Tim Elko went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs in Charlotte’s win over the Bulls. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images
The South Side organization split the day, with the Knights and Dash earning the wins on Father’s Day
Charlotte Knights 6, Durham Bulls 3 (Statcast Box)
Charlotte (33-36) had allowed the Bulls (39-30) to take an early lead off of starting pitcher Tyler Schweitzer, but the Knights fought back and earned all of those runs back and then some to beat Durham,...
Brooks Baldwin after chasing a terrible pitch to strike out in the ninth inning. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
South Siders flounder in Arlington, leave the Lone Star State 1-5
Well, this was not the outcome we wanted after a series of close losses, as the Texas Rangers swept the Chicago White Sox with a 2-1 win this Father’s Day. It was not a particularly active day for either teams, but the White Sox hopefully can learn from the close loss.
Aaron Civale and Kumar Rocker dueled it...
Aaron Civale gets his first start with the South Siders after a recent trade. | Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
Civale makes his South Side debut as the Texas road trip closes out
Happy Sunday and Happy Father’s Day! Today, the Chicago White Sox will close out their trip to the Lone Star State as they play their final game against the Texas Rangers and try to avoid the series sweep.
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— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox)...Despite scratching and clawing their way through Saturday’s extra-inning affair, the Chicago White Sox came up just short, losing 5–4 to the Texas Rangers in 11 innings.
Angels’ starter Yusei Kikuchi pitches at Fenway Park. | Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images
Roman Anthony’s debut doesn’t impress
Welcome back to the Hot or Not feature series! This week’s recap covers the 11th full week of the season, June 8-14.
AL West
Hot: Angels rotation shines
Angels starters were locked in last week. Although only Yusei Kikuchi earned a win, the starters scattered 15 runs across 34 1?3 innings. Kikuchi glowed against the Athletics, pitching 7 ? shutout innings while...
The Chicago White Sox entered the season with the expectation that Luis Robert Jr. would be the veteran the team could bank on trading this summer. Unfortunately, Robert is batting .194/.279/.311 with an ops of .590 and just six home runs and 28 RBI.
The surging Texas Rangers will battle the struggling Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas. The
On this day 47 years ago, Steve Stone pitched eight innings that capped the 17th White Sox win in 19 games. | Barb Urbanek
Steve Stone gets the 1978 club razor-close to .500
1950It was only the beginning for him: White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce threw a one-hitter, the first of the four he’d have in his career. Pierce shut down the Yankees at Comiskey Park, 5-0. The only Yankees hit that afternoon came off the bat of infielder Billy Johnson, who singled to right in the fifth inning. Pierce...
Once again, Adrian Gil was an offensive and baserunning hero for the Complex Sox. | Adrian Gil/Instagram
A sorta terrible night for the system, but hey, the Complex Sox had a 10-run inning!
Durham Bulls 3, Charlotte Knights 1 (Statcast Box)
We begin what was mostly a heartbreaking day on the farm with an utterly inept offensive effort from the Knights (three singles, four walks and two hard hits), nothing cashed in on the few runners placed in scoring position, and against all odds a good...
In the clutch: Michael A. Taylor tied the game with a double in the top of the ninth as a pinch-hitter. | Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
The South Siders rallied from one-run deficits in the eighth and ninth innings, but Texas prevailed in the 11th
The White Sox (23-48) dropped their fourth consecutive game in a back-and-forth battle against the Rangers (35-36) in Arlington.
Rookie Mike Vasil, 25, got the start for the South Siders, and he pitched his way into and out of trouble in the first...
Back to the bump: Mike Vasil has only allowed two runs in his last 13 innings. | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
The South Siders look to snap a three-game losing streak
The White Sox (23-47) are looking to break a three-game losing streak and are taking on the Rangers (34-36), who took the series opener on Friday night.
Rookie Mike Vasil, 25, will start on the mound for the South Siders. In 41 1?3 innings, Vasil has a 2.18 ERA but a 4.55 FIP, rendering him a 0.0-fWAR pitcher....
The White Sox’s six-game, two-city, one-state road trip is trending in the wrong direction after a brief flicker of hope. A promising start has given way to more of the same, with the offense flatlining in a 3–1 loss to the Rangers on Friday night.
Eddie Smith’s long losing streak was snapped on this day, 83 years ago.
Eddie Smith’s 15-game losing streak goes POOF
1942With an 11-4 win in the nightcap of a doubleheader at Washington, Eddie Smith won his first game of the year, in 12 tries, to improve to 1-10. What’s crazy about Smith’s winless streak, which stretched back to the start of the 1942 season, is that he didn’t pitch bad at all: seven complete games, five one-run losses, two two-run losses, and an 3.83 ERA/4.16...
The Chicago White Sox have had to change their roster all season due to players not finding their footing and injuries that have nagged them since the beginning of the season.
The Chicago White Sox season has gotten more exciting and interesting now that their young guys are here and are showing how successful this team can be.
On a night where the affiliates didn’t do much at all to stand out, let’s celebrate the rumored promotion of Noah Schultz to Charlotte! | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
A slim win from the ACL Sox prevent a franchise sweep in what was an offensively weak night on all fronts
Durham Bulls 6, Charlotte Knights 5 (Statcast box)
The Knights fell just short of mounting a comeback to the Bulls. After Chris Rodriguez gave up two runs in the first, Andre Lipcius responded with a solo shot in the...
The White Sox are a bad offensive team, but tonight’s approach at the plate was abysmal. | Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images
Over-aggressive and incompetent bats lead to 47th loss in 70 games
In what should’ve been a competitive outing against the Rangers bullpen, the White Sox could only muster up six hits and one run in a pathetic showing in a 3-1 loss.
The White Sox were retired in order to start the first, and then gave up back-to-back singles. Corey Seager provided a sac fly RBI to put Texas...
Adrian Houser looks to silence the Texas bats tonight. | Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
New city, new series
The White Sox have touched down in Arlington, Texas, to see the Rangers again. In their last meeting, the White Sox took two of three. Since then, the Rangers have won four of the past five games.
Before we get to the lineup, and in case you’ve been away from the internet today, Andrew Vaughn’s chapter in Chicago has ended. In turn, the White Sox picked up...
The Chicago White Sox will try to get back in the win column Friday night in Arlington after dropping two straight to the Houston Astros. They're also
The White Sox had a busy day.