The Chicago White Sox (27-69) will lean on Andrew Vaughn when they host Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates (46-48) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday, July 13. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:10 PM ET.
Information on how to watch Chicago's contest against Pittsburgh can be found in the below article.
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Where to Watch White Sox vs. Pirates
- Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024
- Time: 2:10 PM ET
- TV Channel: SportsNet PT
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- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field
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Pitching Matchup
White Sox: Chris Flexen
- Chris Flexen (2-7 with a 4.95 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 91 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the White Sox, his 18th of the season.
- In his last appearance on Tuesday, the right-hander threw six innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up two earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- In 19 games this season, the 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.95, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .261 against him.
- Flexen is looking to prolong a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.
- Flexen will try to continue a five-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 4.8 innings per outing).
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 19 outings this season.
Pirates: Luis Ortiz
- Luis Ortiz (4-2) pitches first for the Pirates to make his third start this season.
- In his last appearance on Sunday, the right-hander tossed six scoreless innings against the New York Mets while surrendering four hits.
- In 24 games this season, he has a 2.95 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .236 against him.
- Ortiz is looking to record his third quality start of the season.
- Ortiz is looking to pick up his fourth start of five or more innings this season in this outing.
- He has had 13 appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
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Team Comparison
White Sox | Pirates | |
---|---|---|
3.2 | Runs Scored (PG) | 4.1 |
4.9 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 4.3 |
.220 | Batting AVG | .230 |
.244 | Batting AVG Against | .247 |
84 | Home Runs | 97 |
119 | Home Runs Allowed | 92 |
White Sox Offensive Leaders
- Vaughn is batting .240 this season, with a .297 on-base percentage and a .396 slugging percentage. He has 11 home runs and 43 RBI, plus 34 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 23.1%, and his walk rate is 6.3%.
- In 2024, Gavin Sheets is batting .228, with a .319 on-base percentage and a .384 slugging percentage. He has seven home runs and 29 RBI, plus 25 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 19.2%, and his walk rate is 11.1%.
- Paul DeJong is batting .232, with 16 home runs and 37 RBI, plus 36 runs scored. He has a .712 OPS (.280 on-base, .433 slugging). His strikeout rate is 32%, and his walk rate is 4%.
- The White Sox's Tommy Pham is hitting .260, with a .335 on-base percentage and a .359 slugging percentage. He has four home runs and 16 RBI, plus 28 runs scored and five steals on seven attempts. His strikeout rate is 21%, and his walk rate is 9.7%.
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Pirates Offensive Leaders
- Reynolds sports a .274 batting average along with a .337 OBP and .474 SLG in 419 plate appearances this season. He's also swatted 17 home runs with 56 RBI and 42 runs, including five steals, while posting a 21.5% K% and 7.9% BB%.
- In 298 plate appearances, Connor Joe has blasted seven bombs, driven in 28 runs, and scored 39 times while batting .242/.326/.390. His strikeout rate is 19.8%, and his walk rate is 9.4%.
- So far this season, the Pirates' Oneil Cruz owns a .247/.302/.442 slash line, and he's hit 14 homers with 39 runs scored and 41 RBI plus seven stolen bases on eight attempts. He's walking and striking out 7.2% and 32.3% of the time, respectively.
- At the plate, Andrew McCutchen is hitting .223/.327/.382 with 12 homers, 25 RBI and 46 runs scored. He's fanning 26% of the time and walking at a 12% rate.
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