White Sox look to stop 3-game slide, take on the Angels
May 30, 2023 GMTLos Angeles Angels (29-26, third in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (22-34, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Tyler Anderson (2-0, 4.81 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); White Sox: Lucas Giolito (3-4, 3.98 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)
CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Thaiss and the Los Angeles Angels spoiled Liam Hendriks' party.
In the most polite way.
Thaiss and Brandon Drury homered during a fast start for the Angels, who graciously welcomed Hendriks back to the majors before holding off the Chicago White Sox for a 6-4 victory Monday night.
CHICAGO (AP) — Not long after Liam Hendriks was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the All-Star closer set an ambitious goal for himself. He wanted to return to the Chicago White Sox before the end of May.
Tuesday’s Time Schedule
May 30, 2023 GMTAll Times EDT
White Sox try to keep home win streak going, host the Angels
May 29, 2023 GMTLos Angeles Angels (28-26, fourth in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (22-33, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Griffin Canning (3-2, 4.95 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); White Sox: Michael Kopech (3-4, 4.24 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)
Monday’s Time Schedule
May 29, 2023 GMTAll Times EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Liam Hendriks is ready to rejoin the Chicago White Sox after recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
DETROIT (AP) — Eric Haase's 10th-inning sacrifice fly gave the Detroit Tigers a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Alex Lange (3-0) pitched a scoreless top of the 10th, and Jonathan Schoop's long fly ball off Reynaldo Lopez (4-4) moved Spencer Torkelson to third with one out.
Tigers meet the White Sox with 2-1 series lead
May 28, 2023 GMTChicago White Sox (22-32, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (24-26, second in the AL Central)
Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Dylan Cease (3-3, 4.60 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Tigers: Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4, 2.19 ERA, .96 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)
DETROIT (AP) — Zach McKinstry homered in a three-run seventh inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3 on Saturday.
McKinstry went 3 for 4 with a sacrifice fly and has reached base 19 times in the last seven games.
DETROIT (AP) — Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs, Yoan Moncada also had three RBIs and the Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 12-3 on Friday night.
Tigers play the White Sox leading series 1-0
May 26, 2023 GMTChicago White Sox (21-31, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (23-25, second in the AL Central)
Detroit; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Lance Lynn (3-5, 6.28 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Tigers: Joey Wentz (1-4, 7.45 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 31 strikeouts)
DETROIT (AP) — Alex Faedo struck out a career-high 10 batters in six innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Thursday night.
Faedo (1-2) has 22 strikeouts and one walk in four starts this season.
Tigers begin 4-game series with the White Sox
May 25, 2023 GMTChicago White Sox (21-30, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (22-25, second in the AL Central)
Detroit; Thursday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Lucas Giolito (3-3, 3.62 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Tigers: Alex Faedo (0-2, 4.60 ERA, .83 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)
CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Kopech began the season with the worst month of his major league career. Since then, the right-hander has been almost unhittable.
Kopech struck out nine and allowed two hits over seven dominant innings, and Romy González had a two-run double for the Chicago White Sox in a 6-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.
Guardians take on the White Sox in series rubber match
May 24, 2023 GMTChicago White Sox (20-30, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (21-27, third in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Michael Kopech (2-4, 4.83 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Guardians: Cal Quantrill (2-2, 4.06 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)
González hits 2-run double, Grandal homers, Cease wins as White Sox rally to top Guardians 4-2
May 24, 2023 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — Dylan Cease feels like he's finally finding his groove. The Chicago White Sox just might be, as well.
Romy González's two-run double broke a seventh-inning tie to help Cease get his first win since April 10 as the White Sox, who opened the season so miserably, rallied for a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.
Guardians try to keep home win streak alive, host the White Sox
May 23, 2023 GMTChicago White Sox (19-30, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (21-26, third in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Tuesday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Dylan Cease (2-3, 4.78 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Guardians: Logan Allen (1-1, 3.04 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)
Guardians rookie Brennan hits single that accidentally kills bird on infield during game
May 23, 2023 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — Will Brennan only tried to hit the ball. What happened after that wasn’t by design.
Cleveland’s rookie outfielder hit a hard grounder that accidentally killed a bird wandering on the infield grass during the second inning of the Guardians’ 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.
