Javier Baez homers as Tigers push White Sox to brink of elimination
CHICAGO (AP) — Javier Báez taunted Chicago fans after hitting a home run, and the Detroit Tigers won 7-2 Saturday night to push the White Sox closer to elimination in the AL Central. Cleveland has a magic number of one to close out the White Sox to win the division. La Russa left the White Sox before an Aug. 30 game against Kansas City to deal with a heart issue. Chicago is 13-11 under bench coach Miguel Cairo, who will continue as acting White Sox manager. Eloy Jiménez and Gavin Sheets homered on consecutive pitches by Drew Hutchinson (3-9) to tie it at 2 in the White Sox fourth.
mlive.comWhite Sox say La Russa will not return to dugout this season
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa will not return to the dugout this season. La Russa, who turns 78 on Oct. 4, had “additional testing and medical procedures over the past week,” the team said Saturday, and doctors have directed the Hall of Famer to stay away from managing for the rest of the season. Bench coach Miguel Cairo will continue to serve as acting White Sox manager.
news.yahoo.comWhite Sox manager La Russa cleared for Stewart's ceremony
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa has been cleared by his doctors to participate in Sunday's pregame ceremony in Oakland as the Athletics retire former pitcher Dave Stewart's No. 34 jersey. According to the White Sox, La Russa will travel with the team back to Chicago after the series finale against the A's, but the 77-year-old Hall of Famer hasn't been cleared to return to the dugout as an active manager. La Russa managed Stewart during some of his best years in Oakland, including four straight 20-win seasons from 1987-90 and the team's World Series championship in 1989.
news.yahoo.comWill Tigers, Sox brawl this weekend in Chicago? Probably not, but you may want to tune in anyway.
CHICAGO -- The Detroit Tigers will meet the Chicago White Sox this weekend for the first time since their skirmish -- it can’t really be called a brawl -- four days ago at Comerica Park. Neither team -- and especially the playoff-bound White Sox -- wants to see anyone hurt. Lange reported that the White Sox called him “bush” -- short for “bush league,” or amateurish. No players were ejected, although White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson -- who wasn’t even playing that day -- was suspended for making contact with Timmons. Final series pitching matchupsFriday, 8:10 p.m.RHP Wily Peralta (4-4, 3.08 ERA) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (10-6, 2.72)Saturday, 7:10 p.m.RHP Matt Manning (4-7, 6.16) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (11-9, 3.58)Sunday, 3:10 p.m.LHP Tyler Alexander (2-4, 3.95) vs. RHP Dylan Cease (13-7, 3.95).
mlive.comWhite Sox shortstop suspended 3 games in aftermath of Monday’s melee with Tigers
DETROIT -- As it turns out, there was one suspension to emerge from Monday’s bench-clearing fracas between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox. White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for “making contact” with umpire Tim Timmons, the league announced Wednesday. Anderson was not in the lineup on Monday but joined the fray from the bench. Sox bench coach Miguel Cairo was ejected for arguing with umpires before the benches cleared, but no players were ejected for their participation in the actual incident. The Tigers end the season in Chicago with a three-game series against the White Sox beginning on Friday.
mlive.comChicago's Wright banned 3 games, hit Ohtani with pitch
Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Wright was suspended for three games and manager Tony La Russa for one on Saturday by Major League Baseball, which concluded Wright intentionally threw at the Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani. Wright appealed the suspension issued by Michael Hill, the former Marlins general manager who is MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations.
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