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Zebby Matthews didn’t Maddux the White Sox, but Chicago falls to Twins, 5-1
Other than the first inning Friday night, the White Sox had mostly been dependent on big help from the Twins to score runs this series, and this time the Twins forgot to help. Particularly unhelpful was Zebby Matthews, who retired the first 17 Sox and only needed 89 pitches to get through the first eight […]
Game Thread: White Sox (72-63) at Twins (64-72)
The White Sox will be going for a series sweep and fifth straight victory this afternoon against a Twins team that has lost four in a row and has been very generous in the first two games. Jordan Hicks will be playing the role of opener for the Sox for only the second time, his […]
South Side Sox Reacts: Confidence brims
It was a heady question to ask, with the Cleveland Guardians winding up the easiest stretch of schedule ever known, and riding it to a seven-game winning streak. But as we did, even as the White Sox lead in the AL Central was getting nibbled by the minnows: Would Chicago hold on and finish tall […]
Today in White Sox History: August 30
1931 Forty years after the Rule 5 draft had began, the White Sox made their first Rule 5 pick from another MLB team: second baseman Carey Selph, hitting .322 for the Houston Buffaloes in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Given that only injury had prevented Selph from ascending permanently to the majors, the perception was […]
White Sox Minor League Update: August 29, 2026
Charlotte Knights 5, Memphis Redbirds 4 (Opener — 9 innings)The Knights (69-61) opened up Saturday’s doubleheader with a bang, forcing a pair of extra innings before walking off the Redbirds (71-59) in nine innings. Because it was a seven-inning game, it was key that the Charlotte took an early three-run lead in the bottom of […]
White Sox accept gift from Twins, 3-2
Andrew Benintendi had three hits and was involved all three White Sox runs. The rest of the team had zilch. Didn’t matter, because the Twins are really bad, resulting in a 3-2 game and series win for the White Sox. Benintendi’s first hit was an RBI single in the first, a 78 mph squib through […]
Game Thread: White Sox (71-63) at Twins (64-71)
One of Ken Harrelson’s favorite sayings was, “It’s not who you play, it’s when you play ’em.” Like many a Hawkism, that’s partially true — both matter, after all — and the White Sox are again in good position when it comes to timing. That’s because Sox killer Byron Buxton — .916 career OPS, 24 […]
Today in White Sox History: August 29
1915 White Sox pitcher Jim Scott fired a 5-0 shutout over the Philadelphia A’s … and he did it in only 68 minutes! It’s the fastest game ever played in team annals. He allowed three hits and struck out six. Scott won 24 games that year. 1930 In one of the most brilliant starts in White Sox history, Pat Caraway […]
Luis Castillo disappoints again, but the White Sox pen and bats don’t
This metaphor is probably only one that only the older siblings will understand but here goes: You know when you’re playing Mario Kart with your sibling and for one reason or another you try to let them win to make them feel better? Well that is exactly what happened on Friday night between the Chicago […]
White Sox Minor League Update: August 28, 2026
Memphis Redbirds vs Charlotte Knights (Postponed due to rain)Charlotte’s date with the International League East leader has been postponed due to rain. The Knights and Redbirds will play a doubleheader on August 29. Birmingham Barons 3, Rocket City Trash Pandas 2 Thanks for coming out of hiding, Barons pitchers, we’ve missed you all season! It’s […]
Game Thread: White Sox (70-63) at Twins (64-70)
Just a few weeks ago, this series looked like it would all but determine the AL Central. While it still will go a long way towards that for the White Sox, a seven-game winning streak by the Cleveland Guardians that has seen them make their case as the only other “contender” in the division. With […]
Today in White Sox History: August 28
1909 In the second inning of the opener of a doubleheader at South Side Park, Washington’s Dolly Gray set two major league records against the White Sox: He walked eight batters in the inning, and seven of them consecutive. Patsy Dougherty led off the inning with a single, and No. 5 hitter Frank Isbell either […]
White Sox Minor League Update: August 27, 2026
Memphis Redbirds 3, Charlotte Knights 2 (10 innings) Davis Martin looked terrific in his first rehab start, tossing five scoreless innings while allowing just one hit and one walk with five strikeouts. Here’s hoping it was a preview of what he can provide when he returns to Chicago. The Knights (68-61) gave Martin a little […]
Is the White Sox D … a D?