Zunino hits 2-run homer, Gaddis gets 1st win, Guardians beat White Sox 3-0 to end slide
May 23, 2023 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Zunino's critics have been silenced — for a day or two.
Mired in a miserable slump in May, Zunino connected for a two-run homer in the eighth inning to help Hunter Gaddis get his first major league win and lead the Cleveland Guardians over the Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Monday night.
Guardians aim to end 3-game slide, play the White Sox
May 22, 2023 GMTChicago White Sox (19-29, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (20-26, third in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Monday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: TBD; Guardians: Hunter Gaddis (0-0)
Robert, Lynn star as White Sox beat Royals 5-2 for series sweep
May 21, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. homered, Lance Lynn pitched six effective innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Sunday for a three-game series sweep.
Romy González went 3 for 3, including two-run triple that put the White Sox ahead for good as the Chicago won for the fifth time in six games.
White Sox try to sweep 3-game series over the Royals
May 21, 2023 GMTKansas City Royals (14-33, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (18-29, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Carlos Hernandez (0-1, 4.09 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); White Sox: Lance Lynn (2-5, 6.66 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)
Hot-hitting Burger, Giolito lead White Sox past Royals 5-1
May 20, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Jake Burger hit a three-run double in the sixth inning, helping Lucas Giolito and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday.
Yoán Moncada had two RBIs as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games.
White Sox meet the Royals with 1-0 series lead
May 20, 2023 GMTKansas City Royals (14-32, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (17-29, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Jordan Lyles (0-7, 6.97 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); White Sox: Lucas Giolito (2-3, 3.86 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)
Kopech gives up 1 hit over 8 innings, White Sox beat Royals 2-0
May 20, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Michael Kopech almost nailed the batter with the game’s first pitch. After that, he was just about perfect.
Kopech gave up one hit over a career-high eight innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Friday night.
Weeekend Time Schedule
May 20, 2023 GMTAll Times EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks took another step Friday in his comeback from cancer, throwing live batting practice, though it remains unclear when he will return to the bullpen.
Royals visit the White Sox to start 3-game series
May 19, 2023 GMTKansas City Royals (14-31, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (16-29, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Zack Greinke (1-4, 5.01 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 32 strikeouts); White Sox: Michael Kopech (1-4, 5.74 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)
CHICAGO (AP) — Cam Gallagher snapped a long hitless drought with an RBI single during Cleveland's two-run seventh inning, and the Guardians beat Dylan Cease and the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Thursday to salvage the series finale.
Guardians take on the White Sox looking to break road skid
May 18, 2023 GMTCleveland Guardians (19-23, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (16-28, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Logan Allen (1-1, 3.43 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); White Sox: Dylan Cease (2-2, 4.86 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)
Burger, Sheets go deep again as White Sox top Guardians 7-2
May 18, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets both homered for the second straight game, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 on Wednesday night.
Burger added a triple and single for Chicago, which has posted consecutive victories against Cleveland and won for the third time in four games.
Guardians look to stop 3-game road slide, play the White Sox
May 17, 2023 GMTCleveland Guardians (19-22, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (15-28, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Peyton Battenfield (0-4, 4.45 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); White Sox: Mike Clevinger (2-3, 4.79 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 35 strikeouts)
CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. homered for the fourth straight game, Gavin Sheets and Jake Burger went deep off Shane Bieber in Chicago’s six-run fifth inning, and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-3 on Tuesday night.
White Sox host the Guardians to open 3-game series
May 16, 2023 GMTCleveland Guardians (19-21, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (14-28, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Shane Bieber (3-1, 2.61 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); White Sox: Lance Lynn (1-5, 7.51 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)
Diaz homers, Astros hold off White Sox 4-3
May 14, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Yainer Diaz hit his first major league home run to back rookie Hunter Brown and help the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Sunday for their fourth win in five games.
Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run double in the first, advanced on shortstop Tim Anderson’s throwing error and scored on Kyle Tucker’s sacrifice fly as the Astro built an early lead.
Jake Burger returns from injured list for White Sox
May 14, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox reinstated infielder Jake Burger from the 10-day injured list on Sunday.
Burger was starting at designated hitter and hitting seventh for the White Sox against the Houston Astros.
