For three innings, Dylan Cease outpitched the American League’s best starter. The second turn through the order is where Gerrit Cole settled the matter. After wending his way through the first three innings with only walk to his line, Cease’s…
Paying a lot of money for closers used to be ridiculed in sabermetric circles because replacement closers could usually be found, at least when save percentage was the determining metric. But then teams got better at identifying the Capital-C Closers,…
For about six innings, the White Sox put forth a handful of events that signaled growth from last year. Luis Robert generated his own run with a two-out double, stolen base and a wild pitch. Lucas Giolito gave the Sox…
If the White Sox lineup lived up to expectations against a left-handed starter in Game 1, Chris Bassitt lived up to expectations against the White Sox’s righty-heavy lineup in Game 2. A strange decision by Bob Melvin then shredded the…
Yasmani Grandal had a good moment in tonight’s game, hitting his sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot, to give the White Sox a 3-0 lead. The lasting taste after this game will be him dropping the ball…
In his words, Lucas Giolito’s last start was a must-win game for the White Sox. Staring at a 1-4 record and a team pressing for wins, Giolito turned in a terrific start keeping Cleveland off the scoreboard. That victory sparked…