I know the game turned on Vivas error on the ground ball that could have been a DP to get out of the big inning, but Littell was skating on thin ice. At some point, that ice was going to crack. Even if you knock out the 3 runners on and the batter and say none should have scored, he still melted down and allowed 3 runs after that, including the solo shot. Maybe with less stress they don't have that success in the next inning, but a vet needs to shake off the mistake and not just lose it.
No excuses for the offense, either. There's been too many easy innings against the ChiSox and these guys. I suppose it's a bit of reversion to true talent levels, but it's like they faded right about the time writers were picking up on their success before that.
