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Facing one of the worst pitching teams in MLB, the Chicago White Sox are swept after scoring five runs over three games The post Orioles 3, White Sox 2: Swept away in Baltimore appeared first on Sox Machine. … [Read more...] about Orioles 3, White Sox 2: Swept away in Baltimore

Chicago White Sox having a hard time scoring runs against one of the worst pitching staffs in baseball The post Orioles 4, White Sox 2: Sox still can’t figure out Dean Kremer appeared first on Sox Machine. … [Read more...] about Orioles 4, White Sox 2: Sox still can’t figure out Dean Kremer

In the battle of the American League's two worst teams, the White Sox looked a cut below the Orioles in the opener. It's less about the score, and more about the play that determined the one-run margin. With two outs and runners on the corners after Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the sixth, the Orioles executed a double steal that didn't come close to an out on either end. The … [Read more...] about Orioles 2, White Sox 1: Double (steal) trouble

There wasn't a good scenario in which Matt Thaiss remained with the White Sox, at least beyond July. His presence on the South Side past the trade deadline would have required at least one suboptimal outcome, if not multiple: Thaiss playing so poorly that nobody else wants him Edgar Quero hurt or otherwise creating red-flag concerns Kyle Teel hurt or otherwise creating … [Read more...] about Following up: There weren’t many White Sox like Matt Thaiss

On too many nights this season, and certainly during the first two games in Queens, a more patient White Sox offense can resemble someone trying to assemble a ship in a bottle while sitting on a washing machine. Every new effort to string enough walks and singles together conjures less a feeling of threat, but a wait to see what sort of spin cycle will make it fall apart. What … [Read more...] about White Sox 9, Mets 4: The hits kept coming