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Chicago Tribune
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Column: After 50 games, Chicago White Sox's season is essentially over before Memorial Day — again
The best matchup in the Chicago White Sox's 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners on a soggy Wednesday afternoon occurred before the game even began. Unfortunately, many in the announced crowd of 10,556 weren't paying attention. After most players left the field following the national anthem, White Sox pitchers Cam Booser and Fraser Ellard stood still with their caps over their chest as if the song was still going on. On the other side of the field, Mariners players Miles Mastrobuoni and Mitch Garver did likewise, standing at attention without moving their heads. It was a standoff in the rain to see who would be the last man standing. Mariners players came by with towels to try to dry off Mastrobuoni's bald head. The scoreboard video crew came by to capture the two Sox players up close, and soon all four were up on the video board on a split screen, though few in the stands had any idea what was going on. Finally, when Sox starter Shane Smith began warming up on the mound for the opening pitch, Ellard peeled off toward the dugout after an umpire prompted him. Eventually Mastrobuoni outdueled Booser and was declared the winner of the standoff, which ended about a minute before the first pitch. When it comes to a White Sox game, you have to find your entertainment value wherever you can. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you can miss it. 'You've got to have fun in this game,' shortstop Chase Meidroth said. 'It's a long year. A lot of ups and downs. So the way to stay sane is having fun and this is a kid's game. It's a dream. It's fun to be here every day.' For the rookies, maybe. For Luis Robert Jr., maybe not. One day after admitting no team would want to trade for him right now, Robert went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and saw his average drop to .178. As for the game, the Sox had another nightmare. They overcame an early three-run deficit, then blew a one-run lead in the eighth when a single and error by left fielder Michael A. Taylor put the leadoff runner on second and Leody Taveras stroked Mike Vasil's next pitch over the right-field wall for a two-run home run to give the Mariners a 6-5 lead. Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz, who has not allowed an earned run this season, pitched a scoreless ninth for his major-league-leading 16th save. The Sox have lost six of seven, and Pope Leo XIV's fandom hasn't changed things. How disappointing was the loss after battling back? 'Yeah, we're trying to win the game, and obviously to give up the lead late is tough,' manager Will Venable said. 'Overall a good game, guys battling and competing.' That's a familiar refrain that Sox fans heard last year from a different manager. The Sox were 15-35 after Wednesday's loss and 18 games out of first in the American League Central. Last year there were also 15-35 and 18 games back after 50 games. That's Sox symmetry. For a second straight year, the season is essentially over before Memorial Day, and only die-hards and folks with free tickets are still around to watch how it plays out. A small crowd braved raw conditions on a chilly afternoon, just as they did Tuesday night in the 1-0 Sox win. Jordan Leasure, who closed out that victory, said the fact so many fans stuck around until the end Tuesday, despite a 1½-hour rain delay, was comforting. 'It's pretty exciting, fans sticking around through the rain and obviously the weather (afterward) wasn't great either,' Leasure said Wednesday. 'Being able to see so many there in the ninth inning and they're all standing up and cheering, it definitely gives us a boost. We're very grateful for them.' If only Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf were as grateful to the remaining fans as his players. Shane Smith, the Sox's best pitcher in his rookie season, lasted five innings after a rough start. He walked the first two men he faced and served up a three-run home run to Julio Rodríguez that landed in the patio section underneath the right-center-field bleachers. 'Early on it was I couldn't finish an outing,' Smith said. 'Now it's rocky starts. It's just finding the middle between those two. Not putting too much stock into what you're doing. You can't get to the fifth inning if you don't get through the first.' A Tim Elko solo home run in the third and back-to-back blasts from Lenyn Sosa and Joshua Palacios in the fourth saw the Sox take a 4-3 lead, only to have Brandon Eisert cough it up in the sixth on a solo home run to Cal Raleigh. Meidroth's opposite-field RBI single in the seventh put the Sox on top again, and things suddenly looked bright. So who would close? Venable eschews a closer, preferring matchups instead. 'These guys are all capable of getting outs,' he said before the game. 'It's just a matter of when it happens in the game for them. I think there's some bullpens that are constructed where you can have a seventh-, eighth-, ninth-inning guy if you want. Ours just isn't constructed like that.' Well, that's on the Sox then for being the outlier when it comes to bullpen construction. Leasure, who did the job Tuesday for his first save of 2025, was used in a 4-4 tie in the seventh Wednesday and managed to escape a bases-loaded jam. Vasil, who also has one save, had no such luck in the eighth, posting the team's eighth blown save in 12 opportunities. Maybe a team as bad as the Sox doesn't really need a closer, but it does need some lockdown relievers if it ever hopes to turn this thing around. Bryse Wilson, who lost his brief chance at being a starter when Adrian Houser was signed, was asked Wednesday if the demotion to the bullpen was a 'learning lesson' for him. 'Kind of more of a kick in the ass,' he replied. It was nice to hear some honesty. Maybe some others could use a kick as well. But at this point, you have to wonder if the Sox are just satisfied with competing.
