Gamethread: White Sox at Astros
Now with fewer garbage cans!
Welcome to sunny Houston, friends! The White Sox have the best record in baseball and they’re off to face the Astros in a rematch from the 2005 postseason. Astros fans are still pretty bitter about that whole thing, from what I understand.
Astros Math:
- 2nd in AL West (2.5 GB)
- 7-3 in their last 10 games
- 22-13 at home
- 22-14 vs. RHP
- 17-14 vs. LHP
- 2-4 vs. Central
- White Sox last faced the Astros in 2019 and took the series 4-3; all-time the teams are tied at 33-33.
Players to watch:
- Yuli Gurriel: 62 games and 263 PA, slashing .317/.384/.524 with 10 home runs, 72 hits, and 48 RBIs.
- Carlos Correa: 63 games and 279 PA, slashing .293/.384/.508 with 12 home runs, 37 RBIs, and 71 hits.
- Jose Altuve: 56 games and 267 PA, slashing .294/.363/.511.
Dylan Cease is facing off against Jose Urquidy. Urquidy is a righty for those of you who care about lefty/righty. He’s 4-1 in his last seven games and has never faced the White Sox. Meanwhile Cease is 3-2 over his last seven and this is his first time at Minute Maid Park as a starter. Urquidy mostly throws the 4-seam (53.4%), slider (20.5%), change (19.3%), and curve (6.7%). He does a little better against lefties, holding them to a .161 BA, than righties who are posting a .265 BA.
Here’s how everyone is lining it up tonight:
Game is on NBSports Chicago for locals, MLB.TV for non-locals, and ESPN 1000 for the radio listeners. Chrystal O’Keefe has the Six Pack of Stats. Stick with me for the recap and I’ll see y’all after the game.