothing.
Late life gave it drama: Bryan Ramos homered in the 8th, and Ornelas went deep in the 9th to pull within 5–3. Chicago then put runners on again, but stranded the tying threat.
Turning point: Bases-loaded, 1-out in the 5th with no runs — that was the moment to grab the game.
Series themes
Late leverage swung hard to Seattle: Game 1 (8th inning HR) and Game 3 (couldn’t finish the comeback).
Homers showed up, but not enough traffic: Meidroth/Ornelas/Zavala/Ramos provided pop; the big innings didn’t.
Seattle punished mistakes/opportunities: big innings in Games 2–3, plus timely extra-base hits.
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