Mariners Set to Unleash Relentless Assault on White Sox—Can Anyone Stop Them?

The White Sox are bad, but not as bad as last year, so I suppose that is a small victory for the franchise. They already surpassed last season’s win total, but they are still probably going to lose 100 games this year. The good news for the South Side squad is that a lot of players are getting to develop at the highest level. The bad news is that they are also getting accustomed to losing and playing losing baseball. I like one thing about this team as of today – they have different players leading in the three major hitting categories. There are naturally going to be players who have the triple crown for a team, but with the White Sox, I actually like for their future that they have three different guys contributing. It means very little in the grand scheme of things, but is interesting nonetheless. Today, the White Sox send Shane Smith to the hill. He is 3-7 for the season with a 4.25 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. He was an All-Star for the White Sox, but it feels like this may have been more of a required add to have team representation than truly earning it. He has only made one start since the All-Star Game as well and went 4.1 innings, allowing two hits and two earned runs. Mariners hitters are batting just .214 over 14 at-bats against Smith. 

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