Happy Saturday, White Sox fans, and happy Lucas Giolito Day, if you celebrate. Our intense, flamethrowing ace was at least entertaining today, despite a devastating extra-innings loss to the Rangers, complete with a stadium-wide, South Sider protest against veteran skipper Tony La Russa. I have texts from my dad to help me tell the game story today, upon popular request.
What looked to be a pitchers’ duel, with both starters serving up reputably nasty changeups, became an offensive battle, as both teams’ bats were attuned to hitting them. With 29 combined hits in today’s game, this predicted small-ball contest turned into a chaotic battle of the lumber.