MINNESOTA TWINS NOTES:
THE TWINS: Completed their 10-game homestand with a record of 6-4, going 1-2 against the Nationals, 2-1 against the Yankees and 3-1 against the Royals…tonight, they will make their first visit of 2023 to Guaranteed Rate Field and play the first of three games on the Southside…the Twins will continue the six-game roadtrip with three against the Guardians this weekend…the Twins have gone 10-6 at Target Field and 7-6 on the road.
Twins have gone 6-2 in their last eight games since April 23 after going 1-6 in a seven-game stretch from April 15-22.
A win tonight would give Rocco Baldelli 306 career managerial victories, which would place him in sole possession of fifth on the Twins all-time list (since 1961)…list lower right.
TWINS GONE FISHIN’ IN FINALE: The Twins beat the Royals on Sunday afternoon by a score of 8-4, scoring seven runs in the third inning and taking the four-game series three games to one…Sonny Gray (4-0) was the starter and winner, allowing one run on five hits in 6.0 innings pitched…Jhoan Duran earned his sixth save (7 chances) with 0.1 inning…the offense recorded seven hits, highlighted by Byron Buxton, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a double (6) and a home run (7)…Buxton’s homer traveled an estimated distance of 453 feet, the longest for a Twin this season, besting Michael A. Taylor’s 444-foot shot on April 23 vs. Washington.
ON TO THE NEXT ONE: Below are the Twins’ March/April hitting (top) and pitching (bottom) number comparisons since 2018…list excludes the 2020 pandemic season:
AVG R H 2B 3B HR BB K OBP SLG OPS
2018 .240 98 203 56 2 26 92 225 .316 .403 .718
2019 .257 141 233 58 4 50 81 190 .325 .495 .820
2021 .241 111 193 40 2 31 74 208 .311 .413 .723
2022 .227 85 154 30 1 23 76 192 .312 .377 .688
2023 .237 134 228 44 6 38 89 275 .310 .413 .723
W L S IP H R ER HR BB K ERA
2018 9 15 3 217.2 224 134 128 36 106 220 5.29
2019 17 10 10 239.0 230 124 116 32 89 226 4.37
2021 9 15 4 206.1 181 109 93 32 64 203 4.06
2022 12 9 3 185.0 152 68 65 23 64 180 3.16
2023 17 12 9 258.2 216 108 100 27 76 285 3.48
BIG THREE: Sonny Gray, Joe Ryan and Pablo López all made their case for AL Pitcher of the Month for March/April…below are their numbers last month and AL ranks among starters: IP ERA K BAA OPS FIP WHIP WAR
GRAY 35.0 (9) 0.77 (1) 41 (8) .197 (9) .542 (7) 2.10 (2) 1.06 (11) 1.5 (3)
RYAN 32.0 (T-20) 2.81 (13) 36 (13) .186 (5) .533 (6) 3.27 (12) 0.81 (3) 0.8 (14)
LÓPEZ 36.0 (7) 4.00 (21) 46 (T-2) .233 (16) .666 (18) 3.02 (9) 1.11 (14) 1.1 (9)
ADDITIONALLY: Joe Ryan at 5-0, tied with Shane McClanahan and Gerrit Cole for the most wins in baseball.
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE: The Twins are playing a series against an AL Central opponent for the fourth time this season…in their previous three AL Central series, they swept the Royals in three games (March 30-April 2), took two of three from Chicago (April 10-12) and took three of four from KC (April 27-30).
After three games in Cleveland this weekend, they will not play another team within the division until hosting the Guardians for four games from June 1-4.
Below are the Twins pitching numbers compared to other AL divisions/NL: W-L ERA BAA K/BB K/9.0 WHIP OPS
CENTRAL 8-2 2.47 .186 2.79 9.1 1.03 .578
EAST 5-5 4.41 .250 3.84 9.9 1.27 .708
WEST 2-1 3.54 .221 6.67 12.9 1.04 .619
NATIONAL 2-4 3.63 .240 4.75 9.9 1.12 .654
DEEP DISH: Twins and White Sox are playing the fourth of 13 meetings this season…these two played a three-game series at Target Field from April 10-12 as the Twins won the second and third games…since 2015, the Twins have gone 80-66 against the Sox, their most wins against any opponent in that span.
Joey Gallo is hitting .324 (11-for-34) with four home runs, seven walks, and a 1.115 OPS in his last nine games vs. the Sox − all at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Byron Buxton has 16 career home runs and 39 RBI against the Sox (his most against any opponent), including nine homers and 16 RBI in his last 15 games.
