Chicago White Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - July 14, 2024

Pirates have an obvious offseason need after bullpen games exposed major flawWhile there are some talented arms in the Pittsburgh Pirates' rotation, it was clear in 2026 that more depth was needed. Bullpen games became the norm down the

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Flashback: Must-win White Sox gamesThere’s been success in just one of three opportunities, pending ALDS Game 5

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White Sox Have Lots to Clean Up to Avoid Making the Wrong Kind of ALDS HistorySome ugly rhetoric has surfaced among White Sox fans after their team dropped Game 4 of the ALDS, thus forcing a Game 5 on the road against the Cleveland Guardi

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Guardians' Gavin Williams to start vs. White Sox's Sean Burke in winner-take-all ALDS Game 5CLEVELAND (AP) - After pitching the ninth inning Thursday night, Gavin Williams will get the start for the Cleveland Guardians in Saturday night's winner-take-all Game 5 of their AL Division Series against Sean Burke and the Chicago White Sox. "Gavin wants the ball. We want him to have the ball, and it's his game," Guardians [...]

Reds gave Pirates the clearest reason yet why Brandon Lowe is worth the qualifying offerAs the Pirates look to 2027, finding a way to retain Brandon Lowe’s services should be a top priority. Not only was the second baseman Pittsburgh’s best player,

Paul Skenes and Pirates' young core have more to lose from MLB's looming lockout than fans realizeThe Pittsburgh Pirates have spent years asking fans to be patient while their young talent develops. Now, just as the franchise finally appears to be assembling

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One Mistake the White Sox Can't Afford to Make With Their Season on the LineAfter a disappointing Game 4 loss for the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Guardians will have home-field advantage once again in a do-or-die Game 5. With thei

10 Greatest MLB Divisional Series Upsets 😮Reflecting on the most unexpected triumphs ➡️

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Pirates 2026 season in review: OutfieldersSolid years from Cruz and Reynolds led the way for the outfield this season.

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White Sox ALDS Game 4 takeaways: At least Will Venable's Game 5 choices are clearer - Sox MachineThere were a few different ways Will Venable could have manipulated the order of the pitchers he used in Game 4 on Thursday to potentially nurse a one-run lead over the final four innings, or at least stand a chance of winning the game by a score of 7-6, although nothing would’ve been guaranteed. Perhaps…

Pirates' new scouting director faces a draft challenge Pittsburgh hasn't had to worry about in yearsFor years, the Pittsburgh Pirates have enjoyed one significant advantage when it comes to building their future: premium positioning in the MLB Draft. That luxu

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White Sox bullpen implosion sets up critical ALDS Game 5 vs Guardians SaturdayTake it from someone who was in the stadium for Game 4: Rate Field was rocking on Thursday night. At least for the first few innings. The White Sox took the fie

Each Team's Biggest Roster Hole to Fix in Offseason ⚾The one personnel flaw the White Sox needs to address in 2027 📲

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Pirates’ Endy Rodríguez decision will reveal how much faith they still have in his futureFor a few fleeting weeks in 2026, it looked like the Pittsburgh Pirates were finally getting the version of Endy Rodríguez they'd been waiting years to see. The

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Guardians even ALDS with White Sox, 2-2, thanks to six-run sixthThe South Siders will need another victory in Cleveland to take the series

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Guardians 9, White Sox 5: Sixth-inning meltdown sends series back to Cleveland - Sox MachineThe White Sox’s pregame pitching plan involved Hagen Smith, Erick Fedde, Anthony Kay, Jordan Hicks and Grant Taylor in some order. Well, Smith didn’t get out of the first inning, Hicks gave up a go-ahead homer, Kay only retired one of the three batters he faced, and Taylor looked cooked. Fedde pitched OK, but more…

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Takeaways After White Sox Fail to Clinch at Home, Set Up Do-or-Die ALDS Game 5After a bad loss on Wednesday to the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Division Series, the Chicago White Sox desperately needed a win to prevent the s

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José Ramírez homers as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-5 to force a decisive Game 5 in ALDSJosé Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Thursday night to send their AL Division Series to a winner-take-all Game 5.

