Hendriks has tantrum over rain, gives up tying homer

DETROIT (AP) — Liam Hendricks 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.

“I slipped on my warmup pitches, and every ball the umpire gave me was wet,” Hendriks said. “It was raining so hard the umpire's bag was wet, so there was no way I could get a dry ball. That's just not safe for anyone.”

As White Sox manager Tony La Russa started to head to the plate, umpires called for a delay, and Hendriks spoke with the umpires as he walked to the dugout.

“They asked me if I was OK with keeping the game going, and I said it was fine,” La Russa said. “But then it all came down in a hurry.”

The game resumed 49 minutes later, with Hendriks fussing over the rosin bag.

Cabrera swung and missed Hendriks’s first pitch, then singled to right. After Eric Haase popped out, Cameron drove the next pitch, a fastball, to right-center for his home run in 62 career big-league at-bats.

“That had nothing at all to do with the delay,” Hendriks said. “I've never seen him, so I wanted to throw a fastball to get a look at his swing and he hit it out. He's a strong kid.”

Cameron's father, Mike, was a three-time Gold Glove outfielder during 17 major league seasons including four with the White Sox. He was the...

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