In addition to Garrett Crochet LHP, who is out for the season, and Lance Lynn RHP, who is out for 4-8 weeks, the White Sox will start the season with these players on the 10-Day or 15-Day Injured List:
Yoán Moncada INF – right oblique strain, day-to-day
Yermín Mercedes OF – left hamate fracture, expected back early to mid May
Ryan Burr RHP – right shoulder strain, day-to-day
Joe Kelly RHP – right biceps nerve injury, day-to-day
These gents will pick up the slack:
Jake Berger INF – recalled from Charlotte
Matt Foster RHP – recalled from Charlotte
Tanner Banks LHP – contract selected from Charlotte
Kyle Crick RHP – contract selected from Charlotte
Finally, Tim “No Regrets” Anderson will miss the first two games, serving a suspension for making contact with umpire Tim Timmons during a hullabaloo with the Tigers last September 27th.
DEFENSE: Dallas Keuchel allows 4 R on 6.0 IP (6 H, 4 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO), including 2 solo HRs by Jorge Soler, and a third by Andrew Benintendi. Cori Heuer (1-2-3, 0 SO) and Garrett Crochet (2 H, 1 BB, 2 SO) finish out the game, pitching a scoreless inning each. OFFENSE: Andrew Vaughn 2-RBI 1B in the 6th. Adam Engel RBI 1B in the 9th. Fresh off the IL, Eloy Jiménez goes 0-for-4, but is visibly excited to be back in the lineup. Watch game highlights from mlb.com:
Cease
Keller
7-6, 4.21, 132 | 7-9, 5.84, 89
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 7:10 pm CDT Kauffman Stadium Dylan Cease, RHP vs. Royals / Brad Keller, RHP
DEFENSE: Dylan Cease allows 3 R on 6.0 IP (6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO). Reynaldo López (1 SO), Michael Kopech (3 SO), and Liam Hendriks (1 SO) pitch a 1-2-3, no-hit inning each. OFFENSE: Eloy Jiménez 3-run HR (1) off Kyle Zimmer in the 8th. Jiménez also shines defensively, making two difficult running catches in the 4th, and throwing Michael A. Taylor out at home in the 2nd. Gavin Sheets solo HR (6) in the 4thYoán Moncada RBI groundout in the 8th.Watch game highlights from mlb.com:
Giolito
Bubic
8-7, 3.78, 136 | 3-4, 4.72, 57
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 7:10 pm CDT Kauffman Stadium Lucas Giolito, RHP vs. Royals / Kris Bubic, LHP
L, 3-2, 60-42 (.588), L1 | LP: Ryan Burr (2-1, 3.26) | Game 102
DEFENSE: Lucas Giolito gives up just 1 R, striking out 7, on 6.0 IP (4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB). Aaron Bummer (2 SO) and Michael Kopech (0 SO) pitch a no-hit inning each, before Liam Hendriks gives up the tying run—a Salvador Perez solo HR—in the 9th. A Michael A. Taylor 1B brings in the automatic runner to win the game for the Royals in the 10th. OFFENSE: The White Sox 5 H are all off starter Kris Bubic (3 SO). The Royals bullpen strikes out 6. Danny Mendick 2-RBI 1B in the 5th brings in Andrew Vaughn (1B) and Leury García (1B).Watch game highlights from mlb.com:
L, 5-0, 60-43 (.583), L2 | LP: Carlos Rodón (8-5, 2.49) | Game 103
DEFENSE: Carlos Rodón allows 8 H and 4 R on 4.0 IP (4 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO), starting with a 2-run HR by Salvador Perez in the 1st. He gives up a solo HR to Michael A. Taylor in the 2nd, and Hunter Dozier brings in Carlos Santana on a sac fly in the 3rd, making it 4-0 Royals. Rodón’s velocity is a few MPH lower than normal through the first couple of innings. With Reynaldo López pitching in the 5th, Jorge Soler reaches on an E6 (Leury García), then advances to third on a Hunter Dozier 2B, and scores on a Michael A. Taylor sac fly. López goes 1-2-3 in the 6th (1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO on 2.0 IP). Ryan Burr delivers 2.0 no-hit innings, giving up 2 BB (0 SO). The White Sox turn a 4-5-3 double play to finish out the 8th. OFFENSE: Royals starter, Carlos Hernández, gives up just 4 H and 1 BB to the White Sox on 6.0 IP (4 SO). Their bullpen allows just one more hit and strikes out 5, for the shutout.Watch game highlights from mlb.com:
July 29—Evan Marshall, RHP moved from 10-day to 60-day IL (to make room on 40-man roster)
2021 Trade Deadline
University of Delhi
The 2021 Major League Baseball Trade Deadline is Friday, July 30 at 4:00 pm EDT.
