Ivan Nova strung together another solid start, striking out six and surrendering just one earned earned over 5.2 innings pitched. The veteran didn’t receive much help behind him, as the defense committed three errors and the offense sputtered in a 4-0 loss.
W: Kolby Allard (2-0) | L: Ivan Nova (9-10)
The Good
- Jose Abreu (1B): 2-for-4
- Ivan Nova (SP): 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
The Bad
- Yoan Moncada (3B): 0-for-4, 2 K, 3 LOB
- Leury Garcia (LF): 0-for-4, 2 K, 3 LOB
- The defense committed three errors tonight – Jon Jay (1), Tim Anderson (21), and James McCann (5)
Moment of the Game
There wasn’t too much to cheer about tonight, but Jose Abreu provided us with tonight’s top moment. In the first inning, “Mal Tiempo” singled to right field for his 1,000th career hit. Congratulations, Jose!
THERE IT IS!
Career hit number 1,000 for José Abreu.
— Abreu On 35th (@SoxOn35th) August 24, 2019
Stats On 35th – Let’s Break this One Down by the Numbers
Today’s Numbers:
-0.5, 12, 29, 3, 10
-0.5
Today’s least valuable player in terms of Wins Probability Added (WPA) is a tie between Yolmer Sanchez and Jon Jay. Both players finished with a dismal -0.5 percentage points added. Right behind them was Ryan Goins who at least wasn’t in the negative, but was still at just +0.4 points.
12
With a single tonight, Tim Anderson extended his hitting streak to 11 games and has received most of the attention as of late because of how hot he’s been. However, flying under the radar is Yolmer Sanchez who extended his current hitting streak to 12 games, thus matching a career-high.
29
Jose Abreu became the 29th player in franchise history to reach the 1,000 hit mark with tonight’s first inning single.
3
Get ready because the number three has multiple purposes here. The White Sox recorded three errors tonight, which is the sixth time this season that’s happened. Tonight is also only the third time the White Sox have lost to the Rangers at home in their last 15 games (12-3 record).
10
The offense just couldn’t get it done tonight. With runners in scoring position, the team was 0-for-10 and left a total of 18 runners on base.
Looking Ahead: Sox look to take series from Rangers
- Brock Burke (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Reynaldo Lopez (7-11, 5.25 ERA), 1:10 PM CDT – Guaranteed Rate Field
Player of the Game
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