The White Sox looked to reverse
their recent mini-slump, as they had lost three of their last four games
entering tonight. Things appeared to be turning around, as the South Siders used
a high-quality effort from Lynn and some BABIP luck to score the first run of
the game. However, the Blue Jays came back to take the series opener. Let take a
look at how it happened.The StartersLance Lynn, who is having an outstanding
season, pitched another masterpiece. The Blue Jays did very little against him
in the first five innings. Even when they managed to put a runner on base, Lynn
did a great job of shutting down the threat.The only hiccup came in the sixth
inning, when Toronto made much more solid contact than in any other inning
against Lynn. Reese McGuire led off with a double, but the White Sox caught a
break when McGuire tried to advance to third on a ground ball. Csar Hernndez
made an aggressive but great play to nail McGuire for out No. 1. After a ground
out that advanced Bo Bichette to second, Vladimir Guerrero Jr
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finished with seven innings, one run, four hits, no walks, four strikeouts. Here
is a closer look at his 86-pitch performance:Baseball SavantRookie righthander
Alek Manoah, who made his second career appearance against the White Sox, also
had a very successful outing.Like Lynn, Manoah got through the first five
innings unscathed before running into some trouble in the sixth. During that
inning, the White Sox used three consecutive singles to get on the board. Even
those batted balls were unlikely to get through for hits , but the White Sox
were due for some good luck
Yoan
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walks, and five strikeouts. Here is how the 108-pitch outing from Manoah shaped
up:Baseball SavantPressure PlayThe wild pitch by Craig Kimbrel with runners on
first and third and two outs in the top of the eighth registered a LI of 3.83.
This pitch, which catcher Seby Zavala could not handle, allowed the decisive run
to cross the plate.Pressure CookerOn average, Blue Jays pinch-runner Breyvic
Valera faced the most high-pressure situations out of any player in this game,
with a pLI of 3.11. Valera was only in the game during high-leverage at-bats,
and he ended up scoring the winning run.Top PlayIt that wild pitch again. It
improved Toronto odds of winning the game by 24.6% . By the time pinch-runner
Breyvic Valera scored and Guerrero Jr. advanced to third, the Blue Jays chances
stood at 85.5%.Top PerformerIn terms of WPA, we have a tie for tonight top
performer. Both Lynn and Valera registered a WPA for the game of
.289.SmackdownHardest hit: Bo Bichette third inning ground out left the bat at
110.7 mph, but he did not have anything to show for it except for this
award.Weakest contact: Danny Mendick pop out in the sixth was hit at only 37.2
mph.Luckiest hit: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a double in the seventh that fell
right between Andrew Vaughn and Luis Robert. While Gurriel fly ball had plenty
of hang time, Robert was set up in right-center, so he had a very long way to
go.Toughest out: A fifth inning line out by Csar Hernndez had an xBA of
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game for you. Nobody hit a home run in this game, and the longest batted ball
was a fourth inning line out by Corey Dickerson .Magic Number: .138 After a
strong start with the White Sox, Csar Hernndez has gotten cold at the plate. His
most recent extra-base hit was a home run on August 7 against the Cubs. Since
that day on the North Side, Hernndez is 8-for-58 . The White Sox would greatly
benefit from more production from him, especially when he is leading off, as he
was tonight.
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