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Though it’s hard to be surprised, the deflation continues. For the second straight day, the White Sox couldn’t hold on to an early lead, ultimately losing their fourth game in their last five tries, and second straight against the last-place Detroit Tigers. Another early homer — this time from Sam Antonacci on the second pitch […]
Last night was a little bit of a clunker. You wouldn’t know it from the one-run, 4-3 final score, but it did sting just a little more than usual, because it felt like those are the types of games this White Sox team has been improbably winning all season. But I suppose the operative word […]
1926 In a game with the Yankees that the White Sox won 4-3, a record was set for the largest crowd to see a game at Comiskey Park before the upper deck was added in 1927: 43,000. In fact, so many fans were in the park, they were allowed to ring the outfield wall — standing on […]
As it seems we do every couple of weeks, here’s a rundown of affiliate standings, before we dive into Friday’s games. Charlotte Knights 10, Buffalo Bisons 5Old friends highlighted the Knights’ victory over the Bisons. Kyle Teel played like a man on a mission to reclaim his spot on the White Sox roster, going 5-for-6 […]
Even though this was a June game between two teams separated by over nine games in the standings, there was no lack of drama or fireworks in a gritty Detroit Tigers win over the Chicago White Sox. It felt like a division-rivalry showdown for the first time in a while — and the Tigers had […]
The road to winning a division in the MLB is never easy. After a tough series with the New York Yankees, the White Sox see themselves matched up with one of the best pitchers in baseball, Tarik Skubal. The game will carry some extra heat for Skubal, as he is making his first home start […]
1884 Ill-fated hurler and inventor of the knuckleball, Eddie Cicotte, was born, in Springwells, Mich. Cicotte made his MLB debut in 1905 and was up for good as a major-leaguer in 1908. Four years later, he was swapped to Chicago and saw his career take off. Cicotte’s 11.9 WAR to lead the greatest White Sox […]
Writer error (yeah, Brett’s wearing this one) prevented the issuance of our customary White Sox question this week (it concerned the area on the roster to strengthen at the trade deadline), so we’ll table it for a week from now. But that doesn’t mean you didn’t get your national surveys this week, with some fun […]
Charlotte Knights 4, Buffalo Bisons 0The Charlotte Knights (40-32) picked up a nice victory over the Buffalo Bisons, getting an early spark from the top of the lineup and a dominant effort from the pitching staff. Rikuu Nishida set the tone in the top of the first by refusing to take a called third strike […]
Behind an incredible 7 1/3-inning outing from Sean Burke and a grand slam Benny bomb, the White Sox (39-34) evaded the sweep in the Bronx, defeating the Yankees (45-28), 5-1. Both pitchers put on an excellent performance as each allowed a solo home run and struck out eight, but Burke outlasted Ryan Weathers with the […]
The White Sox wrap up their series in the Bronx tonight, staring down the barrel of a sweep after getting thumped twice by the Yankees. Chicago will deploy Bryan Hudson as an opener before turning things over to Sean Burke, continuing a tag-team act that has worked, sometimes. Hudson enters with a 3-2 record and […]
1903 The White Sox badly lost their first trade ever with the Reds, sending Cozy Dolan and Tom Daly to Cincinnati for second baseman George Magoon. Magoon was awful for the White Sox for the remainder of 1903, slashing .228/.303/.278 for 0.0 WAR; before the 1904 season, the team dumped Magoon on Indianapolis of the […]
The White Sox owe the Guardians a fruit basket because after another Bronx beatdown, Chicago is barely clinging to first. The Sox got thumped, dropping to 38-34 and torching their positive run differential on the way out. The night started with some promise. Miguel Vargas, still glowing from his MLB Network cameo with Mark DeRosa, […]
Charlotte Knights 5, Buffalo Bisons 1The Knights (39-32) recovered from Tuesday’s loss to even up their series in Buffalo against the Bisons (34-37). After a scoreless first inning, the Knights offense went to work by putting a crooked number on the scoreboard. Nolan Jones drew a leadoff walk, and Ryan Galanie added a single. That […]
The White Sox are looking to bounce back from last night’s 12-2 thumping. Standing in their way is an old friend, Carlos Rodón, who has quietly put together another strong, albeit brief, season since returning from left elbow surgery. First, though, the Sox need a solid outing from Anthony Kay. The southpaw’s season has been […]
1916 Paced by three singles from Joe Jackson, the White Sox stymie Babe Ruth and the Red Sox at Comiskey Park, 5-0. The Pale Hose slapped out 12 hits in Ruth’s eight innings, saddling the Baby Bambino with five earned runs and swelling his ERA from 2.13 to 2.36. Joe Benz pitched five innings for […]
Buffalo Bisons 9, Charlotte Knights 5Another night, more pitching troubles for Charlotte (38-32). At least Kyle Teel showed up with some fireworks, launching a two-run shot in his first rehab at-bat and finishing 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. That early jolt? Gone in a flash, as Noah Schultz walked his first batter and […]
Well, that’s not how you want to start a road trip after going against two of the best teams in all of baseball. There’s no good way to slice it: the White Sox (38-33) got whooped by the Yankees (44-27) in the series opener, 12-2. Though they scored 12, the Yanks somehow still left 10 […]
After going 4-1 against two of the top teams in MLB — the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers — the Chicago White Sox are looking to continue their hot streak on the road as they begin a three-game set with the New York Yankees. The Yanks are the best team in the American League […]
This stretch of games had it all. A long-awaited MLB debut, a thrilling walk-off win against the best team in baseball, and almost having a perfect game thrown against them. This week, the White Sox made a statement to the entire league that they can compete in big ways. The week started with the National […]
1908 The number 13 proved lucky for the White Sox, as a 3-2 win over the New York Highlanders ran their winning streak to 13 games. Ed Walsh went the distance to improve to 14-3 on the season, while the Sox offense buffeted just five singles in the game with eight walks and five stolen […]
Charlotte KnightsRecord 3-3 (last week), 38-31 (first half), 38-31 (overall) Knights Players of the WeekRyan Galanie .409/.500/.818, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 22 at-bats Junior Perez .278/.409/.833, 18 at-batsDustin Harris .444/.500/.611, 18 at-batsRikuu Nishida .267/.389/.267, 15 at-batsCaden Connor .235/.300/.471, 17 at-batsKyle Teel Did not play (right knee, expected to miss 3-6 weeks, should begin Charlotte rehab this […]
Charlotte Knights 4, Oklahoma City Comets 3The Charlotte Knights (38-31) squeaked out a victory, making the most of their three hits. They had just enough offense and got another shutdown appearance from one of the organization’s most overlooked relievers. Ryan Galanie got things rolling in the first with a solo shot, but that joy was […]
Another Sunday, another opener against a lineup that I do not like the White Sox facing. In tense but rewarding fashion, my worries went for naught, as an explosive six-run sixth inning broke the spell of Dodgers pitching on the Sox offense, leading them to a 6-4 comeback win that pushes the Sox back to […]
The White Sox finally popped a tire on their road to redemption last night, but AAA just showed up with Erick Fedde and a spare. The metaphor comes from the fact that yesterday’s resounding loss to the Dodgers felt like one of the very few games over the last month and change of unadulterated highway […]