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The White Sox fell to 2-11 against the Guardians in the season series and 13-32 in one-run games after a weekend sweep at Progressive Field, and this game neatly displayed how both facts came to be. The White Sox twice ended up on the wrong end of plays that were decided by inches, including the one that put the Guardians ahead in the seventh, and the one that prevented the … [Read more...] about Guardians 3, White Sox 2: Brayan Rocchio’s gem preserves sweep

Sean Burke is the scheduled starter for Monday, so that answers for now the question of whether he'll stick in the rotation. Colson Montgomery getting a night off is largely workload management, but it's well-timed: he's 3-for-20 with 11 strikeouts over his last six games. The post First pitch: White Sox at Guardians appeared first on Sox Machine. … [Read more...] about First pitch: White Sox at Guardians

The White Sox made sure they wouldn't get shut out for a second straight night, posting a quick run against Parker Messick. The rest of the plan needed work. The White Sox were limited to five hits and a walk over the final eight innings, which allowed a couple of Cleveland homers to hold up as sufficient production with a run to spare. The White Sox are now 2-10 against the … [Read more...] about Guardians 3, White Sox 1: More like Regressive Field

The White Sox need to go 6-9 to avoid their third-straight 100 loss season. Speaking of avoiding a date with destiny, they are also stuck on 61 players used this season; two shy of the franchise record of 63 that was set last year. Kyle Teel is running a 20-game on-base streak, which is tied with Juan Soto and Bo Bichette for the longest active on-base streak in the league. The … [Read more...] about First pitch: White Sox at Guardians

The Rays playoffs hopes aren't so much alive as yet to be declared legally dead. But they fell to 5 1/2 games out of the final Wild Card slot Thursday night, in part because they loaded the bases with no one out in the second, and had two runners in scoring position with one out in the ninth, and couldn't score in either inning of a one-run loss. Those innings alone should … [Read more...] about Pregame notes: Think about this in Cancun