The White Sox had a chance to seal their first sweep of the season. Jordan Leasure had a chance to become the first White Sox reliever to record a second save in 2025. Alas, both opportunities went by the boards during an ugly ninth inning. Leasure made his own trouble, the White Sox defense added to it, and Adolís García struck the decisive blow with a two-run double to … [Read more...] about Rangers 5, White Sox 4: So much for a sweep
White Sox 10, Rangers 5: Outfield collision starts six-run sixth
Did you know: The White Sox hadn't played a three-hour game this season? This one clocked in at three hours and six minutes, and every White Sox fan would consider it worth the time, as the Sox parlayed multiple Rangers mistakes into a Texas-sized six-run sixth inning that slung the frustration from the home dugout to the visiting one. The post White Sox 10, Rangers 5: Outfield … [Read more...] about White Sox 10, Rangers 5: Outfield collision starts six-run sixth
White Sox 4, Rangers 1: Sean Burke finds, takes control
The first game of the post-Andrew Vaughn era featured Sean Burke at his best. Those two things probably aren't correlated in any way, but while a connection between the day's biggest events is tortured, the game itself turned out to be a rather straightforward affair. Burke struck out six over the same number of innings, out-pitching Tyler Mahle to take the opener of the … [Read more...] about White Sox 4, Rangers 1: Sean Burke finds, takes control
Andrew Vaughn is playing more than ever, but also less
According to FanGraphs, Andrew Vaughn is the least valuable regular in Major League Baseball through 50 games, just like he was through 20 games, 30 games and 40 games. Baseball-Reference.com doesn't have the capacity to search its WAR leaderboard by date ranges, but considering he also ranks dead last (-1.6 bWAR, compared to -1.3 fWAR), the story wouldn't be much different … [Read more...] about Andrew Vaughn is playing more than ever, but also less
Mariners 6, White Sox 5: Sixth homer settles it
After successfully guiding a one-run lead over the finish line on Tuesday, the White Sox bullpen couldn't convert on two chances to do it again. Shane Smith endured the rockiest possible start to throw five innings that, as the saying goes, kept his team in the ballgame. His team paid notice to it, turning a 3-0 deficit into a 4-3 lead when Tim Elko homered in the third, and … [Read more...] about Mariners 6, White Sox 5: Sixth homer settles it