The White Sox had been throughout the nationwide spotlight after a chronic brawl Saturday with the Cleveland Guardians that features Tim Anderson and José Ramírez. There was no announcement from Main League Baseball about self-discipline as of Sunday.
The Cubs’ momentum continued over the weekend as they obtained their sequence in the direction of the Atlanta Braves — who’re tied with the Baltimore Orioles for most likely essentially the most wins throughout the majors — to finish a 5-2 homestand sooner than heading on a six-game journey.
Each Monday all via the season, Tribune baseball writers will current an substitute on what occurred — and what’s ahead — for the Cubs and Sox.
Dansby Swanson faces his outdated group for 1st time
Maybe the experience will actually really feel additional surreal when the Cubs head to Atlanta throughout the closing week of the season.
Earlier than his new group took two of three video video games from his former group over the weekend, Dansby Swanson said he cracked up when he seen the Cubs-Braves matchups this season, most notably a three-game set Sept. 26-28 at Truist Park when the postseason could very nicely be on the street.
“I don’t know what can be tougher,” Swanson said of going via the Braves for the first time at Wrigley Area as an alternative of in his return to Atlanta. “However it’s good enjoying right here this time of yr due to the climate. It’s most likely 95 or 100 (levels) again dwelling with numerous humidity, which generally I do miss.”
After going hitless Friday, Swanson homered, doubled and drove in 4 runs throughout the Cubs’ two wins Saturday and Sunday.
“There’s been so many alternatives to develop as a human and everyone right here with the Cubs has been so accepting of me,” Swanson said. “They’ve made it actually, very easy. Individuals are actually respectful and know learn how to push me to get essentially the most out of me.”
Swanson typically retains observe of the Braves via subject scores, checking in to see how his mates are doing. Going into the sequence versus the Braves, he thought the video video games would showcase who the Cubs think about they’re as they’ve fought their method into the playoff hunt.
“It’s form of just like the trajectory of our yr, beginning out somewhat bit gradual and actually beginning to ramp up and construct on some issues during the last month or two,” Swanson said. “It’s a extremely nice alternative to go on the market and present what we’re fabricated from.”
Korey Lee excited for model spanking new various with Sox
Catcher Korey Lee had a reasonably good provide for particulars on the White Sox group in first baseman Andrew Vaughn.
The 2 had been college roommates at California.
Assembly with reporters all through a video conference Wednesday, Lee said Vaughn instructed him “simply to be able to play (and) give it your all each single day.”
“That’s what I satisfaction myself on,” Lee said. “I do know that’s what he does actually, rather well. I’m completely happy to be a part of the (group) and able to get began.”
The Sox acquired Lee in a commerce from the Houston Astros for reliever Kendall Graveman on July 28. He was the No. 5 prospect throughout the Astros group in response to MLB.com, which ranks him the No. 14 prospect throughout the Sox group.
He slashed .283/.328/.406 with 18 doubles, 5 residence runs and 32 RBIs in 68 video video games this season for Triple-A Sugar Land throughout the Pacific Coast League.
“Houston gave me an awesome alternative to discover ways to be a professional,” Lee said. “Coming in at 20, you don’t actually know what to anticipate. Now coming into the White Sox group at 25, it feels somewhat bit higher and the chance is nice.”
After spending time on the injured file with a strained correct oblique, Lee is at Triple-A Charlotte. He has some major-league experience, going 4-for-25 (.160) with 4 RBIs in 12 video video games with the Astros in 2022.
“I bought to be round Martín Maldonado, I bought to be taught from him, I bought to see how he managed a pitching workers at that finish,” Lee said. “Realized how he communicated with pitchers and it taught me fairly a bit.
“I’m going to hold that additional into my profession and make it my approach, however he taught me learn how to be an expert catcher. And over there in Houston they knew learn how to win, and I wish to carry that over to the White Sox.”
What we’re finding out this morning
Week ahead: Cubs
The offense has been carrying the Cubs given that All-Star break, a helpful burden it has taken on whereas the pitching workers is with out right-hander Marcus Stroman, who will keep on the injured file via the road journey.
In 23 video video games given that All-Star break, the Cubs have scored 164 runs, most likely essentially the most in Main League Baseball and 34 better than the second-place Dodgers. The Cubs’ .298 post-break group frequent coming into Sunday was one of the best throughout the large leagues by 24 components over the the Cardinals, whereas their .891 OPS moreover led the majors.
The Cubs’ 150 runs of their first 20 video video games after the break is tied for second given that All-Star break was utilized in 1933. Their manufacturing in that span trailed solely the California Angels’ 161 runs in 1995, in response to Stats Carry out.
