It's one thing to be overmatched by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, he of the third-place Cy Young finish and World Series MVP in 2025. It's another thing to get handcuffed by Emmet Sheehan, a cromulent starter to be sure, but one who came into this afternoon's rubber match with a 4.70 ERA thanks to a home run problem. The post White Sox 6, Dodgers 4: Exploding in sixth, exhaling in ninth appeared first on Sox Machine .
The White Sox nearly got perfect game'd on Saturday, while their pitching staff walked 10 batters and allowed three home runs , but the vibes remain high. Possibly due to some realism about what they were contending with. "Honestly I think he pitched better than his line," hitting coach Derek Shomon said of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. "We only struck out seven times. It felt like he could have walked away with 20 punchies, realistically. He was on it and attacking the zone early, staying in the zone...
White Sox prospect right-hander Mathias LaCombe loves baseball. That's not some special advantage he holds over his competition in High-A. But as he left his home in France to pitch in junior college in Arizona, and has spent much of his pro career since being drafted in 2023 rehabbing injuries at the team complex, LaCombe's dream to be the first true native of his country (sorry, Bruce Bochy) to play in the major leagues has been an animating force. The post White Sox prospect Mathias LaC...
The White Sox made a number of minor roster moves on Saturday, but a few of them stand out: *Jurdrick Profar was promoted to Kannapolis from the Arizona Complex League. He’d started the season hitting .267/.450/.567 with three homers, eight walks and 14 strikeouts over 14 games, which ain’t bad for a 19-year-old. But he’s… The post White Sox Minor Keys: June 13, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Before Thursday's rainout, when the probable starter for Saturday was TBA and Hagen Smith was under consideration, one of the stopping points to consider was whether it was wise to make a prospect working on his control face a veteran and disciplined Dodgers batting order in his big league debut. The defending champs' offense is not at full-strength, but they are top-five in walk rate and bottom-five in chase rate once more. Smith is making his start in Charlotte, and even at his worst, it'd...
Even while the clubhouse was open pregame, there was uncertainty about whether Shohei Ohtani would be in the lineup after missing Friday's rout with left knee soreness. If you're of the belief that the Sox should openly crave the opportunity to face off against the best of the best while scrapping to stay in the AL Central lead, consider that you're full of more piss and vinegar than the people running the team. The post Pregame notes: They have to deal with Ohtani this time appeared first...
The week Braden Montgomery made an instant impact for the White Sox, Garrett Crochet’s season in Boston took another turn in the wrong direction. Crochet has been sidelined since late April, first with left shoulder inflammation, and then a lat strain he suffered while playing catch. He caused a panic when he said latter injury… The post Following up: This week in White Sox-adjacent injuries appeared first on Sox Machine .
Good morning! Boy, did Braden Montgomery have himself a game the other night! Just the fifth player ever to hit a walk-off home run in his rookie debut , he also collected two hits overall, something which hasn't often been accomplished throughout franchise history. The post Sporcle Saturday: Rookies with 2+ hits in a game appeared first on Sox Machine .
On Friday, Mason Adams made his first start at Triple-A Charlotte since September 2024, when he was limited to shorter outings due to a back injury. He’s still maxing out at four innings as he ramps all the way up from Tommy John surgery, put pitching at Truist Field provided his first batch of 2026… The post White Sox Minor Keys: June 12, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Normally Sox Machine tries to offer a sober-minded oasis in a sea of reactive hot takes. But it's a Friday night at the end of a long week, a White Sox franchise that has lost 100+ games in each of the last three years has played three-straight games against the two best teams in baseball and won them all, and just used a seven-run fifth inning to rout the two-time defending World Series champs in front of a capacity home crowd. So by all means, crack one open or light one up if you have a m...