Game Thread: Red Sox at White Sox

Can the South Siders continue last night’s laughter?

The White Sox have won big in the opening game of each home series this year (OK, this is only the third, but still ... ), but every other game has been a loss. If that unfortunate pattern is going to change against Boston today would be the best chance, as Garrett Crochet is throwing for the other side tomorrow.

Today’s pitching matchup definitely looks favorable, with Martín Pérez, trying to make it three terrific starts in a row for the White Sox. Pérez takes on Richard Fitts, who has barely scraped out two quality starts, with almost identical six-inning, six-hit, three-run, four-strikeouts performances against Toronto and Texas. Fitts will have to hope his teammates don’t again make five errors.

Fitts will face a lineup that has Chase Meidroth, who last night became the first White Sox to walk three times in his major league debut since Ray Morehart in 1924 (we won’t go into the rest of Morehart’s season), moving over to short and another newcomer, former Pirate and National and Blue Jay Joshua Palacios, starting in right. ( Palacios did get an at-bat at the end of last night’s game, and struck out.)

The only batter for the Red Sox who has faced Pérez with any frequency is Alex Bregman, who is 10-for-39 against him.

First pitch is scheduled for 3:10 pm. Central on a day when parkas aren’t needed for once — 55° under mostly sunny skies and light wind in from left. Usual broadcast suspects.