The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night as Garrett Crochet righted the ship on the mound. The burly lefty also passed former Sox' ace Chris Sale in some history with regards to his strikeout prowess.
have won three games in a row. After beating the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Chicago has taken the first two games of its series with the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians.
Friday night's win was 6-3 and was propped up by a solid pitching performance from big lefty Garrett Crochet. The team's Opening Day starter this year, Crochet went six innings, surrendering no runs on five hits. He walked none and struck out 11. With the win, he's now 3-4 on the year and owns a 4.63 ERA.
After missing all of 2022 and nearly all of 2023 recovering from Tommy John surgery, Crochet transitioned to a starting pitcher this offseason and thus far, the move appears to be paying off. He's got electric stuff and has struck out 64 batters in 46.2 innings this year.
The White Sox are now 11-28 on the season while Cleveland is 24-15. The two teams will play again on Saturday night with the first pitch set for 7:10 p.m. ET.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University.
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