Big opportunity for the Sox to build some separation tonight in the standings. Astros sit 3.5 back of the sox for the coveted 2-seed. Sox can tie up the season series tonight at 3-a-piece, and set themselves up with the opportunity to own the tiebreaker with a win Thursday. Cleveland faces Dylan Cease and the Blue Jays.

Davis Martin returns tonight, which version of him will Come Out and Play?

I don't really care about the tie breaker with 'Stros doubt it comes into play I just want to get 85-87 and win the division. Seed should take care of itself with those totals.

So yea, keep winning, don't crater here at the end.

Martin back

8 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

I don't really care about the tie breaker with 'Stros doubt it comes into play I just want to get 85-87 and win the division. Seed should take care of itself with those totals.

So yea, keep winning, don't crater here at the end.

Baseball Reference Odds have the White Sox finishing with 86.3 wins, 96% to make the postseason and 87% to win the division.

7 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:

Baseball Reference Odds have the White Sox finishing with 86.3 wins, 96% to make the postseason and 87% to win the division.

Seems about right to me.

8 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:

Baseball Reference Odds have the White Sox finishing with 86.3 wins, 96% to make the postseason and 87% to win the division.

"Never tell me the odds..." - Han Solo

3 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

"Never tell me the odds..." - Han Solo

I guess Han never made it to Arlington Park.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by The Mighty Mite

Tanner McDougal back to AAA.

31 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

I don't really care about the tie breaker with 'Stros doubt it comes into play I just want to get 85-87 and win the division. Seed should take care of itself with those totals.

So yea, keep winning, don't crater here at the end.

All I really want right now is for the Sox to have a lead of at least 3 1/2 going into Cleveland so that if the worst happened they'd leave still in first place.

22 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

All I really want right now is for the Sox to have a lead of at least 3 1/2 going into Cleveland so that if the worst happened they'd leave still in first place.

Let’s hope it doesn’t come down to that.

23 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

All I really want right now is for the Sox to have a lead of at least 3 1/2 going into Cleveland so that if the worst happened they'd leave still in first place.

Sox just need to avoid a sweep in Cleveland, and their chances of winning the division are very high.

A sweep gives Cleveland 3 games in the standings, plus the tiebreaker. Essentially, 3.5 games gained for Cleveland in one series.

1 Sox win ensures Cleveland can only gain a max of 1 game in the standings, and gives the Sox the tiebreaker. Essentially only 0.5 games gained for Cleveland in one series, even if they win 2 out of 3.

This is a big start for martin and the White Sox going forward.

OK Martin, time to rebound. He looked good in his rehab start, lets hope he can keep it going. This Astros lineup isn't exactly a murderer's row. There's 2-3 guys to try and avoid and the rest are just bad.

1 hour ago, WestEddy said:

Tanner McDougal back to AAA.

Did he even get off the plane?

4 minutes ago, Quin said:

Did he even get off the plane?

If nothing else he collected that sweet game day check, and per diem.

1 hour ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

Sox just need to avoid a sweep in Cleveland, and their chances of winning the division are very high.

A sweep gives Cleveland 3 games in the standings, plus the tiebreaker. Essentially, 3.5 games gained for Cleveland in one series.

1 Sox win ensures Cleveland can only gain a max of 1 game in the standings, and gives the Sox the tiebreaker. Essentially only 0.5 games gained for Cleveland in one series, even if they win 2 out of 3.

The Sox have been swept by one team, that I can remember, over the last three months and that was a Red Sox team on an historic roll on two occasions. The Guardians aren’t sweeping our Sox.

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by JTB

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

If nothing else he collected that sweet game day check, and per diem.

Not to many frequent flyer miles

Really need Davis to step up tonight and give at least 5 strong innings. Every game now has to played and managed as if it is a must win. It would also help if the stinking Tigers could win some of these next 8 against they have against the Twinkies and the Guardians.

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

If nothing else he collected that sweet game day check, and per diem.

Like, one large pizza from O'Hare?

If McDougal went down to AAA who came up?

10 minutes ago, soxrwhite said:

If McDougal went down to AAA who came up?

Davis Martin

26 minutes ago, Quin said:

Like, one large pizza from O'Hare?

Apparently $117.50 per day, so that sounds about right.

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

If nothing else he collected that sweet game day check, and per diem.

And the good news is he didn't walk anyone this time.

4 minutes ago, wegner said:

And the good news is he didn't walk anyone this time.

*He didn't walk anyone that you know of