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Lucas Giolito takes the mound for the Chicago White Sox today, looking to bring his season record back to .500, and secure the season sweep against the Baltimore Orioles. Giolito has not recorded a win in his previous three starts, coming off of a three-game winning streak in August. Although Giolito did not get the win in any of his last three starts, he has not looked all that bad, with the exception of his 1 1⁄3 -inning effort against Detroit. That forgettable start came in between quality starts that resulted in two no-decisions.
Starting for the bad guys today is David Hess, who has not been very good this year. With a record of 3-10, he has hardly had any consistency at all, unless you consider batters consistently being able to hit him as “consistency.” In his last start, Hess went five innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, receiving the “L” while allowing two earned runs, and in his last 15 starts, Hess has only one win.
All of that sounds like it should equate to a good day for the White Sox’s bats, but not one White Sox batter has even a single at-bat registered against Hess at the major league level. So hopefully Ricky’s Boys can settle in and figure out Hess early on.
Watch: NBC Sports - Chicago
Listen: WGN 720
When: 12:05pm CST
Starting Lineups
In his last 7 games, Yoán Moncada has hit .364 with two RBI and three extra-base hits. #WhiteSox
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 16, 2018
⏰: 12:05 PM CT
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We close out our series vs. White Sox this afternoon at The Yard with @hess_express28 making the start. #Birdland pic.twitter.com/1nHN6KBGjU
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 16, 2018