The White Sox won the Home Run Derby last night, sparked by Eloy Jimenez’s first-inning grand slam. Ivan Nova was solid through 5.2 inning, while the bullpen covered 3.1 scoreless innings after him. The White Sox improved to 64-80 with last night’s win.
W: Ivan Nova (10-12) L: Jakob Junis (9-13)
The Good
Eloy Jimenez: 1-for-4, HR (25), 4 RBI
Yoan Moncada: 3-for-4, HR (23), 2 RBI
Adam Engel: 2-for-4, HR (3), RBI
The Bad
Tim Anderson: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K
Zack Collins: 0-for-2, BB, K
Yolmer Sanchez: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Moment of the Game
The Moment of the Game happened before it even started. In raising awareness for childhood cancer, the White Sox had children standing at each position before the game so each child could meet a player and get an autograph. This is just one of many instances of the White Sox doing something in the community, and it is always an incredible sight.
Stats On 35th: Let’s Break this one down By the Numbers
Last Night’s Numbers:
22.0/-5.5, 1, 105, 1246, 0
22.0/-5.5
Last night’s MVP and LVP, in terms of Win Probability Added (WPA) were Eloy Jimenez (22%) and Jose Abreu (-5.5%). Eloy’s first inning grand slam set the tone for the game, while Jose Areu was just 1-for-4 with 2 K’s in the winning effort. Overall, it was a solid performance for the South Siders tonight though.
1
Last night was the first time Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada have hit a home run in the same game. Odds are this won’t last for very long as Eloy enters year two of his career.
105
Yoan Moncada was 3-for-4 on the night, and all three hits has exit velocities above 105 mph. To square the ball up that consistently is certainly not easy to do. However, Yoan Moncada has been locked in against KC this year, going 26-for-69 thus far on the season.
1246
Last night was Dog Night at the ballpark, and according to Chuck Garfein, there were 1,246 good boys and girls at the ballpark to watch the White Sox 64th victory.
0
In an incredibly feat for a rebuilding team, the White Sox are one of two teams (Angels) to not have lost a game when leading after eight innings. Currently, the Sox are 52-0 when leading after 8 innings this season.
The Game Ahead: “Rey” Against the Royals
Reynaldo Lopez (9-12, 5.17 ERA) vs. Glenn Sparkman (3-11, 5.97 ERA), 7:10 PM CT
Player of the Game
Eloy for his first grand slam? Moncada for his three-hit performance? Who are you picking?!
