Hendriks has tantrum over rain, gives up tying homer

[ASFN Admin]

Liam Hendriks angrily threw a wet ball into foul territory after his first pitch of the ninth inning, leading to a lengthy rain delay, then gave up a tying two-run homer to Daz Cameron before the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in 10 innings on Friday night. Chicago led 4-2 when Hendriks entered to start the ninth, seeking his AL-high 17th save. The All-Star closer threw a ball on his first pitch to Miguel Cabrera, and when Hendriks got a new ball back, he went to the stretch then threw the ball into foul territory on the third-base side on a hop and yelled toward plate umpire Chris Conroy “It's all wet!” as he spread both arms wide.

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