Strap it in, White Sox fans, tonight is the last confrontation with the Kansas City Royals, before the powerful Yankees enter the city tomorrow. Let’s hope this bump day game is better than what we had to endure last night. Blowouts Sting, but those one-run heartbreakers where the lead slips away in the game are the real Brekers. I just hope that since Jordan Lasure had his collapse last night, this means that I don’t have to look at my screen today.
Righthander Aaron Civale gets the pill for Chicago and wants to shake off the month of August, which has not been nice for the Hurler. The veteran has stumbled to a 1-2 record with an ERA of 6.97 and 1.38 Whip. Moreover, Hitters bent him for a .275 BA at that time. It is probably not a great time for him to face the royals, because their attack has torn it, .263 cut with 19 home runs and the last 15 days .448. So hold your hats because the ball might fly over the garden tonight.
Ryan Bertert gets the call for Kansas City about the diamond. The 25-year-old did it much better than Civale, with an ERA of 2.82 and a stingy 0.94-WHIP in August. Since the end of June, the righthander has not surrendered no more than two runs in an outing. The attack of the Good Guys has also thrown hot bats, so it will be interesting to see if they can get something against Bergert. The South Siders lead the American League with a .278 average in the last 15 days, which is also good for the third best in all baseball. The key will be that the SOX comes to the royals early, because if KC goes into the ninth in the lead, it is over. Their pen has an ERA of 3.31 in the last frame, which is third in the competition.
Catch all action at CHSN at 6.40 pm CST, now available on Comcast, DirectV and Fubo. If TV is not an option, Len Kasper and Darin Jackson let the game bring to ESPN 1000.
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