Buxton is hitting .370 (27-for-73) with four doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 17 RBI, an .822 slugging percentage and a 1.225 OPS in his last 19 games vs. the Sox.
Christian Vázquez is hitting .358 (38-for-106) with five doubles, one home run, 16 RBI, nine walks, a .409 on-base percentage and an .843 OPS in 34 career games vs. the Sox.
BUT THERE’S NO GUARANTEE ON THE BOX: The Twins went 4-5 at Guaranteed Rate Field last season and outscored the Sox 45-44…since 2019, no opponent has homered in this ballpark more than the Twins, with 70 (next is Kansas City with 42).
Jorge Polanco is hitting .329 (27-for-82) with three doubles, seven home runs, 20 RBI and a 1.045 OPS in his last 21 games on the South Side…Polo’s 14 career homers and 41 career RBI at Guaranteed Rate are his most in any opposing ballpark.
Christian Vázquez is hitting .431 (22-for-51) with a 1.031 OPS in 17 career games at Guar- anteed Rate…in his last 11 games here, he has reached base 22 times in 35 plate appear- ances (.629 OBP)…two of his six four-hit games (career high) have come in this ballpark.
LAND OF 10,000 RAKES: The Twins have homered in a season-long 13-straight games, since April 18…since that date, they have hit 22 home runs, the third most in baseball in that span, trailing Tampa Bay (24) and San Francisco (23)….the current streak is the second longest of 2023, trailing the Rays’ stretch of 22-straight to begin the season (March 30-April 23).
Their current stretch is the club’s longest since May 20-June 5, 2021, when they homered in 16 straight…in fact, the Twins/Senators franchise record (since 1901) is 16, done four times: 2021, 2017 (2x) and 1979.
Byron Buxton gave the Twins their ninth three-run homer of the season on Sunday afternoon…the nine three-run jimmy jacks are second most in baseball, trailing Texas (10)…Joey Gallo and Buxton each have three, tied fourth others for most in baseball (Rooker, Bichette, Maton and Heim)…for context, the Twins have 19 solo shots and 10 two-run homers.
BUCK TRUCK HORN STARTING TO MAKE NOISE: Byron Buxton has hit safely in a season-long five-straight games and in nine of his last 10, since April 19…in that span, he is hitting .308 (12-for-39) with five doubles, five home runs, 11 RBI, four walks, a .372 on-base percentage,
an .821 slugging percentage and a 1.193 OPS…in the last 10 days (since April 22), only Brent Rooker has as many homers as Buxton (5).
STARTING PITCHER – JOE RYAN #41
2023: 5-0, 2.81 ERA CAREER: 20-9, 3.50 ERA
Making his sixth start and appearance of 2023 and his fourth road start of the year…also his 38th career start and appearance.
Has won a career-best eight consecutive decisions, since September 13, 2022; is 8-0, 2.06 ERA (56.2 IP, 13 ER) with 12 walks, 63 strikeouts and a .169 opponent batting average in that nine-start span.
Facing Chicago-AL for the first time this year and the second time in his career…took a no-decision in his only previous start on July 6, 2022 at Guaranteed Rate Field (4.0 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K)
FIVE IN A ROW: Ryan has won his first five starts of the 2023 season, becoming just the seventh pitcher in Twins/Senators franchise history (since 1901) to accomplish the feat and the first since
Jerry Koosman went 5-0 in his first five starts of the 1979 season. Here is the complete list of Twins/
Senators pitchers to win at least their first five starts of the year, per Elias… PITCHER YEAR CONSECUTIVE WINS
Walter Johnson ……………………………………… 1913 ……………………………………………………………… 7
Joe Boehling…………………………………………. 1913 ……………………………………………………………… 7
Sad Sam Jones……………………………………… 1930 ……………………………………………………………… 6
Joe Ryan ……………………………………………… 2023 ……………………………………………………………… 5
Jerry Koosman ………………………………………. 1979 ……………………………………………………………… 5
Connie Marrero……………………………………… 1951 ……………………………………………………………… 5
Milo Candini…………………………………………. 1943 ……………………………………………………………… 5
LAST TIME OUT: Won his fifth-straight start of the 2023 season and his eighth-consecutive decision in the Twins 6-2 victory vs. the New York Yankees at Target Field on April 25…went 7.0 innings for the second time this year, allowing a season-high seven hits but only two runs (1 earned) with no walks and seven strikeouts…opposed left-hander Nestor Cortes, who took his first loss of the season…Ryan yielded a RBI single to infielder DJ LeMahieu in the top of the first inning, his first run allowed in the first inning in 2023 and marking the first time he pitched with the Twins trailing this year…allowed an unearned run in the fifth inning when first baseman Donovan Solano committed an error on a potential inning-ending double play…recorded seven strikeouts without issuing a walk in a start of at least 7.0 innings for the second time in his career, the only other being his previous start vs. New York-AL on April 13, 2023 at Yankee Stadium (7.0 IP, 0 BB, 10 K)…received six runs of support and currently leads baseball with 38 runs of support in his five starts.