The wins have adopted the offensive outburst. The Cubs’ 16-7 report (.696 profitable proportion) throughout the second half is tied with the Orioles for among the finest in baseball.
- Monday: at Mets, 6:10 p.m., Marquee
- Tuesday: at Mets, 6:10 p.m., Marquee
- Wednesday: at Mets, 6:10 p.m., Marquee
- Thursday: off
- Friday: at Blue Jays, 6:07 p.m., Apple TV+
- Saturday: at Blue Jays, 2:07 p.m., Marquee
- Sunday: at Blue Jays, 12:37 p.m., Marquee
Week ahead: White Sox
The Sox awaited phrase Sunday on potential self-discipline from Main League Baseball after Saturday’s brawl with the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Area.
Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and Guardians third baseman José Ramírez and nearer Emmanuel Clase had been ejected after the sixth-inning skirmish, as had been every managers and Guardians third-base coach Mike Sarbaugh.
It took 14 minutes sooner than order was restored and the game continued.
“It’s not the primary time I’ve been a part of that,” Sox infielder Elvis Andrus said Saturday. “Boys are going to be boys and we go to battle each night time to the intense, 100%. Typically issues like this occur and there’s nothing you are able to do. It’s previously and you progress on and prepare for the sport tomorrow.”
Anderson was not throughout the starting lineup — supervisor Pedro Grifol said it was a scheduled day without work — whereas Ramírez was the designated hitter in Sunday’s sequence finale, the teams’ last meeting this season. Andrus carried out shortstop Sunday and had the go-ahead two-run single throughout the ninth inning of a 5-3 Sox victory.
Grifol said if suspensions come from MLB, “we’ve to regulate and will probably be enterprise as typical once more.”
- Monday: vs. Yankees, 7:10 p.m., NBCSCH
- Tuesday: vs. Yankees, 7:10 p.m., NBCSCH
- Wednesday: vs. Yankees, 7:10 p.m., NBCSCH
- Thursday: off
- Friday: vs. Brewers, 7:10 p.m., NBCSCH
- Saturday: vs. Brewers, 6:15 p.m., Fox-32
- Sunday: vs. Brewers, 1:10 p.m., NBCSCH
This week in Chicago baseball
Aug. 7, 2004: Cubs’ Greg Maddux wins his three hundredth sport
After it was over and Greg Maddux had earned his three hundredth major-league victory, he mirrored on a occupation that no one could have envisioned when he threw his first expert pitch at Class A Pikesville in 1984.
An 8-4 victory over the Giants put Maddux on a plateau that solely 21 others had reached since Jim Galvin grew to turn into the first in 1889. However Maddux appeared additional completely happy alongside along with his longevity than his milestone.
“It feels good simply to have the ability to play this recreation so long as I’ve,” he said. “It’s gig when you possibly can pitch each fifth recreation and have 4 days off in between. Belief me — it’s good. Simply to be within the recreation so long as I’ve is fairly particular. That’s what it’s all about.”
He pitched five-plus innings, yielding 4 runs on seven hits to reinforce to 11-7. The undeniable fact that it was over and carried out with was a discount to the 38-year-old veteran, who wished no part of the hype.
It took two makes an try and a comeback from a three-run deficit for Maddux to realize No. 300, making it troublesome for his family to stay calm.
“I used to be so nervous and so excited,” Dave Maddux, Greg’s father, instructed the Tribune. “I seen him after the game and requested him if he was nervous. He said, ‘No, probably not.’ One in every of us wanted to be nervous. It’s most definitely best that it was me.
“It was an awesome win and an awesome staff effort as a result of he didn’t pitch actual nicely. However the bullpen got here in and, boy, I bought so nervous then. Each time they’d get runners on base, I’d say, ‘Oh, that’s the tying run. In the event that they tie it up, we’ve bought to go elsewhere to get the “W.” ‘ ”
Aug. 8, 1976: White Sox placed on shorts in a sport for the first time
As any respectable major-league group could do, White Sox avid gamers positioned on their shorts one leg at a time.
Certain, there have been some snickers, grumbles and complaints throughout the clubhouse. However that they had been comfortable and former Sox proprietor Invoice Veeck needed one different gimmick to draw followers to Comiskey Park.
Throughout an introductory info conference in 1976, Veeck quipped, “You can be awed. … Comiskey Park will substitute Paris and New York as the style middle of the world.”