Three-Game Series vs. Cleveland Indians
White Sox win series 2-1
Lynn
Mejia
10-3, 1.91, 115 | 1-6, 7.52, 41
Friday, July 30, 2021 at 7:10 pm CDT Guaranteed Rate Field Lance Lynn, RHP vs. Indians / J.C. Mejia, RHP
W, 6-4, 61-43 (.587), W1 | WP: José Ruiz (1-1, 2.90) | S: Liam Hendriks (26) | Game 104
DEFENSE: Lance Lynn gives up 3 R on 7 H for a 5-inning no decision (3 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO). Garrett Crochet and Aaron Bummer pitch a clean inning each. But Ryan Tepera’sWhite Sox debut in the 8th is less-than-illustrious. He gives up a HR and a 1B, then issues a BB, before being replaced by José Ruiz, who retires the next three to end the inning (the first out comes on a sac bunt that loads the bases with Indians). Lethal Liam Hendriks goes 1-2-3 (2 SO) for the save (26). OFFENSE: In the 2nd, a one-in-a-million situation occurs when Cleveland outfielders Bradley Zimmer and Daniel Johnson collide at the center-field wall, both running to catch Yoán Moncada’s line drive, which rebounds out of Zimmer’s glove, sending it over the wall for a solo HR that should have been a lineout. Brian Goodwin RBI 1B brings Moncada in from second base, in the 4th. Then, with one out and two on, Leury García grounds into a force out at second, beats the throw to first for a base hit, and brings in a run. Andrew Vaughn run-scoring BB in the 5th. Tim Anderson RBI 1B in the 8th, before José Abreu HBP with bases loaded and no outs forces the final run of the game. “Controlled pandemonium” ensues…
La Russa Rushes Infield
When James Karinchak hits José Abreu in the noggin with a 96 MPH fastball, Tony La Russa rushes out of the dugout to confront Indians catcher Roberto Pérez—a run that launches a thousand memes (see below). Both benches clear, but no blows are exchanged. In the end, Abreu hugs Karinchak and takes his base.
La Russa runs with the Beatles
La Russa runs with Forrest Gump
La Russa runs to the vault
Tony La Russa on tempers flaring after José Abreu HBP
Watch game highlights from mlb.com:
July 30—SS Danny Mendick and RHP Ryan Burr optioned to Charlotte Knights (AAA)
L, 12-11, 61-44 (.581), L1 | LP: Michael Kopech (3-1, 2.55) | Game 105
Rookie catcher Seby Zavaya goes 4-for-4, becoming the first Big League player ever to slam his first three career HRs in a single game—and the second of his three consecutive homers just happens to be a Grand Slam! He tops off the night with a 1B on his 4th and final at bat of the game.Watch game highlights from mlb.com:
Lambert
Quantrill
0-1, 12.6, 6 | 2-2, 3.66, 55
Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 1:10 pm CDT Guaranteed Rate Field Jimmy Lambert, RHP vs. Indians /Cal Quantrill, RHP
August 1—Outfielder Billy Hamilton is back on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain, the same injury that landed him there on June 6. This is Hamilton’s third time on the IL this season.
