Autumn Dreamin

MLB game called early due to rain, Sox with 3-2 for their 4th in a row. Would have liked to see the baby Sox beat the baby Cubs too, but alas. Doesn't sound like they plan to reschedule the prospect game either.

Most starters out of this one early, presumably due to the wet field. Phillips in CF, Shewmake at SS, Sheets at 1B, Mendick at 3B, Ortega in LF. Looks like the tarp is off at Sloan.

Last time they pulled LRJ and Benny to avoid them playing on a wet OF.

Boo.

Zavala and Iriarte added to tomorrow's prospect game roster.

Angels broadcast says the White Sox are "putting on a clinic" of taking extra bases, and that the Angels should implement more of it. Playing FAST, folks.

Crochet gave up a pair of singles in his last inning, but strands them. Had a couple longer counts too, but still finished 3IP on ~50 pitches or so. 0 R, 2H, 3K, 0 BB. Was still touching 99 at the end.

Crochet still holding 97-98. Easy 10 pitch 1-2-3 inning to start, he's scheduled for 3IP today.

FYI the Braves are sticking to their plan of stretching Reylo out to start. His last outing was 3.2IP, 1 ER, 3 H (1 HR), 3BB, 2 K. His velo was down to 93-95, but the results are solid so far with the usual ST small sample size caveat.

I'm assuming Soroka is done after 4IP (62 pitches). 2H, 2 B, 5K. Slider was pretty effective. Sox up 3-0.

Remillard with the smart play to fake a tag to hold the runner at second after a throw down went into the OF, probably saved a run from scoring on the following groundout. Still 2-0 Sox headed into bottom 3, where Yo leads off with a double.

Soroka threw a 0 in the first, though he walked one. Benny and Moncada both worked walks, with Moncada especially seeing a lot of pitches. Deep flyout by LRJ advanced both runners, Vaughn knocked one in with a bloop over the pulled in infield. Deep sac fly to RF by Pillar scored another, Moose first pitch lineout well hit but right at the RF. 2-0 Sox after the first.

Pipeline puts Thorpe at 3, Zavala at 6, and Iriarte at 9.

BA: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/dylan-cease-trade-scouting-reports-on-every-padres-white-sox-player-involved/

It seemed like a "see if you can sneak him through waivers" claim the whole time to me.

Shewmake has made a few nice plays at third. I think he's still in the running for the backup IF job. He's certainly been getting just as many looks as Mendick. Clean bottom 8 for Hill. Korey Lee caught the full game, which is notable mostly because it's unusual in ST...but also because it allowed him to hit an RBI triple to score Sheets (single) in the 9th. Shaw fumbled a swinging bunt to allow a leadoff runner, who came around to score (IF single, E1 on the throw, WP, RBI groundout). 2 straight Ks to wrap things up. Sox win 15-4. They have discovered the One Weird Trick to fix your run differential (hit a million XBH and score a billion runs). But to their credit, there was also plenty of the grindy FAST stuff too...they took the extra 90 whenever available, advancing on every PB and defensive fumble. Fletcher (IIRC) hustled to reach on a K and ended up scoring afterwards. Solid defense the whole game (a bunch of double plays and CS), solid pitching aside from Fedde getting hit in one inning and Touki laboring in his.

Long AB to the first batter. Started 0-2, then got to a full count + several fouls. Solid contact eventually, but it's a GO to Shewmake at third. Next batter is quicker, GO to first on a 1-2 count. 2 outs. 0-2 start for the next batter, followed by two fouls, two balls, another foul, another ball, and then a full count HBP. 1-1 single puts two on with two outs. Mound visit. 0-2 start to Frelick, then four straight misses to load the bases. First pitch ground out strands them all, but Touki really made himself work for it. Mendick hits a HR to leadoff top 8 because that's a thing we do now I guess.