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Stressful stretch run has White Sox putting individual pitches under microscope
The White Sox's 3-1 victory over the Tigers on Saturday was straightforward enough -- a starter going six innings! only two relievers! -- that it didn't inspire any second-guessing, especially since both second-guessable decisions worked out the way Will Venable hoped. If a Davis Martin-led effort can best a Troy Melton-led effort on Detroit's side, the White Sox will come away winning three of four, and everybody will try to avoid talking about the other game. But I do want to talk about th...
White Sox Minor Keys: Sept. 19, 2026
Pierce George and Mathias LaCombe are among the pitchers heading to the Arizona Fall League, but unlike their teammates at Birmingham, they're getting less of a breather in between. The White Sox promoted both to Charlotte over the last couple days, and George pitched Saturday night, meaning he's pitched for all four White Sox full-season affiliates this season. His first 10 appearances came with Kannapolis, followed by 15 at Winston-Salem and 25 with the Barons. One game of experience pro...
White Sox 3, Tigers 1: Quality start equals quality win
A White Sox pitcher completed six innings for the first time in 27 games, and at no expense to anything but the gray hair count on Will Venable's head. Burke had to minimize the damage from a pair of bases loaded situations in his final two innings of work, but he was able to get through two-thirds of the game with just one run allowed, while a White Sox that was limited to just four hits converted every opportunity it generated. Basically, it was the photo negative image of the average Whit...
Sox Machine Live: Worst loss of 2026 as bullpen looks gassed
Live stream starts at 11:30 AM CT as it'll serve as a pregame show with first pitch at 1:10 PM CT (Weather pending). Episode Summary Because of the weather, the White Sox push their Saturday game time up by 5 hours. This edition of Sox Machine Live is a pregame show of sorts, as Josh Nelson recaps last night's worst loss of 2026. Despite being up 8-2, the White Sox pitchers couldn’t hold the lead. With 8 games remaining, does the bullpen have enough gas to finish the job? https://www....
Sporcle Saturday: 5 or more triples in a season since 1990
Good morning! Munetaka Murakami's big home run on Thursday evening may have (rightly) garnered the most attention, but it was his first MLB triple which provided the inspiration for today's quiz. Perusing Baseball Reference's batting stats for the White Sox, I noticed that two players are sitting on four triples apiece (entering Friday evening's game): Sam Antonacci and Tristan Peters. If you look back at batting statistics of various White Sox over the last several years, you'll eventuall...
White Sox Minor Keys: Sept. 18, 2026
As mentioned in Friday's Minor Keys, the number of breakout performances in the White Sox farm system from truly off-the-radar types were outnumbered by setbacks for more prominent names, so when I saw MLB Pipeline's article identifying one player who made a leap for each team , a favorite didn't immediately come to mind. When I clicked through, the White Sox's choice made enough sense: White Sox: Anthony DePino, 1B ( No. 22 ) Though DePino set Rhode Island single-season and career marks...
Tigers 11, White Sox 8: Bullpen reaches breaking point
From here on out, Will Venable's only pathway to victory might require a starting pitcher to go six innings. The White Sox were able to nurse a two-run lead across the final 4 ⅓ innings of Thursday night's game against the Tigers , but even though they had a six-run cushion to work with, another five innings tonight proved to be an impossible ask. Not only did the White Sox pitching staff blow an 8-2 lead, but their offense faced a three-run deficit by the bottom of the eighth. Paired with...
First Pitch: White Sox vs. Tigers
Looks like the White Sox are running with the orignal City Connects until they fail the team. TV: CHSN Lineups: Tigers White Sox Kevin McGonigle, SS 1 Miguel Vargas, 3B Gleyber Torres, 2B 2 Tommy Pham, DH Colt Keith, DH 3 Randal Grichuk, LF Riley Greene, LF 4 Munetaka Murakami, 1B Spencer Torkelson, 1B 5… The post First Pitch: White Sox vs. Tigers appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: Sept. 17, 2026
Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus both graded the White Sox for slightly different purposes with different weights for criteria, but they came to a similar conclusion: It's hard to come to a conclusion. Baseball America gave the White Sox a "B" for their work in 2026 , but called it a "strange year for the White Sox system." They graduated a number of players, but were able to produce them on the strength of a draft class that included the No. 1 overall pick and a record bonus pool, b...