Guardians' Big Inning Forces Game 5 🍿Bailey, Ramírez kick-start comeback win over Whote Sox

Vargas 9th Inning HR ⚡️

Miguel Vargas goes yard in the 9th 💪

Southside Magic Reclaims Lead 🪄

The White Sox are back in front thanks to Sam Antonacci and Brenton Doyle!

Antonacci Sac Fly ✈️

Sam Antonacci drives in another run with a sac fly!

Mune Walks In 1st Run 🧦

Munetaka Murakami draws a bases-loaded walk 👀 White Sox take the lead!

Got Out of The Jam 😅

Bryan Reynolds’ bizarre 2026 stat may completely change how Pirates view his down yearFor much of the 2026 season, Pittsburgh Pirates fans were left wondering what happened to Bryan Reynolds' power. The veteran outfielder finished the year with j

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White Sox fans pumped for Game 4 as area bars take in big businessWhite Sox fans are out and about again ahead of Game 4 of the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians.

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Pregame notes: They'll try it again - Sox MachineGame 4 is Game 17, in the sense that the ALDS is pretty much the continuation of a season series that gives the White Sox a 9-7 edge at the moment. This time, the Guardians would hold the tiebreaker if the White Sox can’t get to 10. It’s also kinda Game 1, in the sense…

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White Sox ALDS Lineup (Game 4): Last Chance to Clinch at Home, Tommy Pham Starts? MoreAfter a tough loss to the Cleveland Guardians, the Chicago White Sox must win at home and clinch the American League Division Series to prevent it from going ba

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Pirates' roster crunch could make Spencer Horwitz the odd man out in 2027The Pirates acquired Spencer Horwitz via trade two years ago, and Pittsburgh still isn’t quite sure what kind of player he is. Before he took the field for a re

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Pirates 2026 season in review: BullpenIt was an up-and-down year for the ‘pen.

Jazz Chisholm Landing Spots📍FA fits for All-Star 2B with Yankees stint likely over 📲

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The One Adjustment the White Sox Must Make Before ALDS Game 4The Chicago White Sox lost Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Wednesday to the Cleveland Guardians in what was a horribly executed game. Against

🚨MLB Proposes Less GamesReturn of 154-game season. Opponent selection in postseason. Full MLB proposal to MLBPA here 📲

Best Fits for Michael King and Casey Mize ⚾Why the Nationals should look to sign one of San Diego's free agents ➡️

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The case for Erick Fedde in Game 4, and Game 3 White Sox takeaways - Sox MachineAnd just like that, the White Sox are hosting the only game in town. With the Rays sweeping the Yankees (who never led at any point over three games) and the Brewers and Dodgers both securing clinching victories in their respective Game 4’s on Wednesday, White Sox-Guardians is the only Division Series remaining unsettled, so…

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Pirates offseason rotation plan starts with one massive Mitch Keller decisionThinking long and hard about the Pittsburgh Pirates' offseason wishlist brings about several key needs. The top of that list is headed by retaining Brandon Lowe

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White Sox Fans Share What Makes This Team Special During Watch PartyPer the box score, the announced attendance for Game 3 of the ALDS at Rate Field was 40,590. In spite of being denied the chance to see the White Sox clinch aga

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Anthony Rizzo converting to support White Sox playoff run should teach Cubs fans a lessonFor a time this summer, it felt like the White Sox and Cubs could be on a collision course in the 2026 World Series. Both teams spent a majority of the summer i

Payrolls for Remaining Playoff Teams 💰Dodgers almost as high as the other four teams combined. Tap for rankings 📲

Paul Skenes’ imperfect 2026 season may have taught him more than his dominant ones ever couldPaul Skenes entered the major leagues without much experience being ordinary. He dominated college baseball. He tore through the minor leagues. He arrived in Pi

