The White Sox fell for the second consecutive contest on Saturday night, this time 8-4 at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
For the most part, it was a par-for-the-course, uneventful late-spring exhibition game — except for a potentially serious injury to a team pillar just days before the opener, as Lance Lynn departed in the fourth inning after suffering a painful-looking knee injury.
Yes, the same knee that caused him to miss time down the stretch last season:
No further information has emerged about Lynn’s condition, and he’ll be re-evaluated tomorrow as Chicago holds its breath:
We’ll learn more in the coming days, but the optics of Lynn grimacing in pain before limping through the center field gate with team trainers gave the impression that he’s unlikely to make his first turn through the rotation next week.