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Ober threw well and had a generous zone. Problem is when he was pulled and we had our chance to pounce, we stuck with bums. As Fathom said, and DJ implied, this game was punted.

I forget who said it but someone on Twitter said Leury is the only guy on MLB who goes into protect mode in an 0-0 count.

Bullshit game, Tony. Just fucking forfeit next time you want to throw one so we can all get 3 hours of our day back.

Weird. YT showed like 95 on the K while DJ said it registered 99 at the park.

Even here....it's a one run game in the 7th and we're throwing the last guy in the pen?

Are you implying Kopech, Bummer, Tepera, Liam, and Kimbrel have been overused? Because they've been underused. They need action.

Both teams seem pretty dead. I think the noon start is playing a role in the scoring (coupled with our absolute shit lineup).

It's middle of August. Roles have been established. There's absolutely no reason to be tinkering with bullpen roles this late in the season.

That was an early hook. Thanks, Rocco!

These two back to back in the lineup is a fucking black hole of offense.

This Jax dude would be a great reliever. Great start tonight but seems to be a 2 pitch pitcher.

They’ll do that to smell for fresh wood, indicating the bat is damaged.

Huge because it potentially saves us from spending money on a FA right fielder. More money for pitching.

Was Jose really lecturing Pantera about touching his beard? We may have the beginnings of a White Sox version of the Beltre head game.

I’d like to think Katz saw something and will correct things but, if he had, surely he would’ve made a mound visit. At least it was just 2 runs

25 pitches. 9 strikes

Get ReyLo warming

If this dude can’t throw strikes, he needs to retire. He’s trash without it.

I pay for it and I'm not nearly as upset as you are. I just buy it to watch the games and can remember when you didn't get a choice of broadcasts, you got the home team's broadcast team. I guess each user is different with their expectations.

You can watch tomorrow's game on YouTube. It's not YouTubeTV, just YouTube. Kind of like how Twitter has a few NFL games throughout the season.

Tomorrow's game is apparently a YouTube exclusive and will likely be treated like a national game. I think tonight will be the Sunday lineup. https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/youtube

I saw your post (nicely done, btw) and understand every game is important. I also understand that AV riding the pine tonight is absolutely no excuse to lose the game. The Twins are straight garbage.

A Monday game in the middle of August against a bum Minnesota team, heading in with a 10.5 game lead, and people are bitching about load management? We can, and should, win games against the Central without Vaughn in the lineup. We did it without Eloy. We did it without Luis. We did it without Grandal. A game off for Vaughn isn't the end of the world. I, too, wanted to see our entire core on the field tonight (minus Yas) but that day will come sooner than later.

If he were given due credit for never really having played pro ball prior to this season, he would be the runaway favorite. Seriously, one of the most impressive things I've ever seen a Sox prospect do in my decades of fandom. Alas, the beginning of the season put him in a hole that will be tough to overcome for whomever decides on ROY.

I don't understand why people (not picking on you) have such a difficult time understanding that Kopech's job changed over the course of this season as guys like Heuer, Foster, Bummer, and Marshall proved to be wholly unreliable in high leverage situations. Think back to preseason and people were so excited to know that the pen was so stacked that a guy like Kopech would just be used as a long reliever. Instead, the first half of this season, Liam was literally the only guy who could be counted on to hold a lead out of that pen, with Crochet semi-reliable. When that happened, Kopech's role had to change for the sake of this year's road to October baseball. Will it cost us some Kopech starts next season? More than likely, but the AL central will be absolute TRASH again next season. We'll have time to build him up as the season progresses.