
Toughest out: Kevin Kiermaier’s line out in the eighth had an attached. Luckiest hit: Wander Franco’s infield single against Bummer in the eighth had only a 11% chance to be a hit, and it was. On the last day of the 2021 trade deadline, the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs traded key players across the city that may have affected their playoff runs. Brian Goodwin was not happy, so he notched a 44.3 mph ground out in the eighth. Weakest contact: César Hernández strikes again - a 70.1 mph ground out in the fourth, which is double his usual weakest contact exit velocity. After striking out in the seventh, Pito gave some advice to Eloy Jiménez, who crushed a slider for a single at 109.4 mph. Hardest hit: Ji-Man Choi’s 105.6 mph solo home run in the second just bested José Abreu’s third inning 105.5 mph single, but Pito bested him a different way. 658 WPA willed this win, and I can’t wait to see this in the postseason! Intentionally walking the bases loaded in a one-run game to avoid Nelson Cruz and face Austin Meadows with two outs, Aaron Bummer threw a pitch right down the middle, and Meadows took it to center field and drove in the tying and go-ahead runs for a 5-4 Rays score in the eighth inning. With one out and a runner on third, Liam locked down the hold at 4.00 pLI. His 100 pitches can be summarized below: Baseball SavantĪustin Meadows was first-pitch swinging in a 7.92 LI play that resulted in a two-run single in the eighth inning.Īfter the Sox failed to score in the top of the 10th, Liam Hendriks came in for the bottom half. Through five innings, Wacha gave up nine hits and four runs however, he did strike out nine. They are so close to being the American League Central Champions for the first time since 2008. The Sox came out hot and recorded five hits through two innings, but only one run was scored. After taking two of three from them, the White Sox now has a magic number of four. Michael Wacha had it, but also didn’t have it tonight. Here is how Giolito’s 90 pitches break down: Baseball Savant He struck out eight, and that slider, as I keep saying, is becoming an absolute weapon. His quality start entailed seven innings of two-run baseball, three hits, and ZERO walks. But his play dipped last year, and he finished 2022 with a 4. Lucas Giolito was just masterful! He continues to pitch well at The Trop, including even his 2018 season. From 2019-2021 he had a 3.47 ERA to go with a 1.076 WHIP and a 526/127 K/BB ratio.

Lucas Giolito remains dominant, Tim Anderson is that guy, and the bullpen continues to work through its struggles - but showed up after the Sox rallied. Tonight was a great start to accomplish that goal against the AL-East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. Both teams found a lot of hits (but) had a hard time pushing runs across until the end and we came out with the big hit.The Chicago White Sox came into St. 20 Sporting News SEA OAK 0 1 Top 7, 0 Outs CIN SDP 0 1 Top 6, 2 Outs PHI LAD 1 3 Bot 4, 0 Outs ARI TEX 11:05a -125 SFG HOU. Both teams left double-digit guys on base. MLB standings 2021: Updated playoff bracket, magic numbers as of Sept.

“We put pressure on the opponent, we hung in there. White Sox Magic Number: 17 The White Sox have the smallest magic number of any team in the American League, and trail only the Milwaukee Brewers in that category, as the Brewers’. Hinch, whose team has won four straight and seven of its last nine games. “Our team finds ways to win,” said Detroit manager A.J. Michael Fulmer got the last four outs for his 11th save. Our execution is not where it has to be in all phases.”īryan Garcia (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for Detroit starter Tyler Alexander, who went five innings. Magic Number: 18 The South Side Sluggers recorded an astonishing 18 hits.

“You’ve got to be able to execute in this league. Longest hit: Four pitches after the hardest hit came the White Sox’s Jos’s three-run home run, traveling 411 feet. The magic number is the combination of a. “We have to win at a higher percentage than we’re winning right now,” he said. This is the part where fans of teams in playoff spots or those just outside really start to get out the calculators. The White Sox have lost five of their last seven games and manager Tony La Russa is concerned that his team is “treading water” as the postseason approaches.

“That’s not a great combo to have right now.” “Just seems like we’re not catching breaks, but we’re not putting ourselves in a lot of positions to be able to get wins,” said Chicago starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel, who gave up two runs on 11 hits in five innings.
