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White Sox 4, Rangers 2: Another road series victory
Two series into the second half, the White Sox seem to have established a template -- win a laugher in Game 1 , do nothing in Game 2 , and take care of business by an ordinary margin in Game 3. Wednesday night saw the White Sox maximize an all-singles offense spearheaded by Chase Meidroth, with a useful start from Anthony Kay backed up by an overpowering bullpen performance. The formula was good enough to win another rubber match, and if they keep winning two of three the rest of the way, yo...
First pitch: White Sox at Rangers
Old friend Tyler Alexander is opening for the Rangers, who originally announced Cal Quantrill as their starter. Now you see where Will Venable picked up this habit. Colson Montgomery returns to the lineup after missing Tuesday’s game with a shin contusion. The post First pitch: White Sox at Rangers appeared first on Sox Machine .
Kyle Teel’s rotten, injury-riddled year not likely to sap White Sox’s belief in his upside
Most reporter conversations with Kyle Teel this season have been about his injury rehab, and with the state of his legs claiming the spotlight due to its more pressing and evolving nature, there wasn't a great opportunity to relay what he's said about his bat speed, which jumped nearly three ticks from 69.5 mph to 72.4 mph per Statcast . A new lower-body injury runs the same risk of overshadowing that story angle, but while the White Sox are once again grappling with how Teel's legs have fai...
Tanner McDougal wants to be in the majors, and is willing to enter through the bullpen
Tanner McDougal kind of set himself up for this. Upon being added to the 40-man roster last November , the high-ranking, hard-throwing White Sox pitching prospect repeatedly stated his eagerness to be in the majors, and his understanding that debuting in the bullpen might accelerate his arrival. The post Tanner McDougal wants to be in the majors, and is willing to enter through the bullpen appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: July 21, 2026
Based on covering him in 2024, White Sox right-hander Drew Thorpe is a stoic individual, and any glimpse of emotion or whimsy in a professional setting is a relative explosion of emotion for him. So a quip about the start time of his ACL rehab outing last weekend, two scoreless innings almost two years removed… The post White Sox Minor Keys: July 21, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Rangers 10, White Sox 0: Luisangel Acuña pitched
By and large, when Noah Schultz struggles, it's because he's not throwing the amount of strikes he's accustomed to throwing. That wasn't the issue tonight. For the second straight outing, Schultz avoided walking a batter, but while walklessness led to five innings of one-run ball against the Athletics before the break , filling the zone led to 11 Texas hits over 3 ⅔ ineffective innings en route to a thorough pantsing at Globe Life Field. The White Sox were outscored 10-0, but being outhit 18...
Pregame notes: Kyle Teel sidelined for 6-12 weeks
Kyle Teel was officially placed on the 10-day injured list with a left ankle sprain on Tuesday, and Edgar Quero was officially recalled. As a friendly reminder, the 10-day and 60-day injured lists are procedural designations for roster management, not estimates for recovery time, as Teel's extended rehabilitation timeline indicates in particularly brutal fashion. The post Pregame notes: Kyle Teel sidelined for 6-12 weeks appeared first on Sox Machine .
Farm Fortnight: White Sox system adds prospects through draft, regains them through rehab
At the same time the White Sox added over 20 new prospects to the system via their most recent draft class, they also received numerous reinforcements in the form of players returning from injuries. Over the past two weeks, Drew Thorpe, Hagen Smith, Billy Carlson and Javier Mogollón all returned to action, with the former two names carrying the possibility of contributing to the major league club before the season is over. As for the draft picks, they participated in a draft camp at Charlott...
White Sox 10, Rangers 3: Crooked numbers ease sting of Kyle Teel’s injury
When the White Sox greeted Jacob deGrom with a Sam Antonacci walk and a Munetaka Murakami double and failed to score either, it was easy to envision another Shane Biebering , especially as Texas touched up Erick Fedde for single runs in the first two innings. But this time, the White Sox generated more opportunities and the big hit. Many, many, many of them. The post White Sox 10, Rangers 3: Crooked numbers ease sting of Kyle Teel’s injury appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox catcher Kyle Teel leaves game with left ankle injury, Edgar Quero to be recalled
A rough year for Kyle Teel's lower half looks to be taking another sour turn. The White Sox catcher departed in the second inning of Monday's game in Arlington with a left ankle injury, after a play at the plate involving Rangers shortstop Ezequiel Duran scoring on an Evan Carter single. But rather than a collision, Teel had to be helped off the field after spinning on his planted left leg in an attempt to place a tag, and required assistance from Sox athletic trainer James Kruk to leave the...
