Having traded 2-0 victories (or losses, if you prefer), two of the worst offensive teams in the majors — White Sox 29th in runs per game, Royals 27th — take another stab at trying to figure out where a ball was pitched this afternoon in the third of a four-game series in Kansas City. The […]
The Royals finally came through with a win last night after Kris Bubic absolutely shoved for seven innings and Matt Strahm and Lucas Erceg did their jobs for an inning each. Today would be a really fun day to just absolutely kick some White Sox butt, though. Make us all feel a bit better about […]
Two weeks into the season and the 2026 White Sox roller coaster already has been twisting us left, right, up and down. In such a tumultuous time, the Sox have swung between being swept to being the sweepers faster than Yermín Mercedes peaked and then abruptly retired from baseball in 2021. Ah, such memorable times […]
1917 The world championship season began in St. Louis, where the White Sox battered the Browns, 7-2. Jim Scott picked up the win, giving up four hits and a run in six innings of relief work for Lefty Williams. Buck Weaver drove in three runs for the Sox on the day. Slightly more than six months later, the Sox […]
Kris Bubic struck out a career-high 11 in his win over the White Sox last night. “I think being able to locate those in zone and get chase on them when you get ahead in counts (was key),” Bubic said. “I think to be able to do both of those successfully was huge tonight. “I’m […]
Charlotte Knights 9, Louisville Redbirds 8 (10 innings)It’s sort of early for a must-win, but with Charlotte dropping six of eight since an opening weekend sweep AND blowing a seven-run lead tonight, this one felt like it. The Knights moved back to .500 (6-6) courtesy of Mario Camilletti’s game-winning single: Your browser does not support […]
The Orioles and Phillies came into this game with good vibes. The Orioles had three consecutive wins against the White Sox, while the San Francisco Giants had scored 11 runs in two games vs the Phillies. Shane Baz and the Orioles were not up to the task, and by the end of the night, the […]
On a night 21° colder than Thursday, everyone on the field was playing like it was 21°, period, as it didn’t even take two hours for Kansas City pitching to utterly eviscerate and embarrass their visitors’ offensive attack. Kansas City starter Kris Bubic and White Sox counterpart threw pitches like they had to pay per […]
The story of tonight’s game is unequivocally Kris Bubic. The long-time Royals carved up the White Sox all night. He struggled in the first inning compared to the rest of the outing again, but even then, he looked good, striking out a pair and walking one in a scoreless first. Scoreless was the name of […]
The White Sox added a signature Pope hat to their list of popular home giveaways this year. Initially launched as a limited-edition item available only to specialty theme night ticket purchasers on August 11 against the Reds at 6:40 p.m. CT, the viral sensation Pope hat created to honor Pope Leo XIV will now be […]
If I’m the Royals, and even just two weeks into the season the WHITE SOX are tied with me in the standings, I’m much displeased. But thankfully, despite some significant time logged in Kansas City, I am not the Royals. Given that our readers just voted the offense to be most likely improved in 2026, […]
When last I sat down to write a game thread, the Royals were at .500, and while they had just lost to the Twins, they’d absolutely whalloped them the night before in the rain. Things were looking up as a really tough opponent came into town. That night, I got to write a recap about […]
With a slight turnaround from the debacle of a season start the White Sox went through — namely, sweeping the defending AL champs — it seemed like the right time to spin things a bit more positively. So the question this week prodded you to pick an aspect of White Sox baseball that has most […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Only a few days ago, the Orioles were limping into a cold road series against the White Sox, looking […]
1931 After five seasons on the South Side, Moe Berg was sold to Cleveland. The catcher epitomized a replacement players, with a sum total of -0.2 WAR in his Chicago years — all subpar but for 1929 (0.7 WAR, .287 batting average, and 107 games that would end up being his career high, by far). […]
Memphis Redbirds 4, Charlotte Knights 1Memphis wasted no time, tagging starter Douglas Nikhazy for three early runs. The 26-year-old, a spring waiver flier from the Cleveland Guardians, has been little more than a roster filler. Tonight, he went 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on five hits. The Redbirds tacked on one more tally […]
Pitching ruled the night, and the bats did just enough to drag the White Sox across the finish line, 2-0. Raise a glass: the South Siders finally snap that 14-game Kansas City curse. This evening’s contest was influenced a little by the ABS, with a few calls overturned on both sides. It added a bit […]
You can’t win if you don’t score. For the second time this season, the Royals failed to score a run in a game. A 2-0 loss to the White Sox drops Kansas City to 5-8. It’s the Royals’ third straight loss, and in that time, the offense has averaged a single run per game. Tonight, […]
It seemed like a solo home run might be enough. With Nolan McLean already having put up six zeroes, the Mets had a 1-0 lead as the seventh inning began thanks to a solo home run by Luis Robert Jr. in the bottom of the first. McLean was dealing at the time, but he appeared […]
The White Sox will get a first look at division rival, the Royals, and at a (hopefully) good time. Kansas City just dropped two of three against the Guardians, losing 10-2 yesterday. Chicago made several moves ahead of this series. Two pitchers, Duncan Davitt and Brandon Eisert, have been recalled. The team also added Chris […]
The White Sox seemed to bottom out in their rebuild in 2024 when they lost 121 games. They improved by 19 wins last year, and actually added some high-priced free agents this winter like closer Seranthony Dominguez and Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami. But it has been a tough slog for them already this year, with […]
1963 The start of the season found the White Sox in Detroit, and it was a highlight game for third baseman Pete Ward. Ward smacked a seventh-inning, three-run home run off of Jim Bunning to push the Sox into the lead, and in the ninth inning makes a clutch, barehanded pick up-and-throw out of a slow roller hit […]
Charlotte Knights 7, Memphis Redbirds 3The Knights (5-5) put a massive third inning together en route to a 7-3 victory over the red-hot Redbirds (9-2). Knights starter and star prospect Noah Schultz, 22, ran into some trouble in the top of the first. César Prieto led off the game with a double, and Joshua Báez […]
The base runners were there. The result? Same old story. White Sox lose 5-3 to the Orioles, swept again, because of course they are. Sean Burke did his best Houdini act, chewing through 23 pitches in a clean first. More traffic in the second — plunked a guy, walked another, but somehow left them both […]
Every baseball game has a story. That’s what makes the game so great. Here were some of the narratives working their way through my head as we entered today’s Orioles-White Sox contest: Will the Orioles get back to .500 and keep pace in the AL East? Will the offense find itself against a bad Chicago […]