Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays

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Davis Martin (9-4, 3.34 ERA) got the ball for Chicago looking to bounce back from a rough outing against Boston, while Shane Bieber took the mound for Toronto in the 3:07 PM ET matinee, still working his way back into form after a long layoff.

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-1.5+160-100o8.5-135

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+1.5-163-102u8.5+135

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Postgame

Missed — Bieber neutralized the hot Chicago offense and the Jays walked off winners, 1-0.

Pregame

Chicago came in as the market's slight favorite off the strength of its win streak and first-place form, and that lean made sense on paper against a Blue Jays team stuck in a rut. Bieber, still finding his rhythm off a long layoff, wasn't expected to be this sharp against a lineup that had been raking.

Toronto's rotation has been gutted this year — Jose Berrios is done for the season after Tommy John surgery, Bowden Francis is out with an elbow issue, and Max Scherzer's comeback attempt has been a mess, capped by a paused rehab after cortisone shots in his thumb. Bieber taking the ball, even in a limited capacity, matters more than usual for a staff running this thin.

Davis Martin

(9-5)·3.62 ERA

Jul 8 vs Red Sox

L

4.0IP

5ER

2K

2BB

84P

07/18 Lineup

Shane Bieber

(2-2)·5.74 ERA

Jul 10 @ Padres

ND

4.2IP

2ER

4K

3BB

97P

07/18 Lineup

Chicago, meanwhile, has been the story of the first half — a team that lost 100 games three years running walked into the All-Star break tied for first, powered by rookies like Colson Montgomery and Miguel Vargas and a real jolt of belief under manager Will Venable. None of that showed up against Bieber, who worked his way through the lineup without much trouble.

Chicago White Sox

(51-45)

Jul 17W@ Blue Jays12-4

Jul 12Wvs Athletics9-1

Jul 11Wvs Athletics1-0

Jul 10Wvs Athletics14-1

Jul 9Lvs Red Sox1-2

Toronto Blue Jays

(45-52)

Jul 17Lvs White Sox4-12

Jul 12L@ Padres4-5

Jul 12L@ Padres7-8

Jul 11W@ Padres5-3

Jul 8W@ Giants10-0

The lone run of the day came around the middle innings, an RBI single that plated Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and turned out to be all Toronto would need. Chicago's offense, which had put up 33 runs over its last 3 games against Oakland, went ice cold — 4 hits, nothing to show for it.

Chicago White Sox

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• 7-Day ILEverson Pereira (RF) — Pereira (concussion) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.07/18
• 15-Day-ILTyler Gilbert (RP) — The White Sox placed Gilbert on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left shoulder impingement.06/10
• 60-Day-ILDrew Thorpe (SP) — Thorpe (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League on Saturday, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILAustin Hays (LF) — Hays (calf) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.07/17
• 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-ILJordan Leasure (RP) — Leasure (forearm) said Friday that he will be shut down from throwing for four weeks, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.05/30
• 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

Toronto Blue Jays

(10)

• 10-Day-ILLenyn Sosa (2B) — Sosa (wrist) resumed hitting in the batting cages earlier this week after experiencing a setback in his rehab program, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.07/17
• 10-Day-ILAddison Barger (RF) — Barger (back/elbow) remains shut down from baseball activities, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.07/17
• 10-Day-ILJesus Sanchez (RF) — The Blue Jays announced July 6 that Sanchez (ankle) has been running and hitting at the club's complex in Florida, MLB.com reports.07/14
• 15-Day-ILMax Scherzer (SP) — Scherzer's (back) rehab assignment has been paused after he received three cortisone injections in his right thumb Monday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILAnthony Santander (RF) — Santander is still dealing with discomfort in his surgically repaired left shoulder and recently received another cortisone shot, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILYimi Garcia (RP) — Garcia (elbow/neck/biceps) was cleared to throw a bullpen session late last week, MLB.com reports.07/14
• 60-Day-ILJoe Mantiply (RP) — Mantiply will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair some damage in his left knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/04
• 60-Day-ILJose Berrios (SP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Berrios underwent full Tommy John surgery Wednesday in addition to having a stress fracture repaired, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.05/27
• 60-Day-ILCody Ponce (SP) — Ponce underwent surgery Friday to repair the ACL in his right knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBowden Francis (SP) — The Blue Jays placed Francis (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08

It's the kind of result that's easy to shrug off for a White Sox team that's still 6 games over .500 and finding new ways to win most nights. For the Blue Jays, sitting at 45-52 with a rotation held together with tape, a start like Bieber's is closer to a lifeline than a footnote.