Sox Machine Live: Munetaka Murakami’s power returns as White Sox win, 3-1
The live stream starts at 11:00 AM CT. Show Summary Munetaka Murakami hit a 3-run homer to power the White Sox to a 3-1 victory over Detroit. The pitching plan worked as Erick Fedde pitched 4.2 innings, and Grant Taylor got the key double play to earn a multi-inning save. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERd7swWaWus The post Sox Machine Live: Munetaka Murakami’s power returns as White Sox win, 3-1 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Amtrak has plans for ISFA, White Sox parking lots
The Illinois Sports Facility Authority held its third of four planned public meetings in 2026 at Rate Field on Wednesday. This meeting was unique because, for the first time, it drew a large media presence, including Sox Machine. ISFA Chair Leslie Darling addressed the elephant in the room prior to public comment. “I want to be clear that ISFA shares many of your concerns,” said Darling. “We are your neighbor, and we want to be a good one. We are learning about this project as you are, and ...
White Sox 3, Tigers 1: Munetaka Murakami’s homer holds up
The hope was that, with Munetaka Murakami belting a three-run homer off Framber Valdez, the White Sox might be able to create some breathing room for their beleaguered bullpen by the time it had to enter the fray. Instead, those were the only runs the White Sox scored, and Will Venable ended up using Grant Taylor for the final 2⅓ innings. The good news is Taylor broke his four-game streak of being scored upon, even pitching around a Luisangel Acuña mistake in the ninth inning to convert an...
First Pitch: White Sox vs. Tigers
Let’s see if the original City Connect jerseys and Tim Anderson bring the White Sox any luck. TV: CHSN Lineups: White Sox Tigers Chase Meidroth, 2B 1 Kevin McGonigle, 3B Tommy Pham, DH 2 Gleyber Torres, DH Miguel Vargas, 3B 3 Dillon Dingler, C Randal Grichuk, LF 4 Riley Greene, LF Munetaka Murakami, 1B 5… The post First Pitch: White Sox vs. Tigers appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox paying price for taxing relievers to cover for starters
At this point in the season, it feels like Will Venable is competing in a particularly deranged cooking show, with the White Sox roster providing him a set of ingredients that is designed solely to torment. You have to win a nine-inning ballgame at least six times over the next 10 games. Your starting pitchers can't go five, your multi-inning relievers aren't a great bet to deliver more than three outs anymore, and your homer-based offense is 25th in the league in September. Your time starts...
Sox Machine Live: Last Dash Towards Postseason
Live stream begins at 11:00 AM CT. Summary: The Chicago White Sox lose their series at Cleveland and fall to second place. They are also the current 6th seed, one game ahead of the Texas Rangers. For a team in a comfortable position to start the month, the White Sox are feeling the heat with 10 games remaining. Presented by Ankin Law - Injury Law Made Personal https://www.youtube.com/live/lGubQjjbk1M The post Sox Machine Live: Last Dash Towards Postseason appeared first on Sox Ma...
White Sox Minor Keys: Sept. 16, 2026
And then there was one. With the Winston-Salem Dash taking care of business in the South Atlantic League Playoffs using the minimum amount of games, the Charlotte Knights are the last affiliate in action, with four games left to play in Norfolk before calling it a season. Speaking of the Charlotte Knights, they’re in the… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Sept. 16, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Guardians 6, White Sox 3: Melting down into second place
On an afternoon where the White Sox's most second-guessable decision paid off, it was the most tried-and-true bet that failed them. One inning after Tommy Pham put the White Sox ahead with a three-run homer from the cleanup spot, Hagen Smith issued a pair of walks in his second inning of work, and Sean Newcomb allowed them both to score on Petey Halpin's first career homer off a lefty to put the Guardians back in front. Newcomb failed to retire any of the four batters he faced, and a José Ra...
