Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers

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TEX	2	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	—	10	18	0

First pitch went at 7:05 PM CT with Noah Schultz (3-6, 6.04 ERA) on the mound for Chicago against Kumar Rocker (2-8, 4.13 ERA) for Texas, and by the final out only one of those two had anything to celebrate. Schultz had looked sharp his last time out, working 5 innings of 1-run ball against Oakland. Rocker was coming off the opposite — 5.2 innings, 7 earned runs against Houston — making this a get-right spot he badly needed.

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White Sox(53-46)

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+1.5-186+106o8.5-111

Rangers(50-50)

LLWLW

10

-1.5+182-108u8.5+113

Best BetWhite Sox +105

Postgame

White Sox got shut out 10-0 as Rocker and the Rangers offense flipped the script completely.

Pregame

We backed the White Sox moneyline in this one, getting them at a plus price before the market tightened toward even, which read like confirmation from a team that had just demolished this same Rangers pitching staff a night earlier. Schultz coming off a clean outing added to the case. It just didn't play out — Texas answered with the exact kind of complete-game effort Chicago had delivered the night before.

Texas was already banged up walking in, without Corey Seager and both catchers Kyle Higashioka and Danny Jansen, and it got worse in the middle of this one when Josh Jung had to leave the game with an apparent injury. Chicago wasn't spotless either — Colson Montgomery got scratched with a shin issue and catcher Kyle Teel landed on the 10-day IL with an ankle sprain the same day. None of that mattered once the Rangers' bats got rolling, and the market had already sensed something coming, with the price on Texas tightening notably in the hours before first pitch.

Noah Schultz

(3-8)·5.82 ERA

Jul 12 vs Athletics

W

5.0IP

1ER

4K

0BB

74P

07/21 Lineup

Kumar Rocker

(4-8)·4.08 ERA

Jul 11 vs Astros

L

5.2IP

7ER

6K

2BB

91P

07/21 Lineup

Whatever Chicago found in Monday's 10-3 rout evaporated overnight. The White Sox managed all of 3 hits and never got on the board, while Texas strung together enough contact to make it 2-0 in the 1st and never let up from there.

The Rangers didn't just win, they buried it — 4 runs in the 5th put it out of reach, and by the time the 6th inning run went up it was academic. Rocker got the bounce-back start his ERA needed, and a lineup that had scored one run over its previous 15 innings against this same pitching staff suddenly couldn't miss.

Chicago White Sox

(53-46)

Jul 21W@ Rangers10-3

Jul 19W@ Blue Jays3-0

Jul 18L@ Blue Jays0-1

Jul 17W@ Blue Jays12-4

Jul 12Wvs Athletics9-1

Texas Rangers

(50-50)

Jul 21Lvs White Sox3-10

Jul 19L@ Braves5-8

Jul 18W@ Braves7-6

Jul 17L@ Braves1-15

Jul 12Wvs Astros6-5

It's a reminder of how streaky this series has been — two blowouts in two nights, with the roles completely reversed. Chicago still sits well above .500 at 53-46 and shouldn't be shaken by one bad night against a Texas team that's still fighting to get over the .500 line itself.

Chicago White Sox

(12)

• Day-To-DayColson Montgomery (SS) — Montgomery (shin) was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.07/21
• 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
• 10-Day-ILKyle Teel (C) — The White Sox placed Teel on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to a left ankle sprain.07/21
• 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/appendectomy) struck out three and allowed one hit and no walks over two scoreless innings Saturday in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.07/19
• 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

Texas Rangers

(14)

• Day-To-DayJosh Jung (3B) — Jung was removed from Tuesday's game against the White Sox with an apparent injury, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.07/22
• 10-Day-ILKyle Higashioka (C) — Higashioka is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.07/21
• 10-Day-ILCody Freeman (3B) — Freeman (neck) will begin a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Monday.07/20
• 10-Day-ILDanny Jansen (C) — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Saturday that Jansen (forearm) is dealing with setbacks that put his return in doubt, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.07/20
• 10-Day-ILCorey Seager (SS) — Seager (back) is scheduled to hit soft toss in the batting cage Sunday in addition to fielding groundballs, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.07/19
• 15-Day-ILJose Corniell (SP) — The Rangers recalled Corniell from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.07/21
• 15-Day-ILJack Leiter (SP) — Leiter (ankle) threw a bullpen session during the All-Star break, MLB.com reports.07/18
• 15-Day-ILChris Martin (RP) — The Rangers placed Martin on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a right shoulder impingement.07/12
• 60-Day-ILJalen Beeks (RP) — The Rangers transferred Beeks (forearm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.07/21
• 60-Day-ILCody Bradford (SP) — Bradford (elbow) allowed one hit and struck out four over two scoreless innings for Double-A Frisco on Saturday.07/19
• 60-Day-ILJordan Montgomery (SP) — Montgomery (elbow) will start Saturday for Triple-A Round Rock as he continues his rehab assignment, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILMichael Helman (CF) — Texas transferred Helman (hand) to the 60-day injured list Friday.06/19
• 60-Day-ILRobert Garcia (RP) — The Rangers transferred Garcia (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.06/01
• 60-Day-ILCarter Baumler (RP) — Baumler (intercostal) has been shut down from his rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.05/23

The White Sox will need Schultz sharp again next time out to erase the memory of this one, while the Rangers will be watching Jung's status closely after he exited mid-game. For one night, though, Texas got exactly the response it needed at home.