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Gamethread: White Sox at Indians

Corey Kluber on the mound today...is there really any chance?

By Mike Gasick
MLB: Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers
Ace Reynaldo: Reynaldo Lopez will have to be close to perfect today with Indians’ ace Corey Kluber taking the mound.
Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Time: 12:10 p.m. CST

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Radio: WGN 720

  • Reynaldo Lopez gets the start for the White Sox today. He has allowed two runs or fewer in six of his last nine outings. He is the team leader in WAR, which I guess doesn’t say a whole lot, but he’s posted a 1.7 WAR per Baseball Reference. That’s pretty good. Lopez also ranks 10th in the American League in ERA (2.98).
  • Corey Kluber gets the start for the Cleveland Indians. The thought of Omar Narvaez, Adam Engel and Trayce Thompson facing one of the top arms in the league today certainly isn’t a pleasant one. Kluber is 7-2 with a 2.17 ERA. He’s walked just one, yes one batter in May. I admittedly love watching him pitch because of his demeanor on the mound. Nothing gets him too pumped, and he always seems in control. This will be the toughest opposing pitcher the Sox have faced since the Astros series.

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