White Sox
The Cubs had only one hit against Cease, whom they drafted in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB Draft.
Chris Flexen struck out eight in six innings, and five Sox had two hits apiece, including Paul DeJong, who hit his fifth homer.
Robert Jr. is working toward a return from a Grade 2 hip flexor strain.
Cease takes a 2.55 ERA into his start against the Cubs on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.
“Fortunate and blessed” outfielder is closing in on 10 years of service time.
“I don’t want to be scared to speak,” Ramos said.
Clevinger, who had a 3.77 ERA in 24 starts last season, re-signed with the Sox in April.
Ramos, who started for the first time, hit a sacrifice fly in his first MLB plate appearance, then added a single.
Sheets went 2-for-4 with two doubles against the Cardinals on Sunday.
The only way to get through this is with laughter, Sox fans.
The teams were set to join Stadium once their agreement with NBC Sports Chicago expires in October. On Saturday, The Athletic reported that the teams will partner with Standard Media Group, a company based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tommy Pham gave the Sox the lead with an RBI single. After a three-hour delay, Tanner Banks needed 39 seconds to strike out pinch hitter Ivan Herrera looking to end the game.
“We will be open-minded on anything to further set us up for future success,” general manager Chris Getz said.
Mendick will be out with a tight back.
The White Sox mustered three hits against Sonny Gray and the Cards’ bullpen.
Vaughn, who slumped most of April, entered Friday’s game in St. Louis batting .308 in his previous six games.
Some players in spring training complained about the fit and look. The white pants worn by some teams are see-through enough to clearly show tucked-in jersey tops.
Are you sold on the Cubs’ Imanaga as a star? Are you buying Schriffen as the White Sox’ rookie play-by-play man?
When someone new to the “family” like John Schriffen tosses out directionless code words, like “haters,” to a rightfully sensitive and mistreated fan base, the outcome ain’t ever pretty.
The trade deadline, still two months away, will likely see players dealt to contenders.
Schriffen’s call of Andrew Benintendi’s walk-off homer last Saturday was so palpable and succinct that he could’ve stopped talking sooner and let the viewer listen to the crowd before analyst Steve Stone shared his thoughts. But Schriffen continued.
The Twins won their 10th straight, sweeping the 6-25 Sox again.
“He’s going to be a leader down the road,” manager Pedro Grifol said.
The Sox are off to the worst 30-game mark in franchise history.
The White Sox’ Double-A Birmingham team and improved prospect rankings offer hope for the future.
Abreu, in the second season of a three-year, $58.5 million contract, is hitting .099 with only one extra-base hit and three RBI. In 77 plate appearances across 22 games this season, Abreu has only seven hits.
The 2021 All-Star was DFA’d by the Rangers.
Cristian Guzman, who has worked for the Mets and Mariners, meets players “where they are at for what they need.”
Garrett Crochet, who retired the last 11 Twins he faced, was pulled after five innings.
“This has been entirely a Nike issue,” a memo from the union to players read. “At its core, what has happened here is that Nike was innovating something that didn’t need to be innovated.”