Ryan became the first five-game winner in baseball this year and is joined by New York-AL’s Gerrit Cole, Los Angeles-NL’s Clayton Kershaw and Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan as the only pitchers with five victories in 2023.
TWO STARTS AGO: Extended his career-long winning streak to seven games, earning the victory in the Twins 10-4 win at the Boston Red Sox on April 19…pitched 6.0 innings, allowing three runs on six hits, issuing one walk with three strikeouts…allowed one run in the third, fifth and sixth innings, including a solo home run to infielder Kiké Hernández in the sixth…opposed right-hander Corey Kluber, who took the loss…10 runs of support were the second most of Ryan’s career, trailing only his previous start on April 13 at New York-AL (11)…his three strikeouts tied six other starts for the second fewest in his career and is the lowest total in his 15 career quality starts.
LEAGUE LEADER: Ryan’s numbers in April support his case to be considered for American League Pitcher of the Month, along with his rotation mates Sonny Gray and Pablo López…here are some relevant statistics from his first five starts and where he ranks among qualifying American League starters through April 30:
STATISTIC RYAN’S #s AL RANK
Pitches Per Inning…………………………………. 13.9 ……………………………………………………………. 1st
Run Support…………………………………………… 38 ……………………………………………………………… 1st
Wins………………………………………………………. 5 ……………………………………………………………. T-1st
Strikeouts Per Walk……………………………….. 9.00 …………………………………………………………. T-3rd
Opponent Batting Average……………………… .186 ……………………………………………………………. 4th
Opponent OPS ………………………………………. .533 ……………………………………………………………. 5th
Earned Run Average………………………………. 2.81 ………………………………………………………….. 12th
Strikeouts………………………………………………. 36 ……………………………………………………………. 13th
WIN STREAK BY THE NUMBERS: In his last nine starts dating back to September 13, 2022, Ryan is 8-0, 2.06 ERA (56.2 IP, 13 ER) with 12 walks and 63 strikeouts…opponents are slashing .169/.223/.254 against Ryan during the win streak, and his .477 opponent OPS is the second lowest in baseball in that stretch among pitchers with at least 50.0 innings pitched (Shohei Ohtani – .398)…the span marks the longest win streak of Ryan’s career and is the longest win streak by a Twins starter since Michael Pineda went 8-0 in a 16-start stretch from July 21, 2019-April 15, 2021.
20 GAME WINNER: Ryan recorded his 20th career win in his 37th career start on April 25 vs. New York-AL, becoming the fourth pitcher in franchise history (since 1901) to win 20 games in the first 37 games of his career and the first since Scott Erickson went 21-7 through his first 37 games from June 25, 1990 to July 20, 1991…Ryan’s 217 strikeouts are the most in franchise history through the first 37 games of a career, and his 3.50 ERA ranks 16th under those same parameters (since 1913).
LIGHTLY WORN SOX: Tonight is Ryan’s second career start vs. Chicago-AL and his first start vs. the White Sox since July 6, 2022 at Guaranteed Rate Field…pitched four innings, allowing five hits and three runs (2 earned) with two walks and three strikeouts…allowed a solo home run to Eloy Jiménez in the bottom of the fourth inning…at the time was just his third career start of 4.0 innings-or-fewer and is now tied with four other starts for the shortest start of his career…Chicago-AL is the only American League Central division team he has yet to defeat, with Ryan going 12-0, 1.70 ERA (90.0 IP, 17 ER) with 18 walks and 96 strikeouts in 15 starts against the other three AL Central teams in his career.
RYAN ON THE ROAD: In 17 career road starts, Ryan is 11-4 with a 3.51 ERA (95.0 IP, 37 ER), 22 walks and 95 strikeouts…has similar numbers in 20 home starts, going 9-5, 3.50 ERA (110.2 IP, 43 ER) with 34 walks and 122 strikeouts…this season, he is 3-0 away from Target Field with a 2.37 ERA (19.0 IP, 5 ER), three walks, 19 strikeouts and a .176 opponent batting average…his .222 opponent on-base percentage in road starts is best in baseball among pitchers with at least 15.0 innings pitched on the road.
