In short: The roster has an overabundance of players that are proficient at striking out, but once the team has ducks on the pond, they’re unsafe. “The big thing is to keep them healthy”.
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First baseman Jose Abreu led the White Sox by going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Still, if you ask the Cubs to name some pitchers they would rather not see again this year, it’s a safe bet his name would be mentioned.
Marlins 6, Cardinals four: Derek Dietrich drove in three runs, Dee Gordon had three hits, and Miami broke a six-game dropping streak towards St. Louis. Arrieta chased Garcia toward third before throwing, but Kris Bryant dropped the throw. The reason is because his youngsters are maturing quickly into top-flight professionals. It was his 24 save of the season. LHP Andrew Heaney (5-1, 2.53 ERA) will pitch for Los Angeles. Hammel has been pulled early from his previous two starts, which seemed to agitate him.
White Sox starter Jose Quintana (6-10) lasted six innings, allowing three runs and seven hits.
Martinez (12-4) struck out eight and walked one. But Dan Haren (8-8) allowed the three homers in his 42/3 innings, and the Cubs struck out 18 times in all. Sale’s outing Sunday brought two questions into focus: Can he ever match the major league record of 20 strikeouts in a game, and can he ever throw a no-hitter?
Rookie Taylor Jungmann (7-4) set a career high with nine strikeouts in 6 1-3 shutout innings. With the win the White Sox also won the BP Crosstown Cup for the second year in a row.
“I am sure”, Sale said when asked if someone can break the record. A called strike three ended any chance of a rally and that would be the last time Chris Sale was threatened at all.
Fighting back tears, Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell said Friday that he had a “highly curable” form of cancer and has taken a medical leave for the rest of the season to deal with lymphoma. The recap will also live on the front page as a separate post, and at the time I write the recap I will rename the stream “Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of Week) Game Threads” so you can go back and find every thread related to that particular game. Rondon has 21 saves.
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White Sox outfielder J.B. Shuck beats a tag in Spring Training. “Just go play. Right now, he’s pitching in the ninth inning”. I enjoy doing well. “He understands that but, on the other hand, he knows what he means to us”. “It absorbs sweat really well, so it’s not bad”, Maddon joked. The Cubs already have veterans Miguel Montero and David Ross holding down the catching spots, which doesn’t leave room to get Schwarber much time. After signing him as a veteran bench presence last winter, the White Sox will likely look to trade him via the waivers process. “It just hasn’t played that way”.
