****Official 4/5 White Sox at Royals Thread****

[Pablo]

Bottom of the first and it's looking alright.

[dlphg9]

Well pleasantly surprised they made it back to .500!

[Great Expectations]

Originally Posted by tk13

To his credit he's been the closer for the bulk of the season for 2 of the last 3 World Series champs. I'm guessing that's pretty much why.

He has lost quite a bit of his velocity this year.

[jerryaldini]

Salvy on 4 times. 424 OBP. Thought he'd need to hit lower in the order but man he's locked in. Woulda easily had a 2 run homer in normal conditions. Team seeing more pitches.

Tied with the Twins.

[ptlyon]

We got Will Smith on our team? Had he slapped anybody yet.

[jerryaldini]

Originally Posted by PHOG

They showed a graphic during the game that they, the starting pitchers, were first in quality starts, ERA, WHIP, and opponents BA. Pretty nice.

And AL offense ranks before tonight. 1st HR/game, second SLG, 3rd OBP. Should be 6-2.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Great Expectations

He has lost quite a bit of his velocity this year.

There's no doubt he doesn't look right. Plus I'm a fan of McArthur's stuff. But Smith has been a key reliever on the last three championship teams so Q is trying to let him work through it. I think most managers would give him a lot longer than 8 games.