Six Pack of Stats: Marlins 4, White Sox 3
Close, but no cigar
The White Sox were in control of this one — until they weren’t. Garrett Crochet labored, taking 93 pitches to get 16 outs. On offense, a team that can’t really afford to burn scoring opportunities bunted their way out of at least one extra digit. Rubber match tomorrow.
Top Play
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This game started to swing late, and once it swung away from the Sox, it didn’t come back, despite it being a one-score difference. Dane Myers clocked a two-run job, jumping on Mike Siroka as he tried to steal a third inning of work. Myers’ clout counted as 36.3% WPA. The biggest Sox play was Gavin Sheets’ double in the third inning (11.7% WPA).
Top Performer
At 44.4% WPA, Myers took the honors today. For the Sox, it was birthday boy Andrew Benintendi, with 9.3% WPA.
Hardest Hit
That Gavin Sheets double in the third was a 110.0 mph liner over first base.
Weakest Contact
Besides a couple of bunts from either side, it was Andrew Vaughn and his 53.7 mph tapper back to the mound that took the honors.
Luckiest Hit
Birthday boy Andrew Benintendi tapped a .180 xBA single to right as the second batter of the game.
Toughest Out
Gavin Sheets cracked a .660 xBA screamer in the first inning that was right at second baseman Vidal Bruján, turning a likely hit into an inning-ending double play.
Longest Hit
Myers’ clout after the seventh-inning stretch flew 420 feet and would have been a homer in 27 of 30 parks.
Futility Watch
White Sox 2024 Record 26-65, worst 91-game start in White Sox history (3 1⁄2 games ahead of the next-worst, 1948 White Sox) and tied for 22nd-worst start all-time
White Sox 2024 Run Differential -161, tied for 57th-worst 91-game start in MLB history
White Sox 2024 Season Record Pace 46-116 (.286)
Race to the Worst “Modern” 162-Game Record (2003 Tigers, 43-119) 3 games behind
Race to the Worst “Modern” Record in a 162-Game Season (1962 Mets, 40-120) 5 games behind
Race to the Most White Sox Losses (1970, 106) 10 games ahead
Race to the Worst White Sox Record (1932, 52-109-1*) 6 1⁄2 games ahead
Race to the Worst American League Record (1916 A’s, 38-124*) 8 games behind
*record adjusted to a 162-game season
Glossary
CSW called strikes plus whiffs
Hard-hit is any ball off the bat at 95 mph or more
LI measures pressure per play
pLI measures total pressure faced in-game
Whiff a swing-and-miss
WPA win probability added measures contributions to the win
xBA expected batting average