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White Sox 3B Miguel Vargas is a finalist for MLB's 2026 Hank Aaron Award after a .250/.363/.474 season with 33 HR, 93 RBI, 106 runs and 22 steals. Fan voting is open through Oct. 12. The post Miguel Vargas Named Finalist for 2026 Hank Aaron Award appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .
The Wild Card Series came and went this year without much intrigue. The Yankees blew the Red Sox out of the water, the White Sox stuck the final stake into the dying heart of the Astros, and the Padres embarrassed the Cubs. None of those series were competitive, but there was one that at least […]
1908 White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh won his 40th game of the season, as he beat Detroit, 6-1. It was a crucial win for the team, staving off pennant elimination and drawing the South Siders to within a half-game of the first-place Tigers. With the Naps splitting their final games of the season in a doubleheader with St. […]
How to watch White Sox at Guardians ALDS Game 2 at Progressive Field: first pitch at 4:00 p.m. CT on TBS and HBO Max. The post How to Watch White Sox at Guardians ALDS Game 2: TV Channel, Live Stream, Time appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .
An inning after the wind knocked down a Tommy Pham drive that most everybody expected to land several rows deep behind Progressive Field’s big wall in left, Colson Montgomery added the third and final run in the White Sox’s Game 1 victory over the Guardians on Saturday in a less resounding way, but one that… The post White Sox’s lefty hitters are standing their ground against lefty pitchers appeared first on Sox Machine .
Good morning! Two close NLDS games took the stage last night with the Milwaukee Brewers taking a 2-0 series lead and the Atlanta Braves evening their series at 1-1. The Chicago White Sox take on the Cleveland Guardians at 2 PM this afternoon for the first ALDS Game 2, and the New York Yankees follow […]
Pitching chaos will continue for the White Sox today. Lefty Anthony Kay will open against the Guardians, with righty Sean Burke expected to follow. 1. Chourio wins it for the Brewers Milwaukee had done next to nothing against Michael King and company heading into the ninth inning yesterday. Shutdown closer Mason Miller uncharacteristically walked three […]
The Chicago White Sox are winning postseason games without a traditional starting rotation, turning baseball's October pitching formula on its head.
Good morning, baseball fans! Both American League Division Series continues today with Game 2. As of the time this is being written, Game 1 has not yet been played. Because as always, I write in the past baby. The visiting Chicago White Sox will take on the Cleveland Guardians at 2:00 p.m. PT, with national […]
The White Sox are in search of just a little more divine intervention. The post ALDS Game 2 Preview: White Sox vs. Guardians appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
The curtain hasn’t closed on the White Sox yet this season, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the 2027 season-to-be-or-not-to-be. Entering next year with a payroll in the bottom third among all MLB teams and with a sizable pool of Triple-A talent to pull from, Chicago enters arbitration negotiations in an advantageous […]
The last two times the White Sox were in a real postseason — 2008 against the Rays, 2021 against the Astros — they fell behind 2-0 in the the ALDS, and had to scratch out Game 3 victories each time in order to ensure that they wouldn’t participate in the bare minimum of games. Three… The post White Sox offseason business during the postseason: Arbitration figures, play-by-play future appeared first on Sox Machine .
The first games of the second round are in the books. The young and upstart White Sox came away with a win, as did the low-payroll Rays, the reigning champion Dodgers, and the #1 seed in the playoffs the Brewers. Another win from these two teams puts them one win away from the Championship series […]
The White Sox are 3-0 in October after a 3-0 ALDS Game 1 shutout of the Guardians in Cleveland, powered by Murakami's first postseason homer and a dominant bullpen game.
The second phase of this year’s Major League Playoffs are underway after yesterday’s full slate of electric games. From the Chicago White Sox blanking their division rival Cleveland Guardians to Tampa Bay Rays righty Drew Rasmussen nearly no-hitting the New York Yankees at a packed Tropicana Field, the American League matchups provided plenty of excitement. […]
The free agent no one believed in and the team no one saw coming have combined to take this postseason by storm.
The terms “starter” and “reliever” don’t mean much to the White Sox. The club has consistently employed openers and bulk pitchers in lieu of typical starters this season. The postseason has been no different. Sean Burke made a somewhat normal start in the clincher against the Astros, but two quasi-starters came in after him (Anthony […]
The Cleveland Guardians were one of the hottest teams in the American League when they caught and passed the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central in September. That allowed them to win the division title and earn the No. 2 seed in the AL playoffs behind the Tampa Bay Rays. The reward for […] The post What Guardians must do to bounce back in ALDS Game 2 vs. White Sox appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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If anybody ever uses "pitches per out" as a metric, it's probably used for a start that went fewer than two innings, similar to the way underperforming players are the ones who have their salaries divided into games, hours or minutes. Here, however, it's pretty effective for explaining Will Venable's decision to let Grant Taylor finish the save he started after entering Game 1 of the ALDS against the Guardians in the sixth inning. Taylor needed a relief career-high 54 pitches to log the 2⅓...
Turns out that maybe pursuing Munetaka Murakami may have been the right idea for the Phillies after all. His first career playoff home run led the White Sox to victory and showed other teams yet again that they made a mistake in not going harder after him. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami was at the center of the team’s biggest offensive moment in Saturday’s 3-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. With Chicago already holding a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning, Miguel Vargas opened the frame with a single before Murakami attacked […] The post White Sox star Munetaka Murakami drops ‘dirty’ admission after clutch Game 1 home run vs. Guardians appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The White Sox are better than they're given credit for, and they won't be going away anytime soon.
The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of the ALDS, causing Stephen Vogt to gush about the performance. Vogt’s Guardians have chosen starter Gavin Williams for Game 2 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, but White Sox manager Will Venable hasn’t chosen his starter amid winning predictions. Following Game 1’s White […] The post White Sox’s ALDS Game 2 pitching plan features Sean Burke twist appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Chicago White Sox have been on an incredible run to start the MLB postseason, sweeping the Houston Astros out of the Wild Card round and then taking a 3–0 win on the road in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. While everyone from the everyday sports fan of Chicago…