Get away the champagne, Chicago White Sox! Because of Andrew Benintendi’s walk-off house run Saturday night time (CWS 8, TB 7 in 10 innings), the White Sox have back-to-back wins for the primary time this season, and likewise their first sequence win of 2024. They beat the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night time (CWS 9, TB 4) as nicely, and can look to complete the sweep on Sunday.
Right here is Benintendi’s walk-off blast. It was his second homer of the sport (and his second homer of the season):
The White Sox entered this three-game weekend sequence at Assured Price Discipline with a 3-22 document, simply the worst in baseball. They’re solely the fourth group in historical past to drop 22 of their first 25 video games. Even with these back-to-back wins, Chicago is 5-22. The White Sox are the ninth group ever to lose 22 of their first 27 video games.
The 2-game profitable streak coincides with the arrival of Tommy Pham. The ChiSox signed Pham to a minor league contract on April 16, and after a four-game tune-up within the minors, he joined the White Sox for Friday’s sequence opener in opposition to the Rays. Pham has gone 2-for-5 in every of his two video games with the White Sox.
Chicago’s wins Friday and Saturday depart the Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins as the one groups in baseball and not using a sequence win this season. The Rockies and Marlins are each 0-7-1 of their eight sequence performed up to now. The White Sox are actually 1-8 in 9 sequence.
Erick Fedde, one of many White Sox’s few brilliant spots this season, might be on the mound Sunday. He has a 2.73 ERA and has allowed two runs or fewer in 4 of his 5 begins. Tampa will counter with Zack Littell (1-1, 3.33 ERA).
