The battery-mates led the charge yesterday, as Reynaldo Lopez was dominant and Welington Castillo tallied eight total bases. With the win, the White Sox took the series finale in a pretty solid series for the South Siders.
W: Reynaldo Lopez (9-12) L: Zach Plesac (7-6)
The Good
Reynaldo Lopez: CG, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 11 K, 20 Swinging Strikes
Welington Castillo: 3-for-5, HR, 3 RBI
Danny Mendick, Tim Anderson, Yoan Moncada: 2 hits for each player
The Bad
Ryan Goins: 0-for-4, 2 K
Moment of the Game
Pretty obvious one here: Reynaldo’s entire start! Congratulations as well to Danny Mendick, who got his first career hit yesterday!
Stats On 35th: Let’s Break this one down By the Numbers
Yesterday’s Numbers:
27.9/-6.9, 9, 6, 10, 2
27.9/-6.9
Yesterday’s MVP and LVP, in terms of Win Probability Added (WPA), were Reynaldo Lopez (27.9%) and Ryan Goins (-6.9%). Lopez was the obvious answer for MVP with his performance, while Goins was 0-for-4 with 2 K’s on a day where the offense had a pretty good day.
9
This season, the White Sox have nine games in which a starter has recorded at least ten strikeouts in a game: Lucas Giolito has recorded five, Reynaldo Lopez has recorded three, and Dylan Cease has recorded one.
6
With Reynaldo Lopez’s gem yesterday, the White Sox now lead baseball with six complete games this season. Lucas Giolito has three, Ivan Nova has two, and Lopez got his first.
10
The key to Reynaldo’s success yesterday? His slider was the best I’ve seen it all season. Of his 20 swinging strikes recorded, he got half of them (10) off of his slider. It had a lot more depth to it than usual and caused most of the Indians hitters to be off balance all day. It was quite the performance.
2
To further the conversation on just how dominant Lopez was yesterday, he allowed a total of two hard hit balls all game. Missing bats like that all game is an incredibly difficult thing to do, especially against a lineup like the Indians. This truly was Reynaldo Lopez’s game yesterday.
The Series Ahead: The Halos Come to Town
Friday: Lucas Giolito (14-8, 3.30 ERA) vs. Dillon Peters (3-2, 4.13 ERA), 7:10 PM CT
Saturday: Dylan Covey (1-7, 6.88 ERA) vs. Andrew Heaney (3-4, 4.16 ERA), 6:10 PM CT
Sunday: Dylan Cease (3-7, 6.75 ERA) vs. Jaime Barria (4-7, 6.27 ERA), 1:10 PM CT
Player of the Game
This seems like a pretty easy one. Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t vote!
