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White Sox 2, Mets 1: There’s always money in Tristan Peters’ banana bat
The White Sox took two of three from the Mets, and they used the same template both times -- a walk-off homer by the slimmest of margins. On Friday , Jake Rogers deposited a fly ball into the first row behind left center field, just out of the reach of A.J. Ewing, to end it. Today, Tristan Peters gave it a near-mirror image. Wielding the yellow banana bat that he used during the All-Star Game to cap off Players' Weekend, Peters extended on a 3-1 Kodai Senga fastball and sent it flying just r...
Pregame notes: Step right up and beat the Mets
The White Sox set out to take the rubber match against the Mets this afternoon, with Sean Newcomb opening and Erick Fedde in line to take the bulk of the innings afterward. The White Sox are 2-1 when Newcomb opens, including the 3-0 victory against the Cubs on Wednesday with José Urquidy following him up.… The post Pregame notes: Step right up and beat the Mets appeared first on Sox Machine .
Spare Parts: The dirt on scoops at first base
Whenever Statcast unveils a new tool that attempts to quantify a skill or quality that had previously been generalized on broadcasts, there’s usually one player I start with because of long-held beliefs or suspicions that I finally have an opportunity to (in)validate. This time, the area of focus is first baseman defense, as Statcast unveiled… The post Spare Parts: The dirt on scoops at first base appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 22, 2026
Roch Cholowsky’s pro debut is over almost before it begun. Billy Carlson was able to log 60 games in his first year, but his season will also be cut short. The White Sox announced on Saturday that their two most recent first-round picks will sit the rest of the season; Cholowsky for a right wrist… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 22, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Mets 10, White Sox 5: Luis Castillo can’t carry the load
The Chicago White Sox had plenty of opportunities to bail out the pitching staff, and had the pitching staff been able to hold the line at any point, you might've been able to point the finger at the run production unit, rather than the run prevention one. However, the pitchers acquired before the deadline, Luis Castillo and Huascar Brazoban, continued their suboptimal production. Meanwhile, old friend Luis Robert Jr. had himself a night, hitting two home runs. Every time it appeared the White...
First Pitch: White Sox vs. Mets
After pulling off one of their most thrilling victories in front of nearly 32,000 fans on Elvis Night, the White Sox will try for an encore during Puerto Rican Heritage Night. Also, the woman who accidentally emptied her purse while celebrating capturing the walk-off home run ball got everything back. TV: CHSN Lineups: Mets White… The post First Pitch: White Sox vs. Mets appeared first on Sox Machine .
Sporcle Saturday: Right fielders since 1990
Good morning! As the fellas discussed on Thursday's podcast , the White Sox just might have found a staying solution in right field. Braden Montgomery is holding his own as a rookie: while the offense could use some improvement, the defense already seems to be well on its way . The post Sporcle Saturday: Right fielders since 1990 appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 21, 2026
Caleb Bonemer once again homered for Birmingham on Friday, giving him 32 for the season, but don’t let that distract you from Colby Shelton hitting a pair, including one that might not have actually come down. Shelton hit his 20th and 21st homers of the season against Chattanooga, and the second blast demonstrates the raw… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 21, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox 6, Mets 4: It’s Jake Rogers’ neighborhood
At the start of the ninth inning, excitable Mets reliever Jefry Yan jumped for joy in his trademark fashion when he'd thought he'd rung up Colson Montgomery on a 1-2 slider. The pitch was low enough that Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez didn't even consider a challenge, and made a quick mound visit afterward. https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/2090988822246875597 The post White Sox 6, Mets 4: It’s Jake Rogers’ neighborhood appeared first on Sox Machine .
Pregame notes: Luis Robert Jr. returns to South Side
These pregame notes aren't late; they just anticipated rain pushing back the start time by 20 minutes. ⚙️⚙️⚙️ The post Pregame notes: Luis Robert Jr. returns to South Side appeared first on Sox Machine .
Sox Machine Live: White Sox vs. Mets preview; Update on Stadium Plans
Live stream starts at 2:30 PM CT. https://www.youtube.com/live/TDsw1XoetMA The post Sox Machine Live: White Sox vs. Mets preview; Update on Stadium Plans appeared first on Sox Machine .
Bridgeport residents angry at Amtrak, Justin Ishbia
The Armour Square Park Fieldhouse was packed Thursday night with angry Bridgeport residents, all waiting to question what exactly Amtrak had in store for their neighborhood. With local representatives 11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee and Illinois Rep. Theresa Mah in attendance, residents were hoping that voicing their displeasure could provide hope of halting Amtrak’s plans. … The post Bridgeport residents angry at Amtrak, Justin Ishbia appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 20, 2026
Roch Cholowsky hasn’t played since Saturday, and upon further review perhaps he wouldn’t have stuck out the rest of Saturday’s game had it not extended merely one batter beyond his final plate appearance. FutureSox’s Jeff Cohen relayed before Thursday’s Winston-Salem game that a sore wrist was what was keeping Cholowsky out of four straight agmes,… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 20, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Braves 2, White Sox 0: At least they weren’t no-hit
Upon sharing the link to the First Pitch post on social media, an esteemed Sox Machine member warned me about my wording. https://bsky.app/profile/soxmachine.com/post/3mtjtuzkqyk2r The post Braves 2, White Sox 0: At least they weren’t no-hit appeared first on Sox Machine .