Guardians Beat White Sox in Game 3 👊J-Ram finally breaks through as Cleveland stays alive in 9-3 win

One Spot Remains Up for Grabs ‼️All eyes on Guardians and White Sox 📲

Can Young White Sox Handle First Taste of Playoff Adversity After Game 3 Loss?On the surface, it was simply a bad game by a team on the brink of advancing in the playoffs. It's far from the first time this has happened to a playoff team,

Division Series Recap 🍿Yankees, Padres and Braves all eliminated. Tap to catch up on all the action 📲

AL and NLDS Overreactions 🗣️Can anyone beat the Dodgers? Time to trade Acuña Jr.? 📲

MLB Lays Out Lockout PlansNew details emerge on 34-page memo with team owners and high-ranking execs (The Athletic)

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White Sox run prevention falters in 9-3 loss to ClevelandThe South Siders will have another chance to win the series on Thursday

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Jo Adell and José Ramírez star as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-3 to avoid eliminationJo Adell and José Ramírez powered Cleveland with a pair of two-out triples, and the Guardians avoided an AL Division Series sweep by cooling off the Chicago White Sox with a 9-3 victory in Game 3 on Wednesday.

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Guardians 9, White Sox 3: First clinching attempt fails - Sox MachineIf there’s ever a time to be humbled, it’s after winning four consecutive postseason games and holding a 2-0 lead in a best-of-5 series. The excitement was subdued by a four-run Cleveland outburst in the second, and while the White Sox offense mounted various threats to close the gap, a two-run eighth pushed the game…

Takeaways After White Sox Record 19 Ks as Guardians Steal Game 3After a come-from-behind victory in Game 2 against the Cleveland Guardians, the Chicago White Sox couldn't find that same magic, losing 9-3. The series is now a

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White Sox can’t overcome early deficit as Guardians force ALDS Game 4 Thursday in ChicagoThe White Sox will not go undefeated in the 2026 Postseason. After a 4-0 start that saw them sweep the Houston Astros and take a 2-0 lead over the Guardians, th

Jackson Merrill’s old Paul Skenes quote has aged painfully for PiratesTwo years ago, Paul Skenes beat Jackson Merrill for National League Rookie of the Year. The Pittsburgh Pirates can keep that one. Because when Merrill reflecte

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From Rate Field to watch parties, White Sox fans amped up for Game 3 of ALDSCHICAGO (WGN) - Fans of the Chicago White Sox who couldn't be at Rate Field for Game 3 of the American League Division Series found the next best thing a few block away. The team held its official watch party at the Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport.

Pirates may regret Oscar Marin decision if Reds hand him a promotionThe Pittsburgh Pirates decided last offseason that Oscar Marin had taken their pitching staff as far as he could. Now, one year later, a division rival might de

Tristan Peters RBI Double 🔥

Tristan Peters drives in a run for the White Sox!

Kyle Teel RBI Double for Lead 💥

WHITE SOX STRIKE FIRST Kyle Teel drives in the first run of Game 3!

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Pregame notes: Cleveland's last stand - Sox MachineSean Newcomb is opening for the White Sox, and from that point on, who knows. During the regular season, there wasn’t a point in playing coy about the bulk pitcher because it typically lined up with a start day, and given how much the White Sox relied on their bullpen over the course of the…

White Sox ALDS Lineup (Game 3): Time to Clinch, Grichuk Starts? Antonacci at DH?After a come-from-behind win over the Cleveland Guardians, the Chicago White Sox will look to sweep and clinch an ALCS berth at home. This would be the first ti

White Sox ALDS Game 3 Keys: How Chicago Can Sweep Cleveland in ALDSThe Chicago White Sox have already defied the odds. No one expected the franchise to creep into the playoffs in 2027 – let alone come one game away from the AL