Holding courtroom docket at Miller’s Pub, Veeck went on to say: “We’re including class to baseball kinds. We is probably not the best staff in baseball, not less than not for a number of years, however we’ll instantly be essentially the most fashionable staff within the recreation.”
The shorts, nonetheless, had been short-lived. The avid gamers wore them in merely three video video games in 1976, along with the first sport of a doubleheader on Aug. 8 in the direction of the Royals. The avid gamers refused to placed on them for the nightcap.
On July 4, 1976, former Tribune sportswriter Bob Verdi elicited reactions in regards to the prospect of sporting shorts.
“They don’t need to get a pair for me. I’ll simply use (teammate) Jack Brohamer’s common pants and so they’ll appear like shorts,” Sox pitcher Bart Johnson said.
Lamar Johnson said: “I bought the nicest thighs you ever noticed. I can’t wait.”
Catcher Jim Essian quipped: “I’ll simply shave my legs. After we slide in these issues and get all minimize up, we’ll have to shave earlier than we put the bandages on anyway, proper?”
Aug. 8, 1988: First scheduled night time time sport throughout the 74-year historic previous of Wrigley Area
Nicely, almost — it wasn’t official after a downpour postponed the game with the Cubs primary the Phillies 3-1 throughout the bottom of the fourth inning.
The primary phrase on the historic “Let there be lights” sport at Wrigley Area goes to Invoice Murray, who threw on some shades and caught out his tongue moments sooner than he joined Harry Caray for a pregame spot on WGN-9.
The primary sport with lights drew rather more consideration than often accorded a Monday matchup between fourth- and fifth-place teams. Dignitaries throughout the sellout crowd included Mayor Eugene Sawyer, Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, MLB Commissioner Peter Ueberroth and Nationwide League President A. Bartlett Giamatti. A resident-only parking ordinance moreover took affect throughout the ballpark.
Beginning pitcher Rick Sutcliffe was virtually blinded by the 1000’s of flashbulbs that went off as he delivered the first pitch. Maybe that was why Phillies outfielder Phil Bradley deposited Sutcliffe’s fourth pitch into the bleachers.
After a two-hour rain delay, the game was known as, obliterating it from the report books.
“This proves that the Cubs are cursed,” one fan said as she ran from the ballpark. The Tribune editorialized, “Somebody up there appears to take day baseball severely.”
Aug. 9, 1988: Cubs win first night time time sport at Wrigley Area
After a rainout the sooner night time time, Mike Bielecki fired a known as strike to Lenny Dykstra to start the game, and the Cubs went on to beat the Mets as night time time baseball, in the long run, had reached Clark and Addison.
Within the major night time time sport in Wrigley Area historic previous that basically counted, the Cubs hit the Mets with 4 runs throughout the seventh inning, then held on for a 6-4 victory sooner than 36,399 very noisy people.
“It may need been louder final night time,” said Mark Grace, who drove in certainly one of many runs throughout the decisive seventh. “However that’s the loudest for an entire recreation that I’ve ever been related to.”
Aug. 12, 2021: White Sox win the first Area of Goals sport
The diamond the place the movie “Area of Goals” was filmed was an prolonged relay throw away from the momentary 8,000-seat ballpark on the Dyersville, Iowa, farm. So after all of the inaugural Area of Goals sport that features the White Sox and Yankees led to dramatic type.
Tim Anderson provided the heroics, hitting a walk-off, two-run residence run into the cornfield previous the right-field wall with one out throughout the bottom of the ninth to supply the Sox a 9-8 victory — an thrilling sport that can have amazed Ray Kinsella.
“It was our first time right here within the Area of Goals and to have the ability to make a reminiscence like that is positively leaving a mark,” Anderson said. “The followers got here to see a present and we gave them a present.”
The night time time started with avid gamers from every teams following actor Kevin Costner onto the diamond after strolling via a cornfield in correct. The night time time ended with a ball landing close to that house.
Earlier than the game, avid gamers gathered throughout the outfield for group photos. They walked on a path via a cornfield from the park to the movie set.
“My digicam reel is just about full proper now,” Sox nearer Liam Hendriks said. “I walked via the bullpen. There’s no fence correct behind the bullpen, so I ran via the cornfields there.
Costner walked via the cornfield to the park, adopted by Sox and Yankees avid gamers as a result of the “Area of Goals” ranking carried out minutes sooner than the first pitch.
“It blew me away,” pitcher Lucas Giolito said of his first response to the sector. “I was anticipating to see a great deal of corn throughout the outfield, nonetheless I wasn’t anticipating these types of consideration to aspect throughout the dugout.
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