White Sox lose JimÃ©nez, Crochet to injury in Game 3 vs A's

Posted October 01, 2020 7:00 am

The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The White Sox lost slugging outfielder Eloy JimÃ©nez and hard-throwing left-hander Garrett Crochet to injury during a deciding Game 3 of a wild-card series against the Athletics on Thursday.

JimÃ©nez returned to Chicago's lineup for the first time since Sept. 24 but left in the third inning with renewed discomfort in his sprained right foot. JimÃ©nez hit a leadoff double before signaling to the bench that he needed a pinch-runner.

Manager Rick Renteria was late writing his lineup waiting to see whether JimÃ©nez could play.

Crochet - the 11th overall pick in this year's amateur draft - relieved fellow rookie starter Dane Dunning in the first. He exited in the second with tightness in his left forearm.

JimÃ©nez went through extensive baseball work Monday and still experienced soreness, keeping him out the initial two in the best-of-three round.

Renteria watched the pregame work Thursday.

'œWe've got to get a win today. We've got to buy him some time,'ť teammate Tim Anderson said. 'œThat's another big bat that we're missing right now.'ť

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Chicago White Sox pitcher Codi Heuer, right, is greeted by teammates after retiring the Oakland Athletics in the third inning of Game 3 of an American League wild-card baseball series Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) The Associated Press

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