White Sox set to visit Guardians for a crucial series
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What recent game did the White Sox play before the Guardians series?
Rahimi Harrison-Grody. That sounds so crazy. 104.3 the score. Wow. I like that. Middays 10-2 on 104.3 The Score. And now four in their park. Chopper over the middle. This could do it. Henderson on the move. Britt Montgomery is retired. It's a final on this Wednesday afternoon. The White Sox fall in the finale 6-1 against the Orioles.
That is courtesy of CHSN. That is John Schiffen, Steve Stone on the call. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody and Dustin Rhodes filling in for this hour. Happy to talk baseball with Dustin. You know him from producing Mully and Ha every morning. So thanks, Dustin.
Thanks for asking, Layla. Nice to be here for a little bit longer before Chuck Swirsky comes in.
It puts me on my way. It's a Rahimian Company type of show. Layla and friends. I keep making that joke. Layla and friends. Dustin knows the joke I'm making. I'm pushing it. So, yes. Okay.
Why is the upcoming series against the Guardians so crucial?
Unfortunately for the Sox, they couldn't get the sweep in Baltimore. They lose to the Orioles by final of 6-1. And I think you made the appropriate... observation as well, that they faced a noted, I don't know if you call him a Sox killer, but he's definitely a Sox nuisance in Dean Kramer. That guy can deal against this White Sox team.
He can deal indeed. They've got to be happy. Not like... clicking their heels, but they won a road series. And that had not happened in, what, eight consecutive tries?
Yeah, it was May 1st through the 3rd against San Diego, who we just saw.
Right, Padres, who are now the punching bag of Chicago baseball teams. So they've got to feel good about that. This upcoming four-game series is more important than sweeping the Orioles. Yes, the Orioles are obviously an American League team, but it's more important to win these games in that division. So this is absolutely monumental. And I believe the White Sox gave a couple guys a day off yesterday, right? Yes. necessarily have their best starting lineup going yesterday.
They had a little bit of a day game after a night game situation. So your lineup was Antonacci, Vargas, Benintendi, Montgomery, Gonzalez. So that kind of shows you how high he was in the lineup there. And then it's Maidroth, Peters, Acuna. So he was at short. And then Romo, Drew Romo, was catching. So that gives you an indication.
So listen, because you want all hands on deck starting tonight. I mean, it's a four-game series on the road. You have your ace going. You've got your best lefty going Friday night.
What lineup changes did the White Sox make for the series?
And you've got to do whatever you can. I think the bare minimum, you've got to split. Four-game series are no fun.
Yeah, because here's the thing. In a four-game series, you know you're, what, 99% likely to not get a sweep? That's not even on the table. But I agree with you. Unless you're playing the Mets. Yeah, there it is, and that is true. But when you see this, I thought the same thing, Dustin. I thought when I looked at this after what they just did against Baltimore, I'm like, well, you've got to ask for a split. That was my first thought when I saw the four-game set, even on the road, where progressive field can be so much fun for the home crowd. Cleveland is starting to heat up, as we know. But this is an excellent chance when you've got your stopper on the mound tonight in Davis Martin.
He's all-star caliber starting pitcher, but this is almost like a playoff game feel to me. So you, you now have the Sox have a one game lead over them. You're at their place. You've been playing above your skis. They're, they're, they're ahead of schedule for sure.
How about outperforming? You know how we always talk about Jen, where you're saying outperforming expectations. Well, that's what the Sox are doing.
Nobody had these, nobody had these, even the, the diest hardest white Sox fan would not have expected this to have happened. And, and there are actually, there are a likable bunch of, They're more likable than the last team that was put together that was supposed to do something. You know, the old, you know, remind me after the parade, that line that will live in infamy that never happened. It did not.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What recent game did the White Sox play before the Guardians series?
0:00–1:02
2
Why is the upcoming series against the Guardians so crucial?
1:02–2:34
3
What lineup changes did the White Sox make for the series?
2:34–4:10
4
How are the White Sox performing compared to expectations this season?
4:10–6:11
5
What challenges do the White Sox face in the Guardians series?
6:11–7:28
6
Who are the key pitchers for the White Sox in this series?
7:28–9:23
7
What impact does the All-Star break have on team performance?
9:23–9:29
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