Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox

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Rhett Lowder took the ball for Cincinnati looking to build on real momentum: his last time out he went 6.0 innings against the Athletics and allowed just 2 earned runs. Luis Castillo needed a bounce-back after Boston lit him up for 5 earned runs in only 4.0 innings his previous start. First pitch was 6:40 PM CT, and by the end of the night only one of those two pitchers looked like the version his team needed.

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Reds(57-61)

WLLLW

0

+1.5-153+135o8.5-111

White Sox(61-57)

LWWLL

5

-1.5+150-138u8.5+111

Best BetWhite Sox -147

Postgame

The White Sox delivered about as clean a moneyline cash as you'll find, never trailing on the way to a 5-0 shutout. Castillo got the get-right start the case banked on, and the roster gap showed up everywhere as Cincinnati managed only 2 hits all night.

Pregame

Chicago's the moneyline pick here, and it's about more than just being the better record on paper — this team has found ways to win one-run games all year that a rebuild-era White Sox club never could. Castillo's shaky last start is a real concern, but the offense has bailed out worse. Cincinnati's a live dog off a win over this exact opponent, so don't expect it to be comfortable.

Cincinnati is trying to navigate this stretch without Hunter Greene, who went back on the 60-day injured list with elbow soreness after returning from his own spring procedure — a brutal blow to a rotation that was already without Brandon Williamson. Add in Spencer Steer still working back from a wrist injury and Blake Dunn out for the year, and the lineup and rotation both were running thin walking into Rate Field. Chicago has its own issues behind the plate with both Joey Bart and Kyle Teel out, but on this night it barely mattered.

Rhett Lowder

(4-8)·5.17 ERA

Aug 5 vs Athletics

W

6.0IP

2ER

3K

2BB

95P

08/12 Lineup

Luis Castillo

(4-9)·4.99 ERA

Aug 6 @ Red Sox

ND

4.0IP

5ER

5K

1BB

71P

08/12 Lineup

It showed up immediately in the box score. The White Sox scratched across a run in the 3rd, then broke it open with 2 more in the 6th and 2 more in the 8th, while Cincinnati's lineup simply never got going against a defense and pitching staff that kept the Reds off balance all night.

Cincinnati Reds

(6)

• 10-Day-ILSpencer Steer (1B) — Steer (wrist) is scheduled to have a splint removed from his right wrist Monday, MLB.com reports.08/10
• 15-Day-ILTony Santillan (RP) — Santillan (oblique) was cleared Friday to begin an expedited recovery program, MLB.com reports.08/01
• 60-Day-ILHunter Greene (SP) — The Reds transferred Greene (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.08/11
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Williamson (SP) — Williamson (shoulder) will make his next rehab start at Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, MLB.com reports.08/09
• 60-Day-ILBlake Dunn (CF) — The Reds transferred Dunn (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Thursday.08/06
• 60-Day-ILGraham Ashcraft (RP) — Ashcraft (elbow) is on a throwing program, which will have him throw from 105 feet beginning July 20 at the Reds' training facility in Arizona, MLB.com reports.07/18

Chicago White Sox

(10)

• 10-Day-ILJoey Bart (C) — White Sox general manager Chris Getz said Friday that Bart is expected to be sidelined for "over a month" due to a left hand fracture, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.08/07
• 10-Day-ILKyle Teel (C) — Teel is expected to miss 6-to-12 weeks due to left high-ankle sprain, MLB.com reports.07/22
• 15-Day-ILChris Murphy (RP) — Murphy will serve as the White Sox's opener for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.08/07
• 60-Day-ILDrew Thorpe (SP) — Thorpe (elbow) struck out three and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks across four innings Wednesday in a rehab start at Double-A Birmingham.08/09
• 60-Day-ILJordan Leasure (RP) — Leasure (forearm) has resumed throwing bullpen sessions, MLB.com reports.08/01
• 60-Day-ILPrelander Berroa (RP) — The White Sox announced Saturday that Berroa (elbow) will start throwing again in 1-to-2 weeks, MLB.com reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILKy Bush (SP) — Bush (elbow) has resumed participating in long toss, MLB.com reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILMike Vasil (RP) — The White Sox transferred Vasil (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTanner Murray (LF) — The White Sox transferred Murray (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Baldwin (LF) — The White Sox transferred Baldwin (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

Two hits. That's all the Reds could muster across 9 innings, and it's the kind of offensive no-show that makes a shorthanded roster look even thinner. Lowder and the Cincinnati bullpen combined to allow all 5 runs on 11 White Sox hits, a wide gap that tells the story better than any single line.

Cincinnati Reds

(57-61)

Aug 11W@ White Sox5-4

Aug 9L@ Nationals1-7

Aug 8L@ Nationals2-8

Aug 7L@ Nationals3-5

Aug 6Wvs Athletics6-5

Chicago White Sox

(61-57)

Aug 11Lvs Reds4-5

Aug 9Wvs Guardians5-3

Aug 8Wvs Guardians6-3

Aug 7Lvs Guardians2-8

Aug 6L@ Red Sox11-12

Chicago improves to 61-57 and gets a little separation from .500, while the Reds drop to 57-61 with their rotation depth still very much a work in progress. For a team already missing its ace, a night like this one is exactly the kind of result that makes the second half feel steeper.