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11 years after Pirates’ 98-win heartbreak, 82 wins shouldn’t be treated like a breakthroughEleven years ago today, more than 40,000 fans packed PNC Park expecting the Pittsburgh Pirates to begin another October run. Instead, Jake Arrieta and the Chica

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Hawk Harrelson's message before ALDS Game 3 is guaranteed to fire up White Sox fansThe field is ready, the tickets are sold, and Rate Field is set for its first White Sox playoff game since 2021. Unlike five years ago, when the White Sox came

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A postseason home game wasn't guaranteed to these White Sox, but now they can clinch with one - Sox MachineEntering the postseason as the third wild card team with no home games guaranteed, the initial goal was for the White Sox to lock in at least one October date at Rate Field to reward a fan base that had been starving for a team that was not just competitive, but worth investing time, money…

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Predicting the Outcome for Each Team's Top Free Agent 🔮How the White Sox will decide to keep or let go of their most coveted available player ➡️

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The greatest MLB player from every stateBaseball is America’s pastime for a reason. It remains the one sport kids play from a young age and remain active in through high school in many cases. There ar

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White Sox Prospect Update: Arizona Fall League action, Bonemer, GeorgeIn a typical White Sox season, the end of the regular season would’ve indicated the start of the offseason and a shifting of the focus to the year ahead. But 20

Wilber Dotel looks like a Pirates success story but still comes with one huge questionThe Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching was a mixed bag in 2026, providing both optimism and concern for 2027. The bullpen was a major issue in the first half, but the

Believe It or Not, White Sox Can Win First Playoff Series at Home in 120 YearsIt's been five years since what is now Rate Field experienced a playoff atmosphere. Those who attended Game 3 of the 2021 ALDS will never forget the electricity

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“This is our cup of coffee in the big leagues”Chicago band The Empty Pockets takes home plate before Game 3

White Sox Prospects Share What They Hope to Work On at Arizona Fall LeagueWhile the official minor league season is over, top prospects can still get reps in at the Arizona Fall League. This year's Chicago White Sox class in the Fall

Pirates should be embarrassed watching MLB’s smallest markets dominate OctoberThe Pittsburgh Pirates have spent years explaining all the ways baseball's economic system makes their job harder. Then October arrives, and teams facing many o

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Hagen Smith's playoff excellence should make White Sox future plans completely clearIt’s only been two years since the White Sox selected lefty Hagen Smith with the fifth-overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, yet some White Sox fans have already

What is Working Most for the Chicago White Sox This Postseason?The Chicago White Sox are entering virtually uncharted territory. They are now one win away from the American League Championship Series, and it comes only two

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Spencer Horwitz’s Super Two status quietly makes Pirates’ offseason math more complicatedThe Pittsburgh Pirates knew their young core was eventually going to become more expensive. For some of that core, “eventually” is starting to arrive a little e

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How every MLB owner made their fortune, from Stan Kroenke to Steve CohenMLB owners are worth billions of dollars. This is nothing new. While most are in the business of private equity or even gain net worth courtesy of their team al

White Sox Name ALDS Game 3 Starter – Is Another Bullpen Game the Right Call?The Chicago White Sox are on the precipice of history not seen in 120 years. It has been since 1906 that the White Sox last clinched a playoff series on their h

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Sean Newcomb starts Game 3 👏

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Braden Montgomery's mom harshly calls out his haters after dramatic White Sox Game 2 winIt seems like the White Sox remarkable season features a new hero every day. That’s been especially true this Postseason, which has seen contributions up and do

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White Sox ALDS Game 2 takeaways: Braden Montgomery got the pitch he could handle - Sox MachineBy various measures, there wasn’t a worse right-handed hitter against left-handed pitching in Major League Baseball during the 2026 season than Braden Montgomery. He hit just .129/.204/.226 with eight walks against 31 strikeouts versus lefties, which results in the lowest wRC+ for any hitter with at least 100 plate appearances in such situations: But when…

