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Six Pack of Stats: Orioles 8, White Sox 4

Only five positive WPAs came from the White Sox lineup, in a throwaway getaway game

By Brett Ballantini
Blowout, Baltimore: As of the first play of the game (a Yoán Moncada strikeout), the Baltimore Orioles had a 52.3% win expectancy, and the game never got a wisp closer than that.
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It has now been two years since a Chicago White Sox starter has thrown a complete game. The last CG was on Sept. 16, 2016 by Chris Sale, who beat the Kansas City Royals, 7-4, allowing two earned runs and throwing 119 pitches. The White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays are the only teams in the majors who haven’t thrown a complete game in the past two years.

4

The White Sox need to win four of their final 13 games to sidestep the fourth 100-loss season in franchise history.

5

Just five White Sox players in the game recorded positive WPAs: Yolmer Sánchez (.112), Daniel Palka (.033), Adam Engel (.026), Rob Scahill (.008) and Nicky Delmonico (.001).

7

Today’s debacle snaps a seven-game streak of quality starts for Lucas Giolito.

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With the loss, the White Sox blew their chance to record their first three-game sweep at Camden Yards since Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 1998, a span of more than 20 years. (Chicago did have a four-game sweep of Baltimore at Camden in 2005.)

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With his home run today, Sánchez is just 32 shy of his goal of 40 for 2018 that he shared with Jason Benetti and Steve Stone on Saturday night’s postgame.

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