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White Sox 4, Rockies 2: A fine end to a fine regular season
Freed from any pressure of postseason implications for a day, the White Sox seized the stress-free day to bring a most surprising of regular seasons to a straightforward, crowd-pleasing finish. Randal Grichuk and Brenton Doyle hit two-run homers against their former team as Anthony Kay completed five innings for the first time in seven starts as the White Sox put a bow on the 162-game schedule with an 84-78 record. Now they'll head to Houston to face the Astros in the Wild Card Series, as ...
Pregame notes: White Sox know Wild Card Series times, but not opponent
What we can say about the Wild Card Series is that the White Sox will play somewhere in Texas at 4 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (if necessary), and the games will be broadcast on Peacock and NBC Sports Network. The destination in Texas will be settled in a matter of hours, when… The post Pregame notes: White Sox know Wild Card Series times, but not opponent appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox settle for wild card, but it better reflects a disorderly season
Depending on what happens in what is now a completely inconsequential 162nd game, it's entirely possible that, after the White Sox left Cleveland trailing by one game, they could end up winning all three remaining series and somehow end up further behind. Such is the importance of controlling one's destiny, and the Guardians lived up to their name by protecting their margin with almost perfect baseball down the stretch. That the White Sox were up by 4½ games as late as Aug. 29 makes the wild...
Rockies 9, White Sox 6: Wild card it is
If there's any silver lining to the White Sox letting the AL Central slip out of their grasp, it's better to know a day early. The White Sox's 9-6 loss to the Rockies tonight, coupled with the Guardians' 11-5 victory over the Royals, cemented the division in favor of Cleveland, which also gets the first-round bye as the No. 2 seed. The White Sox have to settle for the third wild card spot, and will head to the state of Texas to play whichever team ends up taking the AL West, but at least the...
Pregame notes: Old friend. Bookends?
José Quintana last pitched for the White Sox nine seasons and eight teams ago, but tonight will only be the third time he’s started against the team that launched his career. He comes into this one 1-2 with a 4.24 ERA in four games, three of which were starts that all lasted five innings. He… The post Pregame notes: Old friend. Bookends? appeared first on Sox Machine .
Sox Machine Live: Munetaka Murakami is heating up at the right time
Episode Summary Live stream begins at 11:30 AM CT Munetaka Murakami hit two homers in last night’s Chicago White Sox 6-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. With the postseason next week, Murakami is finding his stroke at the right time, as home runs matter so much in the playoffs. Plus, the White Sox showcased their prime pitching plan last night, previewing Sox vs. Rockies as old friend Jose Quintana returns to the South Side. Presented by Ankin Law - Injury Law Made Personal htt...
Sporcle Saturday: Sean Burke crosses the 170 strikeout threshold
Good morning! Technically, Sean Burke reached 170 strikeouts on the season in his start against Cleveland on September 14 , but with the amount of trivia fodder the Sox are providing Sporcle Saturdays these days, I'm just now getting around to this theme. In so doing, Burke became the first White Sox pitcher to get 170 or more strikeouts in a season since 2024. It's difficult to believe that just five years ago the Sox had four different pitchers accomplish the feat; then again, they proba...
White Sox 6, Rockies 1: Still gunning for the division
If the White Sox were hung over from celebrating their postseason clincher Thursday night, they didn't show it.Or maybe there's built-in forgiveness facing the Rockies. Either way, the White Sox took the lead in the first inning with a Miguel Vargas sac fly and the first of two Munetaka Murakami homers, and Sean Burke and three White Sox relievers went wire-to-wire with it for their fifth victory in their last six games. The only problem is that the Guardians have done the same, but the Whit...
Pregame notes: Three to go
Pope Leo XIV declined to say whether he or his boss had any say in the White Sox clinching a postseason spot after setting the single-season record for losses two years ago… … but with the Colorado Rockies coming to town as they close out a fourth consecutive 100-loss season, the White Sox shouldn’t have… The post Pregame notes: Three to go appeared first on Sox Machine .
Andrew Benintendi became the White Sox’s lone constant by accepting change
Technically, six guys on the 2026 White Sox were members of the 2024 team that lost a record-setting 121 games, but only four White Sox were required to be on hand for the grisly end, as Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in the same deal at the deadline. That leaves four players who were there at the end of the season, but three of them weren't even around for half the year. Davis Martin was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte shortly before the trade deadline, w...
Podcast: Chicago White Sox are going to the postseason!
Episode Summary After beating the Kansas City Royals, 9-1 , the Chicago White Sox have clinched a postseason berth. The offense looks on track; David Sandlin was huge in his start, and now the team can focus on shaping the roster for playoff games. But they can still win the AL Central. How will they approach this weekend's series against Colorado? Presented by Ankin Law - Injury Made Personal Episode Rundown [0:00] The 2026 Chicago White Sox are heading to the postseason! The pos...
White Sox 9, Royals 1: Postseason bound
A convincing 9-1 victory over Kansas City clinches a postseason berth. Now the Chicago White Sox set their sights on the AL Central crown. The post White Sox 9, Royals 1: Postseason bound appeared first on Sox Machine .
First Pitch: White Sox at Royals
The White Sox become the first team to go from three consecutive 100-loss seasons to the postseason with a victory today, and the AL Central division winner can clinch the second seed through a couple of combinations: Colson Montgomery can also clinch a less fortunate kind of history. He enters with game with 222 strikeouts.… The post First Pitch: White Sox at Royals appeared first on Sox Machine .