First Pitch: White Sox vs. Braves
After 2 ½ months, the White Sox will try to complete a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves. They pulled off a pair of notable one-run victories back on June 9 and June 10 before rain postponed the finale. The former was Braden Montgomery’s debut and walk-off homer, and the latter put them in first… The post First Pitch: White Sox vs. Braves appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 19, 2026
Capping off the revision of their organizational and leaguewide prospect rankings, MLB Pipeline also revised its farm system rankings, and the White Sox are still in decent shape. Despite the graduations of position players and the difficulties with developing pitchers, the White Sox improved by one spot, going from 16th preseason to 15th now. The… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 19, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Podcast: White Sox vs. Cubs Season Series Ends in Split
Episode Summary The Battle for Chicago ends in a 3-3 season split with both teams defending their home turf. A recap of the action at Wrigley Field, checking in on Braden Montgomery's progress, and Awful Announcing's Local TV Broadcast rankings The post Podcast: White Sox vs. Cubs Season Series Ends in Split appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox 3, Cubs 0: José Urquidy to the rescue
With the White Sox attempting to avoid a sweep while deploying an opener for the second straight game, the hope was that José Urquidy could copy Erick Fedde's 4⅔ shutout innings from the night before . Urquidy ended up doing one -- or 1⅓ -- better, taking the baton after two scoreless innings from Sean Newcomb to throw six innings of near-perfect bulk work. The post White Sox 3, Cubs 0: José Urquidy to the rescue appeared first on Sox Machine .
Pregame notes: White Sox deploying another opener for the finale
Right on the heels of a post about Huascar Brazobán's struggles , Will Venable was asked about the newest White Sox reliever before today's game. "I think in Detroit some pitches that he left middle up in the zone, and then yesterday just not finding the zone at all," Venable said, "and so I think he’s just got to get comfortable, and I think he's learning new catchers, he's learning a new environment, whatever it might be, we’ve just got to get him comfortable and on track. The post Prega...
Huascar Brazobán, the White Sox’s most readymade trade deadline solution, has become a problem
The White Sox acquired four direct additions to their 26-man roster, and three of them have at least provided some idea of the hoped immediate returns. Luis Castillo? He threw seven shutout innings on the strength of a reemphasized changeup . It's the only good start he's thrown out of three, but it's enough to continue rolling him out. The post Huascar Brazobán, the White Sox’s most readymade trade deadline solution, has become a problem appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 18, 2026
As you’ll see below, Tanner McDougal has now posted three ugly lines in a row — one in Chicago, two in Charlotte — that serves as the latest reminder that the White Sox are having a hard time notching any kind of pitching development victory this year, no matter how much they try to whittle… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 18, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Cubs 4, White Sox 3: Alex Bregman ties it, then wins it
There was to be no second-guessing in the late innings tonight, at least when it came to which Cubs needed to be avoided. When Pete Crow-Armstrong came to the plate with the winning run on second and first base open for the second straight evening, Will Venable didn't hesitate to intentionally walk him. Perhaps it would've been different if Trevor Richards were lefty, but Richards faced Seiya Suzuki with his right arm and sawed him off into a pop foul in front of the first-base dugout, which...
Pregame notes: Opener, more relievers, short memory in play
A day after opting for handedness and pitching to Pete Crow-Armstrong with Hagen Smith versus walking him and choosing to go at Seiya Suzuki and watching the worst-case scenario unfold , Will Venable still sounds like he'll go no further than "agree to disagree" with White Sox fans who objected to the thought process. "All these decisions are tough and certainly understand what PCA walks you off there and he's such a good player and such a good hitter, but I trust the information that we hav...
Farm Fortnight: Postseason in play for two White Sox affiliates
No White Sox affiliates locked down a postseason appearance by winning their divisions in the first half, and none of them are in a position to compete for second-half titles, either. However, thanks to the nature of minor league postseasons, additional baseball isn't out of the question. For instance, the Birmingham Barons are 20-25 in the second half and five games out of first place in the Southern League North, so on its face, it seems unlikely that they'll get a chance to threepeat as S...
Cubs 7, White Sox 5 (10 innings): Pete Crow-Armstrong turns the tables
The last time Pete Crow-Armstrong faced the White Sox, it was a low point of his season. He went hitless at the plate while batting eighth, but what happened in the field was more noteworthy, as he got a face full of chain link fence after failing to run down a Miguel Vargas double, then cursed at a woman who heckled him. The White Sox ended up winning 9-8 on an Edgar Quero walk-off homer , and Crow-Armstrong eventually issued an apology after resisting on his initial attempt. Three months t...
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