The 1st place White Sox are coming off a huge stomping of the Dodgers yesterday and now have won three games in a row. As should be clear by now, this team feeds off the energy of our fans with the third best home record in the sport. And based on today’s pitching probables, they’re going to need the sellout crowd behind them.

For the Dodgers today is a very tough Yamamoto. He currently has a 2.68 ERA on the season, but with a bit worse FIP & xERA of 3.43 & 3.42 respectively. He has a diverse arsenal of six pitches that make him matchup proof and tough against both righties and lefties. While the K rate isn’t eye-popping at 8.5 per 9, he’s got great control and is able to command his breaking balls well to generate chase. Whomever is in the lineup today will need to be patient and avoid chasing splitters & curveballs out of the zone.

As for the Sox, we have Burke on the mound sporting a 3.88 ERA on the season with a 3.70 FIP and 3.71 xERA. While the overall results have been solid, he’s been very hit or miss with four of his last 8 starts with xERA below 2.00 and two above 7.00. The good news is the K rate is trending up with five of his last eight starts above 10 per 9 and his most recent start at 14.5 per 9. He will certainly need his best stuff & command against a Dodgers offense that impacts the baseball as they currently have the 2nd best ISO.

While I think the pitching matchup is better on paper today than yesterday, it still won’t be easy. The one saving grace is we have a fairly disciplined offense who is capable of punishing mistakes. Yamamoto doesn’t give up a lot of HRs, but in this hot weather I think we can hit a bomb or two if we remain disciplined. If we can get five good innings out of Burke today, I like our chances with Taylor, Newcomb, & Dominguez all fresh and able to go four themselves. Gun to head, I’m predicting a 3-2 for our beloved White Sox.

Let’s fucking go!!!!

Not even Ron’s mistake the other day can slow this team down!

Just bought tickets and taking the whole family. Not sure how I convinced the wife given how fucking expensive tickets are for this series and the fact she is a diehard Cubs fan. Either way, super excited to be there today.

Tough pitcher to face, but it seems the Sox haven't given a s%*# about that all year. Let's go.

27 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Just bought tickets and taking the whole family. Not sure how I convinced the wife given how fucking expensive tickets are for this series and the fact she is a diehard Cubs fan. Either way, super excited to be there today.

Have a great time! Hopefully Ma Nature will cooperate!