Let's Win Two Today!

White Sox up 1-0 early at Seattle after Nicky Lopez doubled and was driven in by an Eloy single.

Jared Shuster squares up against Bryce Miller for Seattle.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/white-sox-vs-mariners/2024/02/29/748170/live

The home game remains scoreless after one inning, with jake Woodford facing Jordan Lyles.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/royals-vs-white-sox/2024/02/29/748172/live

 

Note - I created and posted this, while the OG Seattle game thread was created a few minutes early. I'm not certain how this site treats split squad game threads, so I just pulled out the Seattle game in the title and we can use this for the Kansas City game.

Edited February 29, 20242 yr by South Side Hit Men

 

 

Luis Robert singled in the first but was stranded by Mike Moustakas.

Nelson Valzquez singled in the top half of the 2nd but was stranded.

Gavin Sheets walked and stole second to lead off the bottom of the seconding, but was left stranded after Dominic Fletcher struck out, Martin Maldonado grounded out and Braden Shewmake struck out swinging.

Benny hit a liner down the RF line for a double but was stranded.

LRJ subbed after just his 2nd AB, didn't hear anything concerning in the call.

Woodford and Banks both pitched 2 scoreless.

Gavin defending his roster spot by crushing a no doubter HR.

Just got a notification that Sheets has gone deep....still a chance he is in Chicago instead of Charlotte??

Leasure allows a little two out traffic with a single and walk, but gets Salvy swinging to end the threat. Sox still up 1-0.

Sox get two on after a Shewmake double and Sosa walk. Shewmake steals 3rd, Benny knocks him in with a single, 2-0 Sox.

Still two on with no outs for Colson.

Colson hit into a FC, Ortega sac fly scores Sosa from third, 3-0 Sox.

Moose strikes out to end the inning. I remain unconvinced that he's making the team.

Sheets goes yard again. 

Who had 2 Sheets homers and a stolen base on their bingo card?

7 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Who had 2 Sheets homers and a stolen base on their bingo card?

I listened to him on the Sox on 35th podcast recently and he seems like a nice guy who works hard. I hope he's actually figured something out, he could potentially be a useful player. 

Quick inning for Speas, three soft contact outs.

Jacob Gonzalez makes an appearance.

Edited February 29, 20242 yr by Autumn Dreamin

40 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Colson hit into a FC, Ortega sac fly scores Sosa from third, 3-0 Sox.

Moose strikes out to end the inning. I remain unconvinced that he's making the team.

Moustakas has looked terrible in the at bats I’ve seen

Bailey Horn throws a scoreless inning, three flyouts and a walk. Two of the flyouts were routine, one was run down in LF foul territory.

Sox added on a pair with the help of KC's defense struggling, Colas and Sosa knocked in one each.

Popeye made a couple of nice defensive plays at 2B to help wrap things up, though Solesky still gave up a run to lose the shutout. Sox win, 6-1.

Nice to see them hit 4 XBH (doubles from Benny and Shewmake, 2HR from Sheets), and give up none.

Just now, Autumn Dreamin said:

Sox added on a pair with the help of KC's defense struggling, Colas and Sosa knocked in one each.

Popeye made a couple of nice defensive plays at 2B to help wrap things up, though Solesky still gave up a run to lose the shutout. Sox win, 6-1.

Nice to see them hit 4 XBH (doubles from Benny and Shewmake, 2HR from Sheets), and give up none.

I don't know why they can't just post a link for that live video feed on days/games they aren't doing a broadcast. 

3 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

I don't know why they can't just post a link for that live video feed on days/games they aren't doing a broadcast. 

Several teams (including the Sox) did that last year, but now it's back to being limited games for everyone as far as I can tell. MLB just likes to arbitrarily make their product harder to access it seems.

Thanks for the updates 

We're somehow going to end up with Sheets OR Moustakas on the roster...aren't we?

1 hour ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Sox added on a pair with the help of KC's defense struggling, Colas and Sosa knocked in one each.

Popeye made a couple of nice defensive plays at 2B to help wrap things up, though Solesky still gave up a run to lose the shutout. Sox win, 6-1.

Nice to see them hit 4 XBH (doubles from Benny and Shewmake, 2HR from Sheets), and give up none.

Sheets is a legit 4A slugger. For Charlotte. 

4 hours ago, fathom said:

Moustakas has looked terrible in the at bats I’ve seen

i hope he keeps that up an doesn't even tempt Pedro to keep him around.

4 hours ago, fathom said:

Moustakas has looked terrible in the at bats I’ve seen

From this spring or the last three years in general?

3 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

We're somehow going to end up with Sheets OR Moustakas on the roster...aren't we?

Prefer Pillar and Moose both cut loose like a deuce. Lee played a little at 1B and would make most sense in terms of trying to have him mentored assuming they "must" take back both Maldonado and Stassi. Thinking either or both might not make it to Memorial Day, and then you can bring up Popeye or another player with flexibility. Bring up Sheets or Elko if you had to IL Vaughn.

Would like this playing time allotment (before injuries, trades, promotions):

• (L 135) A. Benintendi (29.7) (LF 135)
• (L 120) O. Colas (25.5) (RF 120)
• (R 110) P. DeJong (30.6) (SS 110)
• (L 96) D. Fletcher (26.5) (RF 42 + CF 27 + LF 27)
• (R 132) E. Jimenez (27.3) (DH 132)
• (R 87) K. Lee (25.6) (C 62 + 1B 17)
• (L 110) N. Lopez (29.0) (2B 100; SS 10)
• (105) (R) M. Maldonado (37.5) + (R) M. Stassi (33.0) (C 100 + DH 5)
• (S 140) Y. Moncada (28.8) (3B 130 DH 10)
• (R 145) L. Robert Jr. (26.6) (CF 135 + DH 10)
• (R 134) L. Sosa (24.1) (2B 62 + SS 42 + 3B 32)
• (R 150) A. Vaughn (25.9) (1B 145 + DH 5)

AAA: Z. DeLoach (25.5); T. Elko (25.2); D. Mendick (30.4), C. Perez (27.5); Z. Remillard (30.0); J. Rodriguez (22.8); G. Sheets (27.9); B. Shewmake (26.3)

Cut: M. Moustakas (35.5); K. Pillar (35.2)

 

Edited March 1, 20242 yr by South Side Hit Men

4 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

We're somehow going to end up with Sheets OR Moustakas on the roster...aren't we?

With Grifol as manager both on the roster is a possibility.