White Sox starter Sean Burke didn't have much fun with his new toys on Saturday, and when his friends with gloves made their presences known, the afternoon at Wrigley Field didn't get any more enjoyable. His seam effects changeup faded arm side, but fluttered belt-high as Pete Crow-Armstrong flicked it center to cap an ultimately decisive four-run Cubs second inning. The first … [Read more...] about Cubs 7, White Sox 3: Unfriendly Confines
Cubs 13, White Sox 3: Troubles at home and hanging sliders spoil Miguel Vargas’ breakout performance
In a callback to the extreme absurdities of last year's team, the White Sox entered Friday with a 1-7 record in Shane Smith's starts, despite the whole part where he had a 2.08 ERA over that span. Worse yet, the Rule 5 pick lowered his ERA to 2.05 in the Crosstown Classic opener. And the Sox did more than enough to drop to 1-8 when Smith pitches. The post Cubs 13, White Sox 3: … [Read more...] about Cubs 13, White Sox 3: Troubles at home and hanging sliders spoil Miguel Vargas’ breakout performance
Reds 7, White Sox 1: Look, they won the series, didn’t they?
The way Bryse Wilson's afternoon immediately went south suggests that he would've benefited from the opener strategy that Jonathan Cannon successfully rode on Tuesday. "It was considered," Will Venable said. "It would have put us in a tough spot, to lock in one of the guys that we did have available up front. That was part of the calculus there is we just weren't in a spot with … [Read more...] about Reds 7, White Sox 1: Look, they won the series, didn’t they?
White Sox 4, Reds 2: A winning streak?
CINCINNATI -- Since about a week after he debuted the pitch, the degree to which opposing teams have gameplanned around Davis Martin's kick change has been in plain sight. It's not been rendered ineffective or anything. But Royals hitters squaring it up for three crucial hits while chasing him in the fifth inning of the last outing drew the question of whether he might be able … [Read more...] about White Sox 4, Reds 2: A winning streak?
White Sox 5, Reds 1 (10 innings): A youth movement?
CINCINNATI -- Miguel Vargas exceeded rookie limits in 2023. He could be accurately described as a fourth-year big leaguer with 750 career plate appearances. But for the purpose of finding a narrative thread after a long, rain-filled day at the ballpark, his back-breaking three-run bomb off Emilio Pagan in the 10th capped off a trio of young White Sox hitters turning a potential … [Read more...] about White Sox 5, Reds 1 (10 innings): A youth movement?