Brian Sandalow
Sports contributor
Brian Sandalow is a sports contributor at the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Sox have won four in a row for the first time this season and for the first time since a seven-game run last June.
Before the game Saturday against the Guardians, manager Pedro Grifol wasn’t ready to commit to keeping Ramos in Chicago.
Nobody should buy what the Fire are saying until something concrete is done to change the team’s fortunes.
The Fire have been blanked in their last three games and haven’t scored since the 78th minute of their 2-1 victory against the Dynamo on April 6.
Before their game Saturday night at Soldier Field against Atlanta United, the Fire will induct former goalkeeper Zach Thornton into the Ring of Fire, then try to recover from a 4-0 loss to Real Salt Lake.
Hendricks having longer outings would make things easier for manager Craig Counsell and the bullpen.
Hendricks allowed four runs in four innings, lowering his ERA from 12.71 to 12.00.
Happ probably could have started Sunday’s series finale with the Marlins. The risk, however, wasn’t worth the reward.
Gutierrez has not started the last two games even though the offense has struggled.