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The loss for Chicago negated another strong start for Michael Kopech. Chicago’s 25-year-old right-hander tossed five scoreless innings and struck out seven. Kopech has allowed just one earned run in three starts this year.
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In the first game, Ramírez’s slam highlighted a nine-run second inning against Dallas Keuchel, who was roughed up for a career-high 10 runs. The former Cy Young Award winner allowed eight straight hits opening the inning before being pulled with no outs.
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The Rays sent 10 batters to the plate in the first and a took a 4-0 lead on three soft singles, three walks and an error by Velasquez (0-1). The right-hander threw 20 of 35 pitches for strikes in the inning, then settled down to go 4 2/3 innings.
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Michael Kopech threw five solid innings and Abreu homered for the first time this season. The White Sox have won six of seven and are off to a 6-2 start for the first time since 2016 despite several key injuries.
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The 26-year-old Burger was a first-round pick in 2017 but didn't play at all between 2018-20 due to injuries — including tearing his left Achilles tendon twice — and the pandemic. He now has a pair of two-hit games in five appearances this season.
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Winds reached 60mph at peak today and third-baseman Jake Burger said, “You see the ball change five different directions when it’s in the air, it’s tough to determine where it’s going to come down.
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The start of the game was delayed for 47 minutes, and it rained for much of the night, but Chicago won its fourth straight since the loss at Detroit on opening day. Keuchel pitched five innings of three-run ball in career win No. 100.
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Luis Robert hit his first home run of the season, a tiebreaking drive in the sixth inning that led the White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Tuesday in their home opener and extended their winning streak to three.
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Anderson is hitting .346 with 26 doubles and 79 runs in 90 career games against the Tigers. White Sox starter Michael Kopech allowed one run on two hits and two walks in four innings, striking out three.
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Cease went 6-1 in his final 11 starts of last season, and manager Tony La Russa sees a carryover. Cease (1-0) allowed one run and two hits in five-plus innings with eight strikeouts and three walks. He is 9-0 against the Tigers.
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Javier Báez wound up with a winning RBI single on a game-ending replay reversal in his Detroit debut, and the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Friday.
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The 29-year-old Rodón spent his first seven major league seasons with the White Sox, and he is coming off a career-best season in which he set a high for wins and a career-low ERA over 24 starts.