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When Jeremy Peña led off the game with a homer off Erick Fedde, it seemed to portend a rough day for the White Sox. It portended wrong. It only took two Sox batters to turn things around. Sam Antonacci led off the bottom of the first with a walk, and then Munetaka Murakami started his […]
The Milwaukee Brewers were looking to bolster their pitching staff for the stretch run 11 days ago when they executed a trade with the Houston Astros for nine-year veteran Lance McCullers. But after watching him pitch for them just twice, the Brew Crew have bid adieu to him, designating him for assignment. It's the first DFA of McCullers' career. Brewers have DFA'd Lance McCullers He made two relief appearances for Milwaukee, allowing two earned runs in 4.2 innings while striking out fiv...
All it took was a bobblehead to get Munetaka Murakami back on track. Murakami snapped a couple of home run droughts with a two-run blast in the first inning en route to a two-homer, five-RBI day as the White Sox staved off a sweep of the Astros. Paired with a Cleveland loss earlier in the day, the White Sox also extended their AL Central lead to a season-high 2½ games. The post White Sox 12, Astros 3: Munetaka Murakami turns heads on bobblehead day appeared first on Sox Machine .
James Click awoke on July 27, 2021, with a serious problem on his hands. The Astros were 61-40, one game behind the Red Sox for the American League’s best record. They had the league’s best offense and the American League’s best rotation. The bullpen, however, could best be described as shaky. The night before, Click […]
The White Sox have been outscored 13-1 in their last 13 innings, but they’re hoping to have a big turnaround on a date that is 13 x 2. It will be Erick Fedde trying to avoid the downfall of predecessors Davis Martin and Sean Burke, both of whom cruised through five innings against the Astros […]
TODAY’’S GAME: Tonight, the Astros and White Sox play the 3rd game of this 3-game series at Rate Field in Chicago. RHP Ronel Blanco (0-0) starts for the Astros as he takes on White Sox RHP Erik Fedde (5-6). ROAD WARRIORS: Today is the 3rd game of a 6-game road trip for the Astros, during […]
The Brewers have designated right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. for assignment, according to Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Righty Garrett Stallings has been recalled in a corresponding active roster move. The team’s 40-man roster stands at 38 with McCullers’ designation. It’s a quick change given that McCullers was just acquired from the Astros on […]
Like we said - why not both. Bats for arms. Mead for Early In losing Mead they lose a power bat whose prospect history suggests could keep this up. The major league results are spottier but he’s young enough you can see a team still buying into scouting In gaining Early the get a rotation worthy arm who’s probably more a 3/4 but a 3/4 with lots of control left. A spot that doesn’t have to be filled with cash or FA gambles. That is if he can stay healthy. He ...
For five scoreless innings at Rate Field on Saturday night, the game was a question of which hard-throwing right-hander would crack first: Sean Burke or Hunter Brown? Instead, the second-straight galling top of the sixth inning against the Astros reminded that baseball is a team sport, and even a version of Burke that can reel off 10 strikeout in six innings of work is vulnerable without reliable defense. Or any run support. The post Astros 4, White Sox 1: Second-straight suspect sixth sin...
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight, the Astros and White Sox play the 2nd game of this 3-game series at Rate Field in Chicago…RHP Hunter Brown (1-1) starts for the Astros as he takes on White Sox RHP Sean Burke (7-4). ROAD WARRIORS: Tonight is the 2nd game of a 6-game road trip for the Astros, during which […]
We’re just going to pretend like that one never happened, right? The Sox held the Astros scoreless in seven of the nine innings they played yesterday, and allowed just one in one of the others. We can leave it at that, I think. At the very least, the Sox have the advantage of sending their […]
Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti is heading to the injured list with right foot nerve irritation, the team announced. Reliever Bryan King is heading back to the big-league squad to take his spot. Arrighetti was pulled from yesterday’s outing after an erratic first inning. The White Sox sent all nine hitters to the plate and pushed […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out yesterday’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (50-48) won 6-2 (BOX SCORE) Wesneski started for Sugar Land and turned in another good outing allowing one unearned run over 4.1 innings while striking out 7. The offense got on the […]
Sometimes the toughest conversations are the ones worth having. As much as Astros fans would rather focus on another postseason run, the reality is that Dana Brown and the front office have to think beyond this season. Every decision they make isn’t just about winning in 2026, it’s about positioning the organization to remain a […]
Through five innings, the White Sox had everything going for them: Davis Martin with a 5-0 lead and a reasonable amount of pitches, and the Astros warming up a fourth pitcher after Spencer Arrighetti left with a foot nerve issue after one ineffective inning. The next time they came to the plate, they somehow trailed by three. The post Astros 9, White Sox 5: Stunned in the sixth appeared first on Sox Machine .
Coming out of the All-Star break neck-and-neck with the Cleveland Guardians, the Chicago White Sox knew they had to hit the ground running. With two road series on deck against the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers, winning each respective series was all that mattered and the White Sox did exactly that. Thanks to […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (50-54) begin a 3-game series tonight vs. the Chicago White Sox (54-47) at Rate Field. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-5, 4.34 ERA) will start for the Astros as he takes on White Sox RHP Davis Martin (9-5, 3.31 ERA). ROAD WARRIORS: Tonight is the 1st game of a 6-game road trip […]
The Brewers announced that infielder David Hamilton has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Fellow infielder Braden Shewmake has been designated for assignment in a corresponding move. Shewmake was just acquired from the Astros in a cash deal less than two weeks ago. Hamilton had landed on the IL a few days prior due […]
Although lacking the drama of their historical post season battles, the three game series forthcoming on Chicago’s south side holds heightened significance should the Astros hope to remain relevant this baseball season. Len Kasper calls games for the White Sox and he joins us exclusively at The Crawfish Boxes to preview the weekend ahead. […]
The Yankees made a call on Shea Langeliers. It did not get far. Jon Heyman reported Thursday that the Yankees […]
The New York Mets are sellers, and Clay Holmes has become one of the most intriguing arms on the market. Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, while the possibility remains that the Mets and Holmes agree to an extension, there is a significantly greater likelihood of a trade, according to people familiar with the situation. That is despite Holmes telling The Athletic's Will Sammon and Tim Britton that he is "definitely open" to staying in New York. At 43-60 and 9.5 games out of a Wild Card spot, ...
Jeremy Peña is a good player, but is he great enough to risk squandering his value when the Houston Astros need to rebuild? I'm not so sure.
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out yesterday’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (49-48) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Biggio solo home run. They got another run in the 3rd inning on a […]
Most casual observers felt the Astros would register their 50th win of the season well in advance of the All-Star Break. Unfortunately, it took until July 22nd. Better late than never. Astros 5 Marlins 2. Although Yordan Alvarez’s two run blast will command the majority of headlines, the question remains, where would the Astros […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (49-54) will go for a sweep of the Miami Marlins (52-50) tonight in the finale of their three-game series at Daikin Park in Houston, TX. RHP Peter Lambert (8-5, 3.03 ERA), who’s posted a 1.02 ERA (2ER/17.2IP) in his three starts this month, will get the start for the Astros […]