Most of the talk about Chicago’s amazing season so far is either about the hitting, which is chugging right along despite some serious slumping here or there. Or even the pitching, which looks like it may be running out of steam (please notice how both references cleverly tie in to old trains). As long as […]
Today in White Sox History: August 27
1910 Comiskey Park hosted the first night game ever played in an MLB ballpark, as Chicago amateur clubs the Logan Squares and Rogers Parkers played before 20,000 fans (or 3,500, depending on accounts). Twenty arc lights were strung up along the perimeter of the field to accomplish the feat, delivering 137,000 candlepower of light. The […]
Banana Bonds powers White Sox past Rangers, 10-4
Boy, oh, boy, do these guys need Thursday’s off-day. Chicago’s (70-63) arms are cooked. Sean Burke lost the strike zone, and the Rangers took 10 free passes. Not that it mattered. The South Siders just kept swinging, Tristan Peters kept launching balls into orbit and somehow the Good Guys walked away with a 10-4 win […]
White Sox Minor League Update: August 26, 2026
Memphis Redbirds 2, Charlotte Knights 0 (6 innings)The Knights (68-60) could not get anything going on offense during a rain-shortened, low-scoring loss at home against the Redbirds (70-58). Noah Schultz, 23, had a decent outing, only allowing two runs on five hits in five innings. Schultz only needed 65 pitches (13 per inning), so he […]
Game Thread: Rangers (66-67) at White Sox (69-63)
After a much-needed offensive outburst on Tuesday, the White Sox are back at it, looking to capture their second straight series with another victory tonight. Last night’s win kept the South Siders clinging to a 2 1/2-game edge in the AL Central, with the Guardians refusing to go away after stealing one in extra innings […]
Today in White Sox History: August 26
1920 During a robbery attempt at the Illinois Vinegar Manufacturing Company on August 3, three armed bandits gunned down highly-respected detective sergeant Frank McGurk, a veteran of the Chicago police department. His fellow officers were able to start arresting the individuals who committed the crime, after getting tips from individuals. On August 26 and thanks […]
White Sox outlast Rangers in South Side slugfest, 11-7
Both teams came out swinging tonight, combining for 25 hits and 18 runs, but the White Sox (69-63) beat up on Jacob deGrom and outlasted the Rangers (66-67), 11-7. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous getting through this one, but this was a huge win for the South Siders coming off a […]
White Sox Minor League Update: August 25, 2026
Charlotte Knights 8, Memphis Redbirds 2Drew Thorpe took the mound for his seventh start, with Sox fans crossing their fingers that he might someday soon bail out the big league club’s rotation mess. He tiptoed through trouble, scattering six hits and a walk for two runs in 4 2/3 innings while fanning three. Kyle Teel […]
Game Thread: Rangers (66-66) at White Sox (68-63)
A blowout loss is a tough way to start a series at home in a playoff race, but the South Siders hope to flush Monday’s game and come out strong behind Anthony Kay today. After defeating the Sox yesterday, the Rangers now hold a half-game lead over the Houston Astros in the AL West, while […]
South Side Sox Reacts: Race to the finish
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in White Sox fans and fans across the country. It might not be the best time to ask this, as the White Sox have been just a 50/50 team so far in the second […]
Today in White Sox History: August 25
1913 The White Sox purchased the contract of a future Hall-of-Famer, pitcher Urban “Red” Faber, from Des Moines for $3,500. Faber would go on to win 254 games, with four seasons of 20 or more wins with Chicago. In the 1917 World Series win over the Giants Faber went 3-1, throwing 27 innings, with two complete games and a […]
Ice-cold offense and terrible pitching handed the White Sox a terrible loss
The White Sox got steamrolled, 11-2, by a team that entered the game worse than .500. The pitching was terrible, the bats were ice-cold, and the Rangers took advantage of the long ball on several occasions. José Urquidy did not have a great start, tossing 39 pitches in his first frame. He walked the leadoff […]
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