Since his debut in 2021, Ryan has held opposing batters to a .215 (76-for-353) batting aver- age in road starts, the eighth-lowest opponent batting average on the road in the American League during that span (min. 75.0 IP).
LEFT/RIGHT: Left-handed hitters are batting .155 (9-for-55) against Ryan this year…right-handed hitters are hitting .217 (13-for-60) with 22 strikeouts…his .186 overall opponent batting average ranks ninth in baseball this season (min. 30.0 IP)…over his career, Ryan has slightly better splits against left-handed hitters than righties, with lefties batting just .188 with a .609 OPS since his debut in 2021…right-handed hitters are hitting .214 with a .652 OPS off Ryan.
THE ARSENAL: Ryan has utilized a three-pitch mix in his first five starts of the 2023 season…has used his four-seam fastball the most of his three pitches, throwing it 58.3 percent of the time…threw only four sweepers in last start on April 25 vs. New York-AL after averaging 15 sweepers per game in his first four starts…recorded five of his seven strikeouts with the four-seamer in his last start against the Yankees…here’s a look at Ryan’s repertoire, per Baseball Savant:
PITCH (AVG. MPH) PCT. (# OF PITCHES, VS. RHB/LHB) RESULTS
4-Seam Fastball (92.7)………….58.3% (259 pitches, 128/131)… .200 (14-for-70), 3 2B, 3 HR, 25 K
Split Finger (83.4)…………………..26.8% (119 pitches, 40/79)………………………. .139 (5-for-36), 7 K
Sweeper (81.0)………………………..14.9% (66 pitches, 56/10)………………. .273 (3-for-11), 1 HR, 3 K
Ryan’s four-seam fastball has accumulated a run value of -5, which ranks third in baseball (min. 50 PA) behind only Atlanta’s Spencer Strider (-6) and New York-AL’s Gerrit Cole (-10
CHICAGO WHITE SOX NOTES:
WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE
The Chicago White Sox have lost 10 of their last 11 games, 15 of 18 and 18 of 23 as they continue a seven-game homestand tonight with the opener against Minnesota.
RHP Michael Kopech is scheduled to start for the White Sox, who are tied with the 1950 club for the second-worst 29-game start in franchise history (7-22 in 1948).
The Sox opened the homestand by losing three of four games to Tampa Bay, avoiding the sweep on Sunday with come-from-behind, 12-9 victory over the Rays.
Following this three-game series, the White Sox take a seven-game trip to Cincinnati (5/5-7) and Kansas City (5/8-11).
The Sox went 0-6 on their last trip to Tampa Bay (0-3) and Toronto (0-3) from 4/21-26 and 2-4 on their last homestand vs. Baltimore (1-2) and Philadelphia (1-2) from 4/13-19.
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tim Anderson returns to the White Sox lineup for the first time since 4/10 at Minnesota … the Sox went 3-15 in his absence.
The Sox play 32 games in 33 days from 5/2-6/4, with the lone off day coming on 5/15 … 23 of the 32 games during that stretch are against American League Central teams.
The White Sox are 17-9 at home vs. Minnesota since 2020.
Sox starting pitchers have issued three walks with 24 strikeouts over the last three games … four of the eight runs the rotation has allowed during that stretch came on Saturday vs. Tampa Bay after Lance Lynn carried a no-hitter into the seventh.
Eloy Jiménez has hit safely in four straight games (.438, 7-16).
ROSTER MOVES
Prior to tonight’s game, the White Sox made the following 11 roster moves:
Reinstated All-Star SS Tim Anderson and INF Hanser Alberto from the 10-day injured list;
Selected the contracts of RHP Alexander Colomé, OF Billy Hamilton and LHP Sammy Peralta from Class AAA Charlotte;
Placed RHP Joe Kelly on the Paternity List;
Placed INF/OF Romy Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to May 1) with right shoulder inflammation;
Optioned OF Oscar Colás and INF Lenyn Sosa to Charlotte;
Designated LHP Jake Diekman and RHP Frank German for assignment.
SUNDAY’S RECAP
Andrew Vaughn hit a game-ending, three-run homer off Garrett Cleavinger with two outs in the ninth inning to cap a seven-run rally as the White Sox ended a 10-game losing streak with a 12-9 victory over Tampa Bay.