Braden Montgomery is Showing Up When It Matters Most for the White SoxThink back to Braden Montgomery's MLB debut on June 9. What was already a great night, in which he earned his first MLB hit and RBI in front of 30 friends and f

Pirates giving Brandon Lowe qualifying offer will be their easiest (and most fruitless) offseason callThe Pittsburgh Pirates' biggest Brandon Lowe decision this offseason should also be their easiest. Give him the qualifying offer. Lowe is headed for free agency

Ranking MLB's Top 50 Rookies 🔢Where the White Sox's first-year players stand among the best in the league 📲

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Miguel Vargas' latest nomination just grouped White Sox breakout star with MLB's most eliteOf all the remarkable stories on the 2026 Chicago White Sox, there is perhaps none more so than Miguel Vargas. His turnaround in the last two years has been sym

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Pirates should be watching Milwaukee’s 2-0 lead as an offseason blueprintThe Milwaukee Brewers are one win away from the NLCS, and the Pittsburgh Pirates should be paying very close attention to how they got there. Thre Brewers didn’

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Mason Montgomery is Pirates breakout star for 2026Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Mason Montgomery is coming off an excellent 2026 campaign.

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White Sox surge past Guardians 4-3 to take 2-0 lead in ALDS and move within 1 win of ALCSCLEVELAND (AP) - Braden Montgomery lined a two-run double down the right-field line, Sean Burke allowed one hit in 5 1/3 innings of splendid relief and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series.

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Resilient White Sox rally from early deficit to stun Guardians in ALDS Game 2I’m running out of ways to describe the magic that is the 2026 White Sox. Every time you think they’re done or the magic will come to an end, they find a way to

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White Sox push Williams to the limit, Guardians to the brinkA sixth-inning rally seals a 4-3 win in Game 2 of the ALDS — and could put a Wednesday celebration on Chicago’s calendar

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White Sox 4, Guardians 3: Heading home up 2-0 - Sox MachineThe White Sox outlasted Gavin Williams, and then outlasted a barrage of deep Cleveland fly balls. The evening for the White Sox started and ended on very shaky notes, but they owned the middle of the game, and that turned out to be enough to return to Rate Field with a 2-0 lead in the…

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Takeaways After White Sox Move One Win Out From ALCS with Comeback WinAfter a thrilling Game 1 victory, the Chicago White Sox had a come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 2. With that win, the White Sox now

White Sox With 2-0 ALDS Lead 👀Guardians on the brink of elimination as Cleveland can't hang onto lead

Montgomery's CLUTCH Go-Ahead Hit 😱

White Sox OF helps propel team in 6th to grab 2-0 series lead vs. Guardians

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Andrew McCutchen’s MLB Network gig offers an intriguing glimpse at his post-Pirates futureAndrew McCutchen has spent nearly two decades making himself one of baseball’s most recognizable players. His latest October assignment offers a pretty convinci

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Murakami Drives in Run 💥

Munetaka Murakami drives in the White Sox first run! #Postseason

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White Sox' Miguel Vargas a Finalist for One of Baseball's Most Prestigious Awards Once upon a time, there was a young MLB player named Miguel Vargas who was more than happy to be on the league's best team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Then, the D

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White Sox’s stunning playoff run makes Pirates’ endless rebuild look even worseThe Chicago White Sox lost 121 games two years ago. It was the most losses by an MLB team in the Modern Era, the kind of season that ordinarily becomes shorthan

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Pregame notes: White Sox lowered demand for Game 2 - Sox MachineOnce again, the White Sox are holding a watch party at the Ramova, and once again, Josh will be livestreaming his half of the Sox Machine Podcast from the venue. Join us at 3:30 p.m. on our YouTube channel: Back when a sizable chunk of White Sox fans took the threat of relocation seriously, rather…

Players Worse Than You Think 😖Analyzing which names were massive disappointments this year 📲