Grote shares his experience watching the White Sox lose 8-1 to the Red Sox in person

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

John Schriffen 0:02

Rahimi Harrison-Grody, middays 10-2 on 104.3 The Score. Good or bad. They've been able to start the next day fresh, and that's what they're going to have to do.

What was the final score and immediate game recap of White Sox vs. Red Sox?

John Schriffen 0:16

As Junior Perez goes down swinging, that will close this one out, as the White Sox will lose in the opener to the Red Sox, 8-1.

Vinny Rotino 0:25

Josh Griffin, courtesy of CHSN. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. And for a while in this game, for the first eight innings, the Red Sox had only scored four runs. Sox scored one in the seventh. And then the ninth inning, the Red Sox tack on four more and end up losing by a final of 8-1. And the White Sox are now 47-43. So both Sox take the first matchup of the Sox. I don't think this show is that surprised by the Red Sox winning because we know they've been an upstart team. They're now won four in a row. But I do think that the way they ended up losing this game, the White Sox could have been a little more respectable before that ninth inning. And additionally. I think we still have questions about Noah Schultz.

Vinny Rotino 1:12

We're trying to figure out who he is as a pitcher. Five innings, gave up four earned runs, seven hits, three walks and three strikeouts. So not an outing where you're still trying to figure out who he is as a pitcher. And I think also maybe the role he needs to have on the team.

Marshall Harris 1:26

I figured out who he is as a pitcher. He's a pitcher who's not ready to be involved with the White Sox at this level.

Vinny Rotino 1:31

Well, OK, so let me I hate to do this because I don't like making crosstown comps. But why do I feel right now a little bit about Noah Schultz, how I felt about Ben Brown previous to his revelation?

Marshall Harris 1:44

I don't think that's even fair. And here's why.

Vinny Rotino 1:47

I think stuff and you want to see it come together.

Marshall Harris 1:50

Ben Brown always struck guys out. Yes.

Vinny Rotino 1:54

Okay, that's harsh.

Marshall Harris 1:55

Well, no, because Ben Brown had some issues because he didn't have enough pitches. Enough of a bag, if you will.

Vinny Rotino 2:01

Yeah, he didn't have a third pitch.

Marshall Harris 2:03

With Noah Schultz, it's like, can you throw strikes? Watching the first inning, I don't know if I've been more frustrated by a single... inning that's been pitched by any pitcher in this city in which no runs were given up than watching a 33 pitch load the bases first inning the first game of a homestand that's not the way you want to start things off it sets such a poor tone and poor precedent that I sat there and thought, okay, Noah Schultz is clearly just not ready for prime time. And when I say that, I mean his FIP is 5.35. He's got an ERA of 6. And most importantly, he's pitched 48 innings and he's walked 29 batters. That's a whip over 1.4. You can't do anything with a guy like that when you're in the middle of a pennant race.

Mark Grote 2:49

Laborious is the word that I wrote down. And you didn't even mention him blowing, covering first base at one point in that first inning. And ends up giving up two home runs in the second. I was saying to the people that I was around, I think he'll settle down in the second inning and on, and he just never did. He's averaging about three walks a game, maybe higher.

Vinny Rotino 3:11

Yeah, I think the whip for him is the real stat here. Walks and hits per innings pitched. That really does tell the tale. But Marshall, you're right. The seven-pitch at bat. Then it's followed up by two batters later, an eight-pitch at bat. Always a full count, right? Yeah, and it's not just getting into hitters' counts. It's also the fact that it's not like it's a five-pitch hitters' count. You know?

Marshall Harris 3:36

it felt like he was trying to pitch around everyone in the lineup. And that's, when you say LaBoer, that might be the best single word to describe it.

Vinny Rotino 3:43

I don't want to say it's fastball command because he didn't throw his fastball very much.

Marshall Harris 3:48

And the off-speed stuff can't be effective if you're not throwing it over the plate. And so when I'm watching him pitch, what I'm saying is, if you look at just his game log and what he's done in the starts, because remember, he had to go to the injured list and came back. And... Look, he started out pretty strong. He had four nice outings, but ever since then, seven runs, three runs, three runs, six runs, three runs, four runs, and not pitching into the sixth inning of his last five starts.