Trailing, 9-7, with two outs, Elvis Andrus and Adam Haseley hit RBI singles to tie the game and set up Vaughn’s first career walkoff homer and the first for the Sox since Leury García on 9/12/21 vs. Boston.
The Sox carried a 4-2 lead before the Rays scored five runs in the eighth and two in the ninth to take a 9-5 lead … the White Sox scored once in the eighth to set up their seven-run ninth, which marked their highest-scoring inning since 8/29/21 vs. the Cubs (also seven).
The win marked the Sox largest ninth-inning comeback since 9/7/07 vs. Minnesota when they trailed, 10-4, before winning in extra innings, and their largest ninth-inning comeback without going to extras since 4/28/04 vs. Cleveland when they overcame an 8-4 deficit to win, 9-8.
Eloy Jiménez (second time) and Haseley (second time) each matched a career high with four hits … Haseley reached base safely a career-high five times and scored a career-high three runs … Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer, and Andrus was 3-5 with a double, RBI and two runs scored.
Mike Clevinger posted a ND, allowing two runs with one walk and eight strikeouts over 5.0 IP … Gregory Santos and Joe Kelly each threw 1.0 scoreless IP.
The Sox recorded season highs in runs scored and hits (18).
A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS?
The White Sox went 8-21 in March/April while playing the most difficult schedule in MLB, as their opponents combined to record a .632 winning percentage (STATS).
The Sox played 13 games vs. American League East teams, including seven vs. Tampa Bay and three each vs. Baltimore and Toronto, three vs. AL Central-leading Minnesota, four vs. defending World Champion Houston, three vs. NL Central-leading Pittsburgh and three vs. defending NL champion Philadelphia.
By comparison, per STATS the Sox schedule in May rates as the third-easiest in MLB based on their .424 opponents winning percentage (see boxes at right) … 20 of their 30 games in May are vs. the AL Central.
WHITE SOX VS. MINNESOTA TWINS
Minnesota leads the season series, 2-1, after winning two of three games at Target Field from 4/10-12 … all three games were decided by two runs or less.
The White Sox are hitting .178/.224/.317 (18-101) with a 2.42 ERA (7 ER/26.0 IP) and have been outscored, 10-8.
The teams play 13 times this season, down from 18-plus each full season from 2001-22 (not including 2020).
The White Sox are 28-23 vs. Minnesota since the start of the 2020 season (17-9 at home) after going 20-37 from 2017-19.
LOOKING TO REGAIN CENTRAL COMMAND
The White Sox are 107-88 (.549) vs. the American League Central since 2020, including a 1-2 mark this season.
The Sox posted a losing record (37-39) against the division last season after combining to go 69-47 in 2020-21.
SEARCHING FOR HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE
The White Sox are 4-9 (.308) at home this season after going 37-44 (.457) in 2022, the 12th-best winning percentage in the American League … by comparison, the Sox were 53-28 (.654) at home in 2021, the best record in the AL.
Through 13 home games this season, the White Sox have been outscored, 101-61, and outhomered, 31-12.
Gavin Sheets (23 of 28) and Burger (14 of 16) have combined to hit 37 of their 44 career home runs at Guaranteed Rate Field.
AS TA GOES, SO GO THE WHITE SOX
The White Sox went 3-15 while All-Star SS Tim Anderson was on the 10-day injured list from 4/11-5/1 with a sprained left knee suffered on 4/10 at Minnesota.
Since the start of the 2020 season, the Sox are 150-112 (.573) when Anderson is in the starting lineup and 67-84 (.444) when he is not.
During that span, the Sox are 124-73 when Anderson records a hit, 72-32 when he records a multi-hit effort, 94-46 when he score a run and 27-3 when he homers.
Anderson needs three homers to become the fourth player in White Sox history to record 100 HR/100 SB, joining Minnie Miñoso, Alexei Ramírez and Ray Durham.
CROCHET ON ASSIGNMENT
LHP Garrett Crochet, who underwent Tommy John surgery on 4/5/22, began his rehab assignment on Sunday at Class AA Birmingham, pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning with one strikeout vs. Tennessee … Crochet, the No. 11 overall pick in the 2020 draft, had never pitched in a MiLB game prior to Sunday.
SOUTHPAW SUCCESS
The White Sox are batting .272/.338/.442 vs. left-handed pitching since the start of the 2019 season … during that span, the Sox lead MLB in average, rank third in on-base percentage and OPS (.780) and fifth in slugging.