Don Cooper was the last singular White Sox pitching coach
A 37-year-old Chris Sale threw yet another gem on Wednesday as he winds down yet another Cy Young finalist-grade season in Atlanta, striking out 10 Cincinnati Reds over 5⅔ innings of one-run ball in a game the Braves won 3-2 in 11 innings. That 10th strikeout gave him 200 on the year, so he joined… The post Don Cooper was the last singular White Sox pitching coach appeared first on Sox Machine .
Sox Machine Live: White Sox Stumble But Magic Number is 1
Episode Summary Chicago White Sox missed a golden opportunity to catch Cleveland in the AL Central with the Guardians losing. But a 5-4 loss to Kansas City last night has an extra sting as Texas also lost, missing a chance to already clinch a postseason berth. But the Magic Number to reach the postseason is down to 1 game. With David Sandlin on the mound, can the White Sox capitalize? Presented by Ankin Law - Injury Law Made Personal Live stream begins at 11:00 AM CT. The post Sox ...
Royals 5, White Sox 4: Trading fours, then resting
After rallying to erase a 4-0 lead with one big wave in the third, Chase Meidroth had a golden opportunity to put the White Sox in front for the first time all night when he stood at the plate with a bases loaded and worked a 3-0 count against Seth Lugo. Lugo got back into the count with a sinker up and in for strike one. He then threw a sinker even more up and even more in, and had Meidroth not moved, it might have hit him. But Meidroth moved. In fact, he swung for some reason, and popped...
First Pitch: White Sox at Royals
Bryan Hudson is opening for Erick Fedde, and the White Sox will seek to eliminate at least one wild card contender with a win tonight, as the Orioles’ fingers will be knocked off the ledge. TV: CHSN Lineups: White Sox Royals Sam Antonacci, LF 1 Carter Jensen, C Kyle Teel, C 2 Bobby Witt Jr.,… The post First Pitch: White Sox at Royals appeared first on Sox Machine .
Sox Machine Live: Offensive explosion in Kansas City puts White Sox closer to postseason
Episode Summary Live stream begins at 11:00 AM CT / 9:00 AM PT The Chicago White Sox offense broke out against Kansas City, scoring 14 runs in their victory. While the offense deserves praise for its recent 8-game run, pitching was still poor, as Trevor Richards and Luis Castillo stumbled in the late innings. Regardless, with how the American League has played, a win on Wednesday paired with a Texas Rangers loss clinches a postseason spot for the White Sox. Presented by Ankin Law - Injur...
The White Sox have never had a bench player quite like Randal Grichuk
Not to say that Randal Grichuk has conditioned White Sox fans to expect great things when he's at the plate, but his 4-for-5 night against the Royals on Tuesday was somehow slightly diminished by knowing how close he came to hitting for the cycle. He just needed his slicing drive in the seventh inning to elude Kyle Isbel's diving attempt in center field, but Isbel was able to knock it down and limit Grichuk to his second double of the night. "I was just hoping it got down and saw him leavi...
White Sox 14, Royals 11: Keep scoring, keep winning
If nothing else, the White Sox learned their lesson from the Detroit fiasco last Friday: Keep scoring. That was one of two things that allowed tonight's game to stand as a useful if uneasy victory, rather than another dispiriting defeat. The White Sox jumped out to a 9-1 lead that became a 9-4 margin when Anthony Kay was unable to complete five innings, but a big five-run seventh ultimately kept the Royals at arm's length despite seven runs against Trevor Richards and Luis Castillo the final...
Pregame notes: Six games to go
The last time the White Sox opened a series at Kauffman Stadium, they were 4-8 and fresh off a sweep by the Orioles, and opening a series in a place where they’d lost their last 15 games. Anthony Kay spearheaded a 2-0 shutout back on April 9 to break that nightmarish losing streak, and while… The post Pregame notes: Six games to go appeared first on Sox Machine .
Spare Parts: Miguel Vargas pushes for MVP consideration
Miguel Vargas was named the American League Player of the Week for his work over the last seven games, during which he hit .348/.500/.783 and achieved nice round numbers like 100 runs scored and 20 stolen bases. It’s his second such nod this year, and it comes as he’s trying to put the finishing touches… The post Spare Parts: Miguel Vargas pushes for MVP consideration appeared first on Sox Machine .
2026 White Sox minor league leaders at a glance
For better or worse, the White Sox’s organizational leaders over the 2026 minor league season lack name-brand value. The “better” is that guys like Sam Antonacci, Braden Montgomery and Jacob Gonzalez graduated/were traded before they could accrue enough playing time beneath the major league level to qualify. The “worse” — mostly on the pitching side… The post 2026 White Sox minor league leaders at a glance appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox enter a final week only a few simulations saw coming
Chris Getz didn’t make an official prediction for how the White Sox would fare in 2026, but he came closest to a hard number at SoxFest with an off-the-cuff response that sounded more audacious before doing the math. At the Ramova Theatre at the end of January, a fan asked him what fans should expect… The post White Sox enter a final week only a few simulations saw coming appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: Sept. 21, 2026
With Charlotte playing — and winning — its final game of the season on Sunday, we regret to inform you that this is the final Minor Keys of the 2026 season. The Knights finished the second half at 39-35, which means that all four full-season affiliates finished with winning records: Thanks to Birmingham’s ragged first… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Sept. 21, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
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