A 6-foot-4-inch, 220-pound outfielder with a sprint speed of 28.1 feet per second leaves home plate for first base at 2:48 p.m. At the same time, a 6-foot-3-inch, 235-pound first baseman with a sprint speed of 26.5 feet per second…
Jose Abreu was hitting .148 with a 44% whiff rate against fastballs entering tonight’s game. Cleveland’s starting pitcher Zach Plesac and catcher Roberto Perez tested Abreu in his first at-bat with two four-seamers in the upper inside corner. Those two…
In trying to extend their winning streak against left-handed starting pitchers, the Chicago White Sox had one bad inning. The third-inning circus featured defensive gaffes from Nick Madrigal, a failed sliding attempt by Andrew Vaughn, and Zack Collins having difficulties…
The White Sox ran their record against left-handed pitching to 16-0 since the start of the 2020 season, thanks in part to the effort of their own lefty on the mound. Carlos Rodón pitched five encouraging innings, with Michael Kopech…
It took a while for the score to reflect how ugly this evening unfolded, but it found a way to grow into it. Reynaldo López didn’t make it out of the second, but the White Sox had to suffer a…
I’ve forgotten what postseason baseball feels like, but tonight’s nine innings all seemed to carry a weight that we haven’t felt in quite some time. There weren’t any anxious fans for cameras to find between pitches, but between the early…