Pregame notes: White Sox reinstate Tommy Pham, sit Munetaka Murakami for Cleveland finale
The White Sox made a few roster moves before a pivotal season series finale against the Guardians at Progressive Field. As Tuesday's DFA of José Urquidy foreshadowed, the White Sox used that 40-man roster spot to reinstate Drew Thorpe from the 60-day injured list. They also made a move that wasn't a lock, reinstating Tommy Pham from the 10-day injured list and optioning Edgar Quero to Charlotte. Pham had logged just one plate appearance before hitting the IL for a calf strain, but he's back ...
Catching up with the White Sox’s AFL position player prospects before fall ball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Had the White Sox stuck to the original timetable, seeing Caleb Bonemer listed as an outfielder for the Glendale Desert Dogs upon the release of Arizona Fall League rosters this week might have come as quite the surprise. "I think originally that was the plan -- I wasn't going to play outfield in Birmingham, just the fall league," Bonemer told Sox Machine this past weekend. As it played out, the White Sox tipped the position change -- or at least the position addition -...
White Sox Minor Keys: Sept. 15, 2026
For the first time since 2003 -- when they played in the Carolina League, went by the Warthogs, and had a roster with only Michael Morse as a future major league fixture -- the Winston-Salem Dash have won a league title. The Dash swept their way through the South Atlantic League Playoffs, following up their two-game sweep of the Bowling Green Hot Rods in the Divisional Series by taking both games of the Championship Series against the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Fittingly, Tuesday night's score...
Podcast: Heartbreak in Cleveland as White Sox lose, 7-6
Episode Summary Summary: Brayan Rocchio has his second walk-off hit against Grant Taylor as the Guardians win, 7-6. Josh Nelson and Courtney Finnicum recap the game. Why the opener didn't work. Why Munetaka Murakami really needs a day. Despite the result, there were positives, including another big inning in the 6th. Fox One Sports Topic: Will 83 wins be enough to make the American League Postseason? Presented by Ankin Law - Injury Law Made Personal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e...
Guardians 7, White Sox 6: Brayan Rocchio beats Grant Taylor again
Back on July 2 , the Bryan Rocchio pounced on a first-pitch Grant Taylor fastball up and away and sent it over the right field wall for a walk-off two-run homer and a 6-5 Cleveland victory. When Rocchio came to the plate with runners on second and third and two outs in the ninth inning tonight, Taylor adhered to at least one lesson. He dropped a curveball for strike one, then got Rocchio to foul off a slider for strike two. At that point, he went for another fastball up and away. This time...
Pregame notes: Noah Schultz returns to White Sox, but bullpen this time
The White Sox made a pair of roster moves after Monday's thrilling 7-3 victory over Cleveland. That night, they reinstated Tyler Davis from the bereavement/family medical emergency list and optioned him to Charlotte. This afternoon, they recalled Noah Schultz from Charlotte and designated José Urquidy for assignment. This move seems less about Schultz and more about Urquidy, or at least the roster spot he was occupying. As FutureSox's Adrian White noted earlier today , Drew Thorpe is appro...
Sox Machine Live: White Sox beat Guardians, 7-3
Live stream begins at 11:00 AM CT / 9:00 AM PT. Watch in the player below or on Sox Machine's YouTube page . Presented by Ankin Law - Injury Law Made Personal. Show Summary Chicago White Sox won a BIG game last night beating Cleveland, 7-3. They now own the season tiebreaker and their lead in the AL Central is 1.5 games. Tristan Peters had an epic 18-pitch walk, Miguel Vargas homered, Kyle Teel had a big two-run double, and the pitching plan worked. Can the White Sox now go on and win ...
Frequently and infrequently asked questions about Tristan Peters’ 18-pitch walk
Approximately 49 babies were born in the United States during Tristan Peters’ 18-pitch walk that truly set the White Sox’s six-run sixth inning in motion en route to a crucial 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians Monday night. That’s not the standard unit of measurement for determining the length of a sequence in a Major… The post Frequently and infrequently asked questions about Tristan Peters’ 18-pitch walk appeared first on Sox Machine .
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