White Sox take advantage of error, score 2 in 8th of 4-2 win over Tigers
Left fielder Robbie Grossman dropped Luis Robertโs short fly with two outs in the eighth to end his record errorless streak at 440 games and set up two unearned Chicago runs that snapped a tie, lifting the White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Tigersโ offense shows signs of life, but White Sox win, 9-5
But it wasnโt enough to top the Chicago White Sox, who beat the Tigers 9-5 in the series opener Monday night at Comerica Park. The Tigers (24-36) and Sox (28-31) were meeting for the first time since opening the season here two months ago. It came on White Sox starter Lance Lynnโs first pitch of 2022. In the sixth, Tigers reliever Andrew Chafin committed a crucial error when he tried to nab a runner at third on a sacrifice bunt. Box scoreUp nextThe Tigers and White Sox meet for the second of three games on Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. Right-hander Dylan Cease (4-3, 3.14 ERA).
mlive.comTigers lineup: Willi Castro leading off, playing center field
DETROIT -- Willi Castro will lead off and play center field as the Detroit Tigers open a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox on Monday night at Comerica Park. Hinch eases him back into the lineup after a three-week stint on the injured list. Tigers right-hander Rony Garcia (0-1, 4.50 ERA) will face White Sox veteran right-hander Lance Lynn, who is making his first start of 2022 after opening the season on the injured list. Starting off the week against the White Sox. pic.twitter.com/DdgScdL3Zi โ Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 13, 2022Reyes, infielder Jonathan Schoop, outfielder Derek Hill and catcher Eric Haase will be available off the bench.
mlive.comTigers miss opportunities in 8-2 loss to White Sox
DETROIT -- Andrew Vaughn homered and made two key defensive plays in left field as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. โObviously I want to get as many outs as I can, so it was strange warming up and knowing I was only going to get three innings,โ Mize said. โThat should allow him to pitch all season.โThe White Sox took a 2-0 lead with two outs in the first. โIโm still learning out there, but Iโm getting more comfortable,โ said Vaughn, who came through the White Sox minor league system as a first baseman. โWeโve got a lot of young guys up here who arenโt just getting hits โ they are winning games for us,โ White Sox manager Tony La Russa said.
mlive.comWhite Sox hit 4 solo homers, beat Tigers 4-1
The Chicago White Sox hit four solo home runs, three against Detroit Tigers starter Casey Mize, to win the series opener 4-1 Thursday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. The White Sox (34-22) and Tigers (22-34) have three more games this weekend. Willi Castro hit one out to lead off the fifth inning against White Sox starter Lance Lynn. pic.twitter.com/PVDdY0SGMv โ Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 4, 2021Itโs the second consecutive Tigersโ game in which the ball has been flying out the park. Up next: The Tigers and White Sox meet again on Friday at 8:10 p.m. Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull (4-2, 2.93 ERA) will face White Sox lefty Dallas Keuchel (4-1, 4.53).
mlive.comCan anyone challenge White Sox in AL Central this year?
Odds sites put four White Sox starters among the top dozen contenders for the AL Cy Young this year. pic.twitter.com/1F1miWRtpI โ Evan Woodbery (@evanwoodbery) June 1, 2021So, yeah, the White Sox rotation is really good. At 33-22, the White Sox are only 2 1/2 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians, but itโs clear theyโre the class of the Central Division. Itโs been no secret that the White Sox had been methodically building a potential juggernaut. The White Sox could still be vulnerable, especially if the Indians find a way to scratch out some more runs and the Twins get back on track.
mlive.comAfter latest signing, are White Sox team to beat in AL Central?
The Kansas City Royals won the World Series in 2015. Now it appears to be the Chicago White Sox turn. The White Sox, who last won the division in 2008, have spent the winter supplementing a talented young core. The White Sox have also traded for starter Lance Lynn to bolster their rotation and signed outfielder Adam Eaton earlier in the winter. All thatโs to say the White Sox are loading up for a playoff run this summer, but their ambitions donโt stop in 2021.
mlive.comWhite Sox add 2 veterans in 24-hour span
While everybody else is sleeping through Major Leagueโs virtual Winter Meetings this week, the Chicago White Sox are staying busy. The White Sox are restocking after going 35-25 in 2020 and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The White Sox sent right-handed pitcher Dane Dunning and left-hander Avery Weems to the Rangers. Eaton, 32, played for the White Sox from 2014-2016 and has spent the last four seasons with the Washington Nationals. The White Sox have been stocking prospects during the last several years.
mlive.comHow did I fill out my AL Cy Young ballot? Hereโs what I was thinking.
This was my first time voting for the Cy Young, my first time voting for a โmajorโ award really, and I didnโt want to screw it up. As I write this, my strong assumption is that everyone else did too and that he will unanimously win the 2020 American League Cy Young Award. RELATED: 2020 Cy Young Awards: Shane Bieber, Trevor Bauer win bigAfter Bieber, things got trickier. Because the Cy Young is awarded on a point system, the second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-place votes really do matter. The truth is, after hours of staring at a spreadsheet, all the pitchers start to look the same.
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