First pitch: White Sox at Rangers
For just the 10th time in his 20th appearance of the season, Erick Fedde is scheduled to start without an opener, which is disrespectful of Jim's investment into parsing their strategy . The White Sox are 3-16 against the Rangers since 2023, and have lost 10 consecutive games at Globe Life Field. The post First pitch: White Sox at Rangers appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox have found comfortable, productive balance with openers
The White Sox open their series against the Texas Rangers tonight, and Erick Fedde is listed as the starter, but it’s probably safer to say that he’ll be taking the ball at some point. More than half of Fedde’s 19 games have utilized the assistance of an opener, including six of his last seven outings.… The post White Sox have found comfortable, productive balance with openers appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: July 19, 2026
Hagen Smith returned to action on Sunday after missing a little more than a month with a shoulder impingement, but not in his usual spot. Like Tanner McDougal before him, Smith came off the IL and joined the Charlotte bullpen, pitching the seventh inning in Charlotte’s 3-2 loss to Durham. Smith took the loss, which… The post White Sox Minor Keys: July 19, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Podcast: White Sox Pitching Powers Series Win in Toronto
This episode is presented by Ankin Law - Injury Law Made Personal. The post Podcast: White Sox Pitching Powers Series Win in Toronto appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox 3, Blue Jays 0: Burke remains boffo after break
As the pregame notes teased, two White Sox pitching trends entered Sunday's rubber match north of the border: Sean Burke dominating over his last five starts (32 IP, 1.69 ERA, 42 K, 5 BB) Baffling home (3.18 ERA) and road (5.05 ERA) splits for Sox pitching The post White Sox 3, Blue Jays 0: Burke remains boffo after break appeared first on Sox Machine .
First pitch: White Sox at Blue Jays
The White Sox have won one of their last nine road series (the Cleveland split counts as a draw) and are trying not to make it one of 10. Part of the reason for the home-road disparity is Sox pitching running a 5.05 ERA on the road, compared to a 3.18 ERA at home. The post First pitch: White Sox at Blue Jays appeared first on Sox Machine .
Jordan Hicks is raising up to a new level, just in time for a White Sox bullpen that needs a boost
Even when his walks dwarfed his strikeout totals, even as his ERA ballooned over 5.00 earlier in the year, even when he went on the injured list with a lat strain, Jordan Hicks maintained at least one steadfast supporter in his bullpen colleague Sean Newcomb. "I've been excited since spring to see how that would go, getting back to his old role," Newcomb said. "There's not many guys in the game with that kind of electric stuff. Obviously when he was in San Francisco he was in a different rol...
White Sox Minor Keys: July 18, 2026
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Winston-Salem Dash are in between rosters right now, having graduated nearly all of their highest-ranked prospects to Birmingham, but without commensurate reinforcements coming up from Kannapolis. In other words, they could really use Roch Cholowsky. That said, I was interested in seeing James Taussig, who came into Saturday hitting .265/.371/.615… The post White Sox Minor Keys: July 18, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0: Wrong side of pitchers’ duel
Chicago White Sox offense went 0-for-7 with RISP as they lose a tough 1-0 game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The post Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0: Wrong side of pitchers’ duel appeared first on Sox Machine .
First pitch: White Sox at Blue Jays
A victory on Saturday would give the White Sox a season-high four consecutive road victories, and would match a franchise record for six-straight wins over the Blue Jays, which they haven’t pulled off since 2016. Everson Pereira and Drew Thorpe begin rehab assignments with the ACL White Sox on Saturday, while Austin Hays began his rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday night. The post First pitch: White Sox at Blue Jays appeared first on Sox Machine .
Sporcle Saturday: All-Stars back to 1950
Good morning! The All-Star game is officially in the books, and Miguel Vargas acquitted himself well . The White Sox for the first time since 2021 sent three (or more) all-stars to the game, and for the first time since 2008 that included the third base position. The post Sporcle Saturday: All-Stars back to 1950 appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: July 17, 2026
With their signings made official on Thursday, 20 of the 21 White Sox draft picks taken earlier this week are officially White Sox prospects, but that step wasn’t necessary for Baseball America to begin slotting the recently selected players into its revised top 100 prospects list. As you might expect from a No. 1 overall… The post White Sox Minor Keys: July 17, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox 12, Blue Jays 4: Picking up where they left off
Last season, the White Sox came out of the All-Star break with a 10-1 pasting of the Pittsburgh Pirates , the first of three convincing victories in front of many Sox Machine subscribers at PNC Park. It set the tone for a respectable second-half showing that they rolled into a surprising first-place showing during the first half of the 2026 season. This time, the Sox came out of the break by sending waves of offense against the Toronto Blue Jays. They blitzed Spencer Miles for five runs in t...
First pitch: White Sox at Blue Jays
Trevor Richards was activated from the family medical emergency/bereavement leave list, and Tyler Davis was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte during the All-Star break. Austin Hays begins a Triple-A rehab assignment Friday night for his left calf strain. The post First pitch: White Sox at Blue Jays appeared first on Sox Machine .
P.O. Sox: Your White Sox questions as the second half begins
With the White Sox’s season frozen in time for four days during the All-Star break, it was a good time to ask Sox Machine subscribers what was on their minds before the second half gets underway The following questions are from subscribers who support Sox Machine at the 10 WAR tiers or higher. Want to… The post P.O. Sox: Your White Sox questions as the second half begins appeared first on Sox Machine .
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