Doubleheader gamethread: Nationals at White Sox

Let’s play two?

Are you ready for a double dose of abominable baseball, Sox fans? Well, you’re in for a treat! Your Chicago White Sox play not once but twice today! Double the fun on the South Side!

The Sox welcome the Washington Nationals to the South Side to kick off a three-game set with a doubleheader starting at 3:40 p.m. CT this afternoon. While the Pale Hose are still dreadful at 12-29, they enter play a surprising 6-4 in their last 10 games after taking three of four from the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians.

Fear not, Sox faithful, the South Siders still hold firmly to the bottom rung of the American League and are in a dead heat with the equally bad Miami Marlins for the league’s worst run differential. Both teams enter play today, sitting at -90. Through 41 games, the Pale Hose have been outscored by a cumulative 90 runs. Look no further as to why the South Siders sit a meager two games better than those Marlins for the worst record in the majors despite their recent stretch of semi-competent play.

If you think things are bad now, do yourself a favor and don’t look at the White Sox schedule for the rest of May. 12-29 might be the high water mark for the rest of 2024 ...

Ooof.

Obligatory 27th-man tweet:

Here’s how Chicago lines up in game one this afternoon:

And for the visiting Nats:

Your probable starters for the opener:

Broadcast info below:

We’ll be back later on with the lineups for game two. Enjoy!

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The Sox lost game one 6-3, and they’ll try to salvage game two at 7:05 p.m. CT.

Chicago’s hottest arm, Erick Fedde, hits the bump, seeking out the W. The righthanders is 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. He earned the victory his last time out against the Guardians on May 9.

Here’s how the South Siders line them up:

Washington sends their lefty, Mitchell Parker, to the mound. Parker is 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA on the season.

Here’s the lineup for the Nationals: