3/10/2026 - Sox @ Athletics, 3:05 - S. Smith v. Springs

[WestEddy]

Today's lineup pic.twitter.com/SQ4IGLa8Vx

— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) March 10, 2026

Edited yesterday at 04:26 PM by WestEddy

[WestEddy]

Tuesday baseball ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/c1cDpNZMGP

— Athletics (@Athletics) March 10, 2026

[Autumn Dreamin]

Acuna crushed one to the wall (103mph, 398ft) but it was caught. Colson crushed one foul and then K'd.

Vargas walked and stole 2nd, RBI guy Quero comes through again to knock him in. 1-0 Sox.

Kelenic walked, Sosa double clears the bases. 3-0 Sox.

29 pitches for Springs in the inning, so A's make an early change.

[fathom]

Smith really struggling 

[WestEddy]

...deletes "Brewers regret not protecting THIS pitcher" FanSided story...

 

Shane Smith with 4 walks in his first two innings today. I’m now choosing to believe that spring stats do not matter

— Noah Phalen (@Noahp245) March 10, 2026

 

[Autumn Dreamin]

Vargas double, Kelenic walk, Lee HR (110.8mph, 440+) puts the Sox back up 6-3.

Rooker gets one back on a solo shot, 6-4.

Smith's pitch mix is pretty different from usual today so I assume he's working on something.

[Chicago White Sox]

16 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Vargas double, Kelenic walk, Lee HR (110.8mph, 440+) puts the Sox back up 6-3.

Rooker gets one back on a solo shot, 6-4.

Smith's pitch mix is pretty different from usual today so I assume he's working on something.

Someone needs to trade for Lee.

[WestEddy]

White Sox pitchers making a statement about me continuing to make game threads. 

[Autumn Dreamin]

Smith hits his pitch count and leaves after a Kurtz solo shot.

Langeliers ties the game 6-6 with a solo shot off the minor league sub Mark McLaughlin.

[WestEddy]

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• Right-hander Alexander Alberto, one of the two 2025 Rule 5 Draft picks by the White Sox, was scratched from his scheduled Cactus League appearance on Monday due to back tightness. He will be pushed back a day or two, per the White Sox.

 

Edited 18 hours ago by WestEddy

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

Korey Lee's 2 out walk and 4th steal of the spring leads to a run on a Hill single. 7-6 Sox. 

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

7 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

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Hmm chicanery ?

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

Leasure a scoreless 5th.0K no BB

Taylor follows suit in the 6th. 1K 1H DP

We' ll see if Taylor gets another inning.

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

Taylor pitching another inning.

4 seamer is 98/99

Also throwing cutter, curve, slider. 

[caulfield12]

Prediction:  Acuna leads entire team in fWAR

 

RayRay already jinxed him with his bold prediction of leading Sox pitchers in fWAR...

Velo came down to 96-97 that second inning of work.

Edited 17 hours ago by caulfield12

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

Taylor gives up 4 singles for 3 runs. Harris in LF throwing error allowed 9th run to score .A's take 9-7 lead. 1st  runs of the spring for Taylor. 1.2 IP 5H, 3R, 2ER, 2K, 0 BB

4 seamer speed down about 1 MPH this inning. 

[hi8is]

2 hours ago, WestEddy said:

...deletes "Brewers regret not protecting THIS pitcher" FanSided story...

 

 

He was probably working on throwing only borderline strikes and intentionally missing the zone 😆

[WhiteSox2023]

2 hours ago, WestEddy said:

...deletes "Brewers regret not protecting THIS pitcher" FanSided story...

 

 

Noah — You should have already known this rather than creaming your pants over every Sox player in camp including 30+ year old AAA fodder that are putting up a 1.000 OPS in 20 or so plate appearances.

Edited 17 hours ago by WhiteSox2023

[GreenSox]

Man the pitching.  Last season, the 2 Rule-5 guys were great; otherwise, the young pitching (Cannon, Burke, Taylor, Smith, Schultz) did not advance and disappointed overall.

Hope 2026 is better.