Back in May, the White Sox pulled off a doubleheader sweep against the MLB-leading Yankees. After sweeping the Giants on the road, the Sox came home to lose two in a row to the Twins. Following a thrilling 9-8 extra innings win on Wednesday, the Sox fell flat on Thursday. Momentum is something the White Sox have not been able to take advantage of for most of the year. I feel like consistency has been our knock. “I feel like we’re a potent lineup,” Pollock said. They’re bottom-five in home runs, averaging over 43 at-bats per homer.
The White Sox have a top-five batting average in MLB, but they rank in the bottom-10 in OPS, GIDP and runs scored. But even when they’re largely healthy, they’ve gone through cold streaks. The team has gone through extended periods without some of their best hitters, like Tim Anderson, Eloy Jiménez, Yoán Moncada, and Yasmani Grandal. One of the biggest mysteries has been why the seemingly stacked lineup hasn’t been able to launch home runs in a hitter-friendly ballpark, or score at a consistent clip. We’ve gotta put good routines out there, and keep working, and just hope it turns.” “It’s not really our job to explain, we’ve gotta go out there and we’ve gotta fix stuff. “Honestly it’s hard to explain,” said A.J.
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You could use many adjectives to describe how their first half has gone, after entering the year with World Series aspirations: disappointing, frustrating, unsatisfying. And before their loss on Thursday night, they had a meager 31.4% chance to make the playoffs per Baseball Reference’s simulations. They’re five games back off a wildcard spot. They’re in third place in the division, six games behind the Twins. Halfway through the 2022 season, the White Sox sit at 39-42.
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