White Sox erupt for six early scores in 10-3 win
A’s laid to waste early, Cannon spares pen with 23 outs in “relief”
The punchless White Sox offense got up off the canvas on Saturday and pummeled A’s starter Jeffrey Springs relentlessly, striking for six before Sacramento-Oakland-Las Vegas’ cleanup hitter even made it to the plate.
Although it was outfield mate Luis Robert Jr. who opened the scoring with a solo homer, Michael A. Taylor did his best Roberto Clemente act today, doubling three times, stealing a base, and looking, at age 34, like the prospect that had the baseball world drooling a decade ago:
Those are two of the doubles, MLB seems confuse about whether he hit another double or triple so no dice on tripling up on doubles footage.
It was a lumber fiesta all game long for the White Sox, as eight different players drove in runs, there were two other doubles along with Robert’s homer, and two steals. Heck, the White Sox walked five times in the game, so you know the pregame spread got these fellas antsy to hit.
Flip side, the opener-bulk starter combination worked much better on Saturday than Friday, with Tyler Gilbert again doing his part (1-2-3 first). But Jonathan Cannon took the ball in the second and pitched like he was personally offended to have to start the game warming in the bullpen, because Will Venable had to pry the ball from Cannon’s clammy hands (it was a classic NoCal chill on field today, complete with drizzle) with two outs in the ninth for the final out. Cannon got through 7 2⁄3 innings on a relatively breezy 95 pitches, with three earned of damage. It was a complete game in all of our hearts, Jonathan.
Futility Watch
White Sox 2025 Record 7-20, tied for fourth-worst start in White Sox history and tied for 39th-worst start in baseball history. A 7-20 record projects to 42-120 over a full season.
All-Time White Sox Record (1901-2025, 19,232 games) 9,601-9,632 (.4992). It’s been 72 games since the White Sox had an all-time winning record
- Race to the Worst “Modern” 162-Game Record (2024 White Sox, 41-121)
- Race to the Worst “Modern” Record in a 162-Game Season (1962 Mets, 40-120-1, finished three percentage points worse than the 2024 White Sox)
- Race to the Most White Sox Losses (2024, 121)
- Race to the Worst White Sox Record (2024, 41-121)
1 game better, in each case
Race to the Worst Post-1899 Record (1916 A’s, 38-124 adjusted to 162 games) 4 games better