White Sox Hope to Build on Blowout Win in Game 2 vs. Red Sox

Michael A. Taylor had three hits and scored three times. Luis Robert Jr. swiped two bags. We even partied like it's 2018 as Omar Narvaez drove in three runs.

The bullpen allowed an inherited runner to score but pitched well over the final three innings to close things out.

Streak Over. Now What?

The eight-game losing streak is over. There will be no double-digit losing streaks—I’m speaking it into existence.

The White Sox will actually have two chances to win their first series of the year on Saturday afternoon when lefty Martín Pérez takes the mound against Boston’s Richard Fitts.

Pitching Preview: Martín Pérez vs. Richard Fitts

Pérez is off to a phenomenal start, allowing just one earned run over 12.1 innings. He’ll look to keep a tough Boston lineup in check and continue building on his momentum.

Current Red Sox hitters haven’t seen much of Pérez outside of Alex Bregman, from their AL West days. Rafael Devers is 3-7 with two doubles. The good news? He’s kept every one of them in the yard. 

White Sox hitters don’t have much experience against Fitts, but if Luis Robert Jr.’s three hits in three at-bats against him are any indication, Saturday could be a big day for the struggling center fielder.

Fitts has gone six innings in both of his starts this year—each a quality start. He allowed three earned runs in both but walked four hitters his last time out. He’ll be making just his seventh career start, and unfamiliarity may work in his favor.

Show Us It Wasn’t a Fluke

The Sox have had three offensive outbursts this season—games of 8, 9, and 11 runs. But in their other 10 contests, all losses, the offense has gone into hibernation.

They haven’t hit a home run in their last seven games. If Meidroth can be a spark plug and White Sox hitters can capitalize on Fitts’ wildness and inexperience, maybe—just maybe—they’ll win two in a row for the first time this year.

Davis Martin held Boston hitters at bay, and despite some shakiness from Cam Booser, the bullpen got the job done. Still, Boston’s lineup should not be taken lightly. They’ve had their share of explosive nights.

Martín Pérez will need to be sharp, but win or lose, White Sox hitters have to show some fight. Score some runs. Prove they can generate offense with some consistency. Stop making long scoreless stretches the norm.

First pitch is at 3:10 p.m. CT and will air on CHSN.