The White Sox of Chicago enter their match on Saturday evening against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, California, with the worst American League record at 41-69. However, under the direction of the first year Will Vable, it was not the White Sox 2024, the team that set the modern record for most of the defeats of a season.
Chicago equaled his total victory last season with 52 games to win a 6-3 victory in the opening of the series on Friday. The White Sox have been one of the most popular teams in the league since the stars break with a 9-4 file, and they were going for their fourth victory out of five since the break.
Aaron Civale (2-6, 4.38 ERA), which is 2-1 with a 5.57 MPM in four career starts against the angels, begins the White Sox. He will be opposed by the veteran Kyle Hendricks (6-7, 4.73 ERA), who is 2-6 with an MPM of 4.75 in 13 career starts against Chicago.
The two lines come from strong departures. Civilian granted three strokes in five laundry rounds and withdrew six on a possible defeat of 6-1 against the Cubs last Saturday. He gave only one race not won in 11 rounds while removing 12 during his last two departures.
Hendricks launched more than six rounds and granted two strokes and one point – a circuit by the major league Cal Raleigh to start the seventh round – while winning the victory in a 4-1 victory against the Seattle Mariners last Sunday.
Chicago this has been over four home circuits during the opening victory for the Friday evening series. Andrew Benintendi struck his 14th circuit and also doubled, Lenyn Sosa went 2 for 3 with a home run, a walk and two products produced, and Colson Montgomery and Josh Rojas also dominated the White Sox.
The journey of 433 feet from Montgomery to Dead Center in sixth round gave Chicago an advance of 4-2. It was the sixth circuit in the last nine games for the choice of the first round in 2021 in South School in Huntingburg, ind.
“I really try not to do too much, to stick to my approach, to stick to my plan, to prepare myself in the cage,” said Montgomery about his recent wave of power.
The strong start after the stars break helped to put the bad memories of a terrible season 41-121 in the rear view mirror for the White Sox.
“It’s a good atmosphere,” said Montgomery. “Everyone plays freely, they play easily, and they play for each other. I think it’s the biggest (thing). We play one for the other and try not to do too much. Everyone is just playing good baseball and lets the game come to them.”
The defeat was the second consequence for Los Angeles, who dropped 5 1/2 games behind Seattle in the race for the last place in the American League.
The angels had the opportunity to take control early, loading the basics with person at the bottom of the first against the start of Chicago, Shane Smith. But the receiver Edgar Quero then chose Zach Neto wandering from the third base for the first outing, Jo Adell withdrew and, after Yoan Moncada walked to load the bases, Logan O’Hoppe finished third to finish the threat.
Smith, who was activated Friday after spending two weeks on the injured list with a sprained left ankle, launched 35 throws in the first round, only 15 for the strikes.
“We had this guy on the strings,” said the acting manager of Los Angeles, Ray Montgomery. “Loaded bases and nobody is deflowing. You could dance around him anyway. We all felt him.”
The angels played the game without the star Voltueur Mike Trout, which was a late scratch because of the disease.
Montgomery did not know if Trout, which strikes .235 with 19 circuits and 47 products produced, would be available on Saturday.
“We will see,” said Montgomery. “I don’t know for the moment.”
– field level media
