Chicago White Sox

He better not

I’d let Giolito start the 8th and let him go until he puts a runner on.

There are three off days after this series, so he’s going to be pitching on extended rest as is

Six outs always! Would be nice to get one more insurance run!

No walks!

Huge fucking pitch

Ricky got the right guys warming up at least

Nope, just some shitty umpiring as usual

Bullshit fucking call right there

Holy fuck this is awesome!

Engel needs a triple right here

Come on Pito!!

Pretty wild that the A’s have two of the four pieces we got from the Red Sox in the Jake Peavy trade.

Hopefully they keep moving quickly for you! My son had his baseball game yesterday, so I got lucky!

Don’t stop now boys! Need at least two more here!

Feels so good to be finally be done with work and can actually enjoy this game & not just have it on in the background.

Don’t draw attention to that!

Grandal has a +140 wRC+ against LHP, so it’s not a huge loss if he can’t play the field. Definitely need him against Bassitt tomorrow though.

Team needs to come out hungry today. Giolito in particular needs to be sharp from the get-go and pitch like the ace he’s capable of being. I also want Ricky to go with an “all-in” lineup, which means no Encarnacion today whether Eloy is playing or not. Preferably that means both Yasmani & McCann in the lineup, but obviously that depends on whether Eloy can play LF. And most importantly, no relievers outside of the big six should get work today. Sorry Ricky, but that means no Jimmy Cordero if/when Lucas gets pulled.

Zero chance Reylo gets a start

Great post, but IMO there is a big difference between Dane Dunning and the other two guys. Despite a terrible final start, Dane still has a 3.99 FIP on the season. He’s shown a bulldog mentality on the mound and doesn’t seem like the type of guy to buckle under pressure. He should hands-down be the #3 starter. And honestly, we just need a good four innings from him before switching to the bullpen. If we can get that, there’s a halfway decent chance we can win a game three. Obviously the deeper Giolito & Keuchel can go the better, so we can deploy more arms in game 3.

Colome, Bummer, Marshall, Heuer, Foster, & Crotchet doesn’t reflect depth? I mean, Jace Fry is actually a decent middle reliever and he shouldn’t the field until game three at the earliest unless something horribly goes wrong with Gioltio or Keuchel.

We don’t need a 4th starter for this round and I believe you can change your playoff roster for each series.