Community Picks: Chicago White Sox 0% vs Texas Rangers 0%

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- ��� Rougned Odor and Mike Napoli drove in enough runs on their own to make up for the Texas Rangers' early deficit. Odor homered twice, Napoli also went deep, and both had five RBIs, as the wild card-hopeful Rangers overwhelmed the Chicago White Sox 17-7 on Saturday night after trailing by five runs before even going to bat. "We're playing really good baseball as a team, and that's how we need to keep playing," said Odor, who had gone 15 games since Aug. 1 without a homer or an RBI. Continue to Article

August 20, 2017 12:51:am EST

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish was placed on the disabled list because of lingering problems associated with a sore back?and will miss his next start, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. Darvish complained that his back was bothering him during Wednesday's start against the Chicago White Sox, in which he gave up three runs on eight hits in six innings of a 5-4 win. "Yu feels like he can physically go," Roberts told reporters before Saturday's game. "But I think as an organization, we're trying to really do what's best for him. And if there's any kind of thought to his back being sore or stiff, for us to run him out there doesn't make much sense, where we're at." Darvish, who was acquired Continue to Article

August 19, 2017 4:51:pm EST

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish will miss his next start and likely go on the disabled list because of lingering problems associated with a sore back, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. Darvish complained that his back was bothering him during Wednesday's start against the Chicago White Sox, in which he gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings of a 5-4 win. "Yu feels like he can physically go," Roberts told reporters before Saturday's game. "But I think as an organization, we're trying to really do what's best for him. And if there's any kind of thought to his back being sore or stiff, for us to run him out there doesn't make much sense, where we're at." Darvish, who was acquired Continue to Article

August 19, 2017 4:41:pm EST

After leaving Thursday's game with soreness, the White Sox are taking a cautious approach with pitching prospect Reynaldo Lopez. The White Sox announced on Saturday they have placed Lopez on the 10-day disabled list with a strained back and purchased the contract of pitcher Danny Farquhar from Triple-A Charlotte. White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper noticed Lopez losing both his velocity and command in the fourth inning of his start against the Texas Rangers on Thursday night which prompted a mound visit from manager Rick Renteria and head athletic trainer Herm Schneider. After initially walking back toward the dugout, White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu signaled for Renteria and Schneider to return. Continue to Article

August 19, 2017 3:17:pm EST

He’s never pitched more innings and yet Michael Kopech feels great from a physical standpoint. The White Sox prospect -- who was promoted to Triple-A Charlotte in a surprising move on Friday -- is also throwing as well as he has at any point in his young career. Kopech and those around him attribute how he feels on the mound in spite of a large innings total to a rigorous offseason strength and conditioning program. Kopech, who spends up to an hour a day in the gym in between starts during the season, works out 15-18 hours a week during the offseason in order to be prepared to withstand the rigors of a full season. With an 0.66 ERA over his last 41 innings, Kopech feels that work has been validated. Continue to Article

August 18, 2017 11:44:pm EST