Examining the concerning state of the White Sox's pitching
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What recent challenges have the White Sox faced in pitching?
Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, Mark Grody, Rahimi, Harrison, Grody on 104.3 The Score. Got a base hit right on right in the 7. This one to short. Turner to stop. And the throw gets him. A double play ends the ball game. 6-4-3. And the Sox come up short. In the third game of this series, they fall 9-5.
Cubs lose two out of – make that the White Sox lose two out of three to the Phillies after that four-run loss yesterday, a 2-4 road trip. Connor McKnight. with a call on CHSN yesterday as we welcome you back in to Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. Thank yous to the people doing lots of work to help put this show together, including our producers today, Ray Diaz and Tyler Buterbaugh. You can join us. on Twitch as well. What's up, Twitchers? We're hanging out with you. Log on to twitch.tv slash thescorechicago. Our video producers, Connor O'Donnell, Jacob Stutz, Max Curtis, Cody Westerlund, they're all back there. They're all hanging out. They all do great work. The White Sox, again, lose to the Phillies 9-5 the final yesterday.
The White Sox now 34-31. They are two back of Cleveland in the division, if you would like.
How did the White Sox perform in their recent series against the Phillies?
The one red alert area, red alert's too dramatic. The one issue that you can circle from yesterday of consequence in the game, even if you are being positive about the White Sox, David Sandlin only goes three and a third, allowing three runs on two hits, allowed a couple of home runs, 81 pitches. He actually came in after the opener, Tyler Gilbert, yesterday. So that's like the only area yesterday where I look at and say, oh, man, I want better for David Sandlin, not two straight rough starts for him.
Yeah, it's kind of rough because even though it was 2-4, I'm just kind of happy that they didn't get swept, if that makes sense, because you lose a lot of ground when you get swept.
You do, and it's the Phillies, and they've been playing better baseball recently.
Yeah, I think they've had the best record in baseball, it's either them or the Brewers, since Don Mattingly took over.
Donnie Ballgames!
Yeah, since his son Preston promoted him from bench coach to manager. I know that nepotism exists, but this is the most unique nepotism I think I've seen. But Don Mattingly has experience as a manager, and he's been on good teams as a manager, so I get it. It all makes sense. I think for me, this whole White Sox... of them going on the road trying to figure it out. Remember, they haven't won a road series in a month now since they took two or three in San Diego. They haven't won a road series since then. And they've got to find a way to be better on the road if they're going to have a chance to make the playoffs because eventually some of these other American League teams chasing them in the wildcard standings are going to pick things up.
But I'm very encouraged by the way the offense has responded Without Munataka Murakami, we know he's going to be out for four to six weeks with that strained hamstring. One week is now down, and the offense hasn't let up. They've actually scored more runs per game since he went down than they had when they had him in the lineup. That is encouraging. What's scary is what you were making reference to with David Sandlin and understanding that the pitching is very questionable today. Noah Schultz goes out with an injury.
And hadn't pitched particularly well either. It's so new. They're so young. So this is not like these guys suck or bashing these guys. It's just what's in front of us. Noah Schultz has struggled, and David Sandlin has struggled in his last two starts. It is what it is.
And here's what's really scary, or at least I'll say concerning, because I'm not scared. How am I going to be scared if you're in a playoff spot right now? The next team on the schedule, they are back home tomorrow, the Atlanta Braves. They're here. The Braves are very good at baseball. Coming through town. The Braves score a lot of runs. They have a very good offense.
Call the Cubs if you need a reference.
Yeah.
Yes, yes. And then that's followed with three at home again against the two-time defending world champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What recent challenges have the White Sox faced in pitching?
0:01–1:25
2
How did the White Sox perform in their recent series against the Phillies?
1:25–5:40
3
What concerns were raised about David Sandlin's performance?
5:40–11:05
4
How has the White Sox offense responded to injuries?
11:05–12:35
5
What impact does Noah Schultz's injury have on the pitching staff?
12:35–13:54
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