CBS News
21-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Houser gets a win in his return to the majors as White Sox beat Mariners
Adrian Houser pitched six sparkling innings in his first major league start in a year, and the Chicago White Sox cooled off the Seattle Mariners with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night. Houser allowed two hits and walked three in his first win since May 26 for the New York Mets against San Francisco. The veteran right-hander threw 90 pitches, 56 for strikes. The 32-year-old Houser (1-0) signed a $1.35 million, one-year contract with Chicago earlier in the day. He went 2-2 with a 5.03 ERA in nine games with Triple-A Round Rock before he was released by Texas on Thursday. Chase Meidroth, Joshua Palacios and Lenyn Sosa each had two hits for the last-place White Sox, who had lost five in a row. Seattle dropped to 4-1 on a 10-game trip. The AL West leaders have allowed one run in each of their last five games. The start of the game was delayed for 1 hour, 35 minutes because of rain. There was more precipitation in the final innings. Seattle threatened in the eighth, loading the bases with one out. But Cam Booser escaped the jam by striking out pinch-hitter Mitch Garver and retiring Julio Rodríguez on a flyball to center. Rodríguez hit a grand slam off Booser in the eighth inning of the Mariners' 5-1 victory on Monday night in the series opener. Jordan Leasure handled the ninth for his first save of the season. Chicago scored its only run in the third. Meidroth singled, swiped second and scampered home on Palacios' grounder into right field. Miguel Vargas followed with another single off Casey Lawrence (1-2), but Luis Robert Jr. bounced into an inning-ending double play. Key moment Donovan Solano hit a two-out double for Seattle in the ninth. But Leasure fanned Leody Taveras for the final out. Key stat Meidroth is batting .419 (13 for 31) during an eight-game hitting streak. Up next Mariners right-hander Logan Evans (2-1, 2.57 ERA) and White Sox right-hander Shane Smith (1-3, 2.05 ERA) pitch on Wednesday in the series finale.
Associated Press
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Houser gets a win in his return to the majors as the White Sox beat the Mariners 1-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Adrian Houser pitched six sparkling innings in his first major league start in a year, and the Chicago White Sox cooled off the Seattle Mariners with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night. Houser allowed two hits and walked three in his first win since May 26 for the New York Mets against San Francisco. The veteran right-hander threw 90 pitches, 56 for strikes. The 32-year-old Houser (1-0) signed a $1.35 million, one-year contract with Chicago earlier in the day. He went 2-2 with a 5.03 ERA in nine games with Triple-A Round Rock before he was released by Texas on Thursday. Chase Meidroth, Joshua Palacios and Lenyn Sosa each had two hits for the last-place White Sox, who had lost five in a row. Seattle dropped to 4-1 on a 10-game trip. The AL West leaders have allowed one run in each of their last five games. The start of the game was delayed for 1 hour, 35 minutes because of rain. There was more precipitation in the final innings. Seattle threatened in the eighth, loading the bases with one out. But Cam Booser escaped the jam by striking out pinch-hitter Mitch Garver and retiring Julio Rodríguez on a flyball to center. Rodríguez hit a grand slam off Booser in the eighth inning of the Mariners' 5-1 victory on Monday night in the series opener. Jordan Leasure handled the ninth for his first save of the season. Chicago scored its only run in the third. Meidroth singled, swiped second and scampered home on Palacios' grounder into right field. Miguel Vargas followed with another single off Casey Lawrence (1-2), but Luis Robert Jr. bounced into an inning-ending double play. Key moment Donovan Solano hit a two-out double for Seattle in the ninth. But Leasure fanned Leody Taveras for the final out. Key stat Meidroth is batting .419 (13 for 31) during an eight-game hitting streak. Up next Mariners right-hander Logan Evans (2-1, 2.57 ERA) and White Sox right-hander Shane Smith (1-3, 2.05 ERA) pitch on Wednesday in the series finale. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tim Elko hits 3-run homer for 1st career hit as White Sox beat Marlins 4-2
Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko hits a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko, right, celebrates with Matt Thaiss (29) and Joshua Palacios, left, after hitting a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko (30) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Cam Booser celebrates after his team's win over the Miami Marlins in a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko, front right, is doused by teammates after a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko, front right, is doused by teammates after a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko hits a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko, right, celebrates with Matt Thaiss (29) and Joshua Palacios, left, after hitting a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko (30) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Cam Booser celebrates after his team's win over the Miami Marlins in a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko, front right, is doused by teammates after a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Elko hit a three-run homer — his first hit in the major leagues — in the sixth inning on Sunday to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 4-2. The White Sox rebounded from getting swept in four games at Kansas City to win their third series of the season. Advertisement Andrew Vaughn hit an RBI single in the third inning for the White Sox. Miami's Xavier Edwards answered with a single that scored Matt Mervis to make it 1-1 in the fourth. Edwards finished with two hits and a stolen base. Mike Vasil (2-1) pitched three innings of relief, giving up a run on three hits, and Cam Booser worked the ninth for his first save of the season. Sandy Alcantara (2-5) gave up four runs on seven hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Chase Meidroth went 2 for 4 with a double for Chicago. Key moment Matt Thaiss led off the sixth with a single and moved to third on a one-out single by Joshua Palacios. Two pitches later, the 26-year-old Elko — who made his major league debut Saturday in a 3-1 loss to the Marlins — hit a curveball over the wall in left-center to give the White Sox a 4-1 lead. Advertisement Key stat With two out and runners on the corners in the sixth, Thaiss picked off Nick Fortes at third base to keep the game tied at 1-all. Up next The Marlins move to Chicago's North Side for three games against the Cubs, with Cal Quantrill (2-3, 7.11 ERA) scheduled to start Monday against Colin Rea (2-0, 2.43). The White Sox kick off three games at Cincinnati on Tuesday with Jonathan Cannon (2-4, 4.09) expected to start against the Reds' Andrew Abbott (2-0, 2.25 ERA). ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
White Sox top Marlins to end four-game skid
May 10 - The Chicago White Sox broke a tie game with three runs in the seventh inning and went on to snap a four-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday. Andrew Vaughn hit a solo homer for Chicago, which bounced back after allowing 17 hits in a 10-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Cam Booser (1-3) recorded two outs in the seventh inning for the win. Liam Hicks homered for Miami, which lost for the 10th time in its last 12 games. The Marlins were 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base. The White Sox broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh, when they sent nine batters to the plate and scored three runs. Josh Rojas hit a leadoff single, moved to third on Lenyn Sosa's double and scored on Brooks Baldwin's sacrifice fly. After Michael A. Taylor walked to put runners at the corners, Sosa scored on Jacob Amaya's bunt single. Max Meyer then walked Miguel Vargas to load the bases and was replaced by Ronny Henriquez, who walked Matt Thaiss on four pitches to bring in a run. Chicago added an insurance run in the eighth inning against Cade Gibson when Rojas reached on a fielding error and scampered to second base. Rojas moved to third on Sosa's single and scored on a wild pitch. Meyer (2-4) yielded five runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings. Miami took a 1-0 lead in the first inning against Bryse Wilson when Xavier Edwards drew a leadoff walk and stole second base before scoring on Jesus Sanchez's single. Vaughn tied the game in the second inning with a leadoff homer, his fourth of the season. Meyer struck out the next two batters before Baldwin was hit by a pitch and scored on Taylor's double. Miami pulled even on Hicks' leadoff homer in the seventh against Caleb Freeman. The 366-foot shot was Hicks' third homer this season and second in as many games. Wilson allowed one run on three hits over five innings. He walked two and struck out one. --Field Level Media