White Sox and Astros play to decide series winner
May 14, 2023 GMTHouston Astros (20-19, third in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (14-27, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (3-1, 3.23 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); White Sox: Lucas Giolito (2-2, 3.59 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)
CHICAGO (AP) — It all comes down to plate discipline for Luis Robert Jr. When he swings at strikes, good things happen for the Chicago White Sox.
Robert homered and drove in two runs, and the White Sox beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a pair of two-run homers, Anthony Volpe broke Joe DiMaggio’s Yankees record for consecutive stolen bases at the start of a career and New York rallied from a six-run deficit and beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-8 on Saturday.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox placed infielder Elvis Andrus on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a strained left oblique.
The 34-year-old Andrus got hurt during his final at-bat in the eighth inning of Friday night's 5-1 loss to Houston.
White Sox aim to end 3-game skid, take on the Astros
May 13, 2023 GMTHouston Astros (20-18, third in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (13-27, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Brandon Bielak (0-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.96 WHIP, six strikeouts); White Sox: Dylan Cease (2-2, 5.58 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)
France dominates, Abreu gets warm welcome as Astros beat ChiSox
May 13, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — J.P. France passed the time during the lengthy rain delay playing cards and taking a beating.
Once he stepped on the mound, he got the results he wanted. And he came away with his first major league win.
Astros hitting coach Snitker ejected from White Sox game
May 13, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Houston Astros hitting coach Troy Snitker has been ejected from Friday's game against the Chicago White Sox.
Snitker was tossed by plate umpire Mark Wegner in the top of the first inning.
White Sox get boost with Moncada back from rehab assignment
May 12, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — The struggling Chicago White Sox got a boost to their lineup, with Yoán Moncada returning from a rehabilitation assignment on Friday.
Moncada was batting fourth and playing third base against the defending World Series champion Houston Astros after being sidelined since April 9 because of lower back soreness.
CHICAGO (AP) — Houston Astros star Jose Altuve is moving a step closer to returning from a broken right thumb.
Altuve was set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday.
The eight-time All-Star and 2017 AL MVP broke his thumb when he was hit by a pitch playing for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
Astros visit the White Sox to start 3-game series
May 12, 2023 GMTHouston Astros (19-18, third in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (13-26, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: J.P. France (0-0, .00 ERA, .80 WHIP, five strikeouts); White Sox: Michael Kopech (1-3, 5.97 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)
Fermin’s bunt in ninth gives Royals 4-3 win over White Sox
May 11, 2023 GMTKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Freddy Fermin had fouled off a couple of bunt attempts earlier in the week, yet Royals manager Matt Quatraro had no qualms about calling for another one with the backup catcher at the plate and a chance to beat the White Sox on Thursday.
Royals bring 2-1 series lead over White Sox into game 4
May 11, 2023 GMTChicago White Sox (13-25, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (11-27, fifth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Mike Clevinger (2-3, 4.84 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Royals: Brady Singer (2-4, 8.82 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)
Pratto, Massey, Olivares homer as Royals blast White Sox 9-1
May 11, 2023 GMTKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Pratto homered and Brad Keller won for the first time in nearly a month as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 9-1 on Wednesday night.
Keller (3-3), who leads the majors with 32 walks allowed, got into immediate trouble walking the first two batters he faced, but escaped first-inning damage with a double play and strikeout.
Kansas City Royals host the Chicago White Sox Wednesday
May 10, 2023 GMTChicago White Sox (13-24, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (10-27, fifth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Lance Lynn (1-4, 6.86 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Royals: Brad Keller (2-3, 4.67 ERA, 1.82 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)
Vaughn’s homer lifts White Sox over Royals, 4-2
May 10, 2023 GMTKANSAS CITY, Mo, (AP) — Andrew Vaughn's two-run homer in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
Lucas Giolito (2-2) allowed two runs on five hits over six innings in a game that started two hours late because of rain.
Monday’s Transactions
May 9, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5
May 9, 2023 GMTKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5 on Monday night.
White Sox score 11 in 2nd, beat Reds 17-4
May 8, 2023 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — Hanser Alberto had four hits, a career-high four RBIs and the Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday.
The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and third-most ever for the franchise.
Reds square off against the White Sox in series rubber match
May 7, 2023 GMTChicago White Sox (11-23, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (14-19, fourth in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Michael Kopech (0-3, 5.97 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Reds: Graham Ashcraft (2-0, 2.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)