Tim Anderson owns a .353/.383/.564 (141-399) slash line vs. LHP since 2019, while Hanser Alberto is hitting .343/.362/.483 (170-495) … during that span, Anderson and Alberto rank 1-2 in MLB in average vs. LHP.
Luis Robert Jr. is a career .348/.402/.609 (72-207) hitter vs. lefties … Jake Burger owns a .635 slugging percentage vs. LHP.
STARTER – #34 MICHAEL KOPECH RHP
KOPECH AT A GLANCE
Is scheduled to make his sixth start of the season, second at home and first against the Minnesota Twins.
Has recorded 5.0-plus IP in four of his five starts this season and 6.0-plus IP just once.
Went 0-3 with a 7.01 ERA (20 ER/25.2 IP), 1.71 WHIP and .280 (28-100) opponents average in five April starts … the 7.01 ERA is his highest monthly ERA in his career.
Has gone 7-13 with 4.05 ERA (78 ER/173.1 IP), .219 (140-638) opponents average and 170 strikeouts in 38 career starts … is 3-3 with 3.90 ERA (24 ER/55.1 IP), .225 (47-209) opponents average and 80 strikeouts in 40 career relief appearances.
Has recorded 100-plus strikeouts in each of his last two seasons (2021-22).
Spent his first full season in the major leagues in 2021, pitching out of the bullpen (40 games) while making four starts … opted out of the 2020 season for personal reasons … missed the entire 2019 season recovering from Tommy John surgery (performed on 9/18/18).
Was acquired by the White Sox from Boston with OF Luis Basabe, RHP Víctor Díaz and INF Yoán Moncada in exchange for LHP Chris Sale on 12/6/16.
LAST START
Suffered the loss on 4/26 at Toronto, allowing four runs on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 5.0 IP … threw 90 pitches (58 strikes).
Surrendered three runs in the third on an RBI single to Bo Bichette and two-run double to Vladimir Guerrero Jr … allowed an RBI single to Santiago Espinal in the fourth … all four runs scored with two outs.
Departed the game in the sixth with the Sox trailing, 4-0 … Chicago lost, 8-0, suffering its second shutout of the season.
Owned a 60.9 first-strike percentage and 12.2 swinging-strike percentage (11 swing and misses) vs. 23 batters … threw 53 four-seam fastballs (96.5 mph avg; 98.4 mph max), 31 sliders (85.4 avg; 89.1 max), four changeups (86.3 avg; 89.6 max) and two curveballs (80.2 avg; 80.2 max).
WELCOME MAY
Has gone 1-1 with a 1.40 ERA (6 ER/38.2 IP), 0.98 WHIP, .152 (21-138) opponents average and 39 strikeouts in 12 games (five starts) … the 1.40 ERA and .152 opponents average are career monthly bests.
Has allowed a monthly career-low seven runs in May.
Went 1-1 with a 1.17 ERA (3 ER/23.0 IP), 0.78 WHIP, .103 (8-78) opponents average and 21 strikeouts over four starts in 2022.
LOOKING FOR SOME HELP
Has the lowest run support average (3.16) among White Sox starters and the seventh-lowest among American League pitchers with at least 25.0 IP.
The Sox offense has not provided run support in three of his five starts this season.
DAMAGE CONTROL AT RISK
Has limited the opposition to a .211 (34-161) average with RISP and .221 (19-86) mark with RISP/two outs in his career.
Opponents are batting a career-high .346 (9-26) with RISP and .471 (8-17) with RISP/two outs against him this season … in 2022 they were .149 (10-67) with RISP and .125 (5-40) with RISP/two outs.
COMFORTS OF HOME
Has gone 3-7 with a 3.95 ERA (42 ER/95.2 IP), .203 (70-345) opponents average and 91 strikeouts over 20 career starts at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Went 2-5 with a 3.01 ERA (23 ER/68.2 IP), .157 (37- 235) opponents average and 52 strikeouts in 13 home starts (seven quality) in 2022 … allowed two runs or less eight times and one or fewer five times.
VS. MINNESOTA TWINS || A.L. CENTRAL
Is scheduled to fifth career start (ninth appearance) against the Minnesota Twins and third (fifth) at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Has gone 1-1 with 4.32 ERA (8 ER/16.2 IP), .288 (19- 66) opponents average and 18 strikeouts over his four career starts.
Went 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA (8 ER/14.2 IP), .281 (16-57) opponents average and 14 strikeouts in three starts last season.
Is 2-3 with a 3.86 ERA (28 ER/65.1 IP), .227 (55-242) opponents average and 68 strikeouts over 15 career starts against the American League Central.
