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Game Thread: Royals (19-24) at White Sox (21-21)
Sorry everybody, but stepdad David is in charge tonight. You will not be getting a detailed preview. What I can promise you is a screengrab of the Statcast Game Preview, ice cream before dinner and no bedtime. Don’t tell your mom. Tonight it’s Anthony Kay on the mound for the White Sox, who hasn’t been […]
On the joy of being mediocre
As I write this, late at night on an irksomely chilly May 13, in a year where (like every year now) spring seems reluctant to arrive, the Chicago White Sox are a .500 ballclub. The cold, sun-shy temps can make a person think we’re just at the start of a season, where they might be […]
Today in White Sox History: May 14
1907 The lead-up to the first weekend game of the new season was full of pomp and circumstance, and the White Sox celebrated their World Series win over the crosstown Cubs. But after the parade into the park, as the pennant itself was being raised, the wooden flagpole at South Side Park snapped in half. […]
White Sox Minor League Update: May 13, 2026
Norfolk Tides 9, Charlotte Knights 8 In a chaotic, high-scoring game, the Knights (19-22) put up an exciting rally before coming up just short against Norfolk. Knights pitcher Jonathan Cannon, 25, got off to a good start, only allowing one run in his first three innings. However, the fourth frame was a major struggle for […]
Colson’s cannon lifts White Sox to .500 in wild 6-5 win over Royals
The kids are alright, and the South Siders are somehow sitting at .500. On a chilly Wednesday at Rate Field, the White Sox outlasted the Royals, 6-5, riding a Colson Montgomery missile and just enough bullpen duct tape to keep the fanbase from collective despair. Noah Schultz spent the first three innings playing surgeon. Seventeen […]
Game Thread: Royals (19-23) at White Sox (20-21)
Chicago gets a shot at .500 tonight as the rookie Noah Schultz takes the hill for the Sox. Kansas City counters with Seth Lugo, a veteran righty who’s seen it all. Schultz is 2-2 with a 4.68 ERA and a WHIP that’s not exactly sparkling. His last start? A tire fire: seven runs, seven hits, […]
Today in White Sox History: May 13
1957 White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce became the first member of the team (and the first Chicago athlete) to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, with the headline “Pride of Chicago.” In 1957, the year the magazine cover came out, Pierce went 20-12 with a 3.26 ERA. It was his second straight 20-win season, and he led the league […]
White Sox Minor League Update: May 12, 2026
Norfolk Tides 9, Charlotte Knights 6 Things looked good at first as Rikuu Nishida cracked a leadoff double, scooted to third on a routine grounder, and then watched as three straight Knights worked walks to force in the opener. Oliver Dunn followed with a laser to right, clearing the bases for a 3-0 jumpstart. Unfortunately, […]
Derek Hill’s pinch-hit homer bails out White Sox in 6-5 win over Royals
Timely hitting and some clutch home runs helped propel the White Sox (20-21) to their third straight win, defeating the Royals (19-23), 6-5. Four of the seven South Side hits were for extra bases, with three dingers and a double, including two clutch bombs that both took the lead at different points in the game. […]
Game Thread: Royals (19-22) at White Sox (19-21)
The South Siders have won three of their last four series and will finally be playing a division opponent as they kick off a three-game set against the Royals. Not having competed against an AL Central team since they split a four-game series in Kansas City last month, the Good Guys have a chance to […]
White Sox Weekly: May 4-10, 2026
The White Sox had a week that could very well be described as average, as they did in fact go 3-3. A closer look of the lost series to the Angels and the series victory against the Mariners will tell you a story of midweek missed opportunity capped on either end with quite the dominant […]
Today in White Sox History: May 12
1904 Future Hall-of-Famer Ed Walsh made his White Sox debut, pitching in relief. It happened in Philadelphia, during a 9-3 loss to the A’s. Walsh threw one inning, giving up two hits and a run. 1915 Red Faber threw a complete game win at Comiskey Park vs. Washington, 4-1. So what? Well, it was Faber’s sixth […]
White Sox create a welcoming celebration with Gameday for the Girls
On Saturday, May 9, five members of our South Side Sox staff had the opportunity to attend the first-ever “Gameday for the Girls” event hosted by the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field. A huge thank you goes out to the White Sox organization for inviting us to be part of an evening dedicated to […]
White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (May 4-10, 2026): LaMonte Wade Jr.
