White Sox Turn to Pérez to Avoid the Broom

Now, while none of this is exactly encouraging for the future of the White Sox—considering Pérez is a longtime big league journeyman—his poise and command might be just what they need to stop the sweep.

Jobe Gets Another Shot

On the other side, 22-year-old Jackson Jobe had a rough go in his MLB debut against the Seattle Mariners. The Tigers still pulled out a 9–6 win, but Jobe didn’t factor into the decision. He went four innings, gave up three runs, and allowed solo homers to Luke Raley and Randy Arozarena.

The peripherals from Jobe’s first start weren’t anything special, but the raw talent is clearly there. As he begins his big-league development, the White Sox—deep in their own developmental era—might be the perfect opponent for him to gain some footing.

Or maybe, just maybe, the White Sox take advantage of that inexperience. Maybe.

Tigers Staying Hot, Carpenter on Fire

Pérez has seen plenty of Detroit’s veteran hitters over his 13 seasons and has fared well against them. But his most important assignment today will be someone he hasn’t seen at all—Kerry Carpenter.

Carpenter has absolutely torched the Sox this series, mashing three home runs in the first two games. Tigers hitters were aggressive early in the count against Davis Martin yesterday, and it worked. Let’s see if the crafty vet Pérez has some tricks up his sleeve to keep them guessing.

Meanwhile, the White Sox offense could only scrape together two one-run rallies and, of course, found three ways to waste opportunities to really top off their performance. Not for nothing, Korey Lee had three hits and a run.

Bullpen Bright Spot?

If there are any silver linings in a series where you’ve been outscored 14–6, the White Sox bullpen hasn’t collapsed. South Side relievers have allowed just one earned run—a solo shot to Riley Greene—over six innings of low-leverage work.

That’s…something?

Avoiding Déjà Vu

We saw way too many lengthy losing streaks and sweeps during the 2024 abomination of a season. Hopefully, the 2025 version of the White Sox can put out the fire before it turns into yet another streak.

First pitch is at 12:40 PM Central Time and will air on CHSN.

Let’s try not to get swept, yeah?