Charlotte KnightsRecord 3-3 (last week), 19-20 (first half), 19-20 (overall) Knights Players of the WeekLaMonte Wade Jr. .429/.636/.643, 14 at-bats Korey Lee .188/.316/.313, 16 at-batsMario Camilletti .429/.550/.643, 14 at-batsRikuu Nishida .261/.393/.304, 23 at-batsJacob Gonzalez .217/.379/.478, 23 at-batsRyan Galanie .235/.381/.647, 17 at-batsWilliam Bergolla Jr. Did not play (7-day IL from shin bruise) Hagen Smith 4 IP, […]
Today in White Sox History: May 11
1944 A Hal Trosky steal of home in the 16th inning broke a 2-2 tie in an eventual 4-2 White Sox win over the Philadelphia A’s. Trosky had missed the prior two seasons due to migraine headaches. This stolen base was one of just three Trosky had in 1944 and just one of 28 for […]
White Sox Minor League Update: May 10, 2026
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 6, Charlotte Knights 1Though they still split the series, the Knights (19-20) once again fell one game worse than .500 as the Jumbo Shrimp (20-19) shut Charlotte down, 6-1. Lefthander Shane Murphy made his second start with the Knights since being promoted to Triple-A last week, and unfortunately gave up four runs […]
Comeback-kid Sox take game and series, 2-1
Though things looked precarious for a moment there, but the Davis Martin Hype Train choo-choos on! In the first inning, it looked as if the 29-year-old’s magical run to start this interesting 2026 campaign might finally be at its end. Martin struggled to put hitters away early, letting in a run in the first inning […]
Game Thread: Mariners (19-21) at White Sox (18-21)
The White Sox are finally having a shred of success after being absolutely barren for three straight years. What does that mean? It means it’s time to start complaining about the disrespect shown to the South Side by [insert national media apparatus here]. Legal sports gambling is an absolute and utter plague upon humanity and […]
Today in White Sox History: May 10
1909 The White Sox knock off Walter Johnson and the Washington Senators, 1-0, in 11 innings. Johnson suffered his second straight 1-0 loss. By the end of 1909, he’d have 10 losses by shutouts, which will be more than any other pitcher in the 20th Century. It is also a record-tying third straight 1-0 loss, […]
White Sox Minor League Update: May 9, 2026
With five games every night now more or less routine, we’ve already hit our first 0-5 night on the farm. Worse, the five teams, over 43 innings, mustered just 19 hits. Gonna be a long year for the affiliates. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 6, Charlotte Knights 5It’s back to .500 for the Knights (18-18), as an […]
White Sox right the ship against Mariners in 6-1 win
Ending their short-lived losing streak, the Chicago White Sox tied the series against the Seattle Mariners with a 6-1 win, and the longball got the job done. Sam Antonacci led off the ballgame with an opposite-field single to left-center, and his heart-and-hustle nature paved way for a stolen base and an aggressive tag from second […]
Game Thread: Mariners (19-20) at White Sox (17-21)
After dropping the first game of this nine-game homestand last night and on a three-game losing streak, the Chicago White Sox will rely on Anthony Kay to provide a lead the turnaround. Kay (1-1, 5.70 ERA, 7.62 xERA) has struggled with consistency in the early going and hasn’t pitched into the sixth inning since April […]
Today in White Sox History: May 9
1976 White Sox pitcher Wilbur Wood’s career essentially was ended after his left kneecap was shattered by a sixth-inning line drive off the bat of future South Sider Ron LeFlore in Detroit. Wood had gotten off to a fine 4-3 start, with five complete games and a 2.49 ERA, when the injury took place. He got credit for a 4-2 win, […]
White Sox Minor League Update: May 8, 2026
Our polling software is out of commission tonight, so please feel free to highlight your MVPs and Cold Cats in the comments! Charlotte Knights 8, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 5Alas! The Knights breached .500 with an 8-5 victory over the Jumbo Shrimp that was truly a team effort. The usual suspects all got on the bases […]
White Sox fall to Mariners in 12-8 slugfest
What appeared to be a pitcher’s duel between two young pitchers quickly turned into a game of “first to 10.” After sitting down the Seattle Mariners in order and going into the second inning with a lead thanks to another Munetaka Murakami tank, things quickly unraveled for the White Sox, as they dropped the opener […]