Six Pack of Stats: Marlins 4, White Sox 3

Close, but no cigar

The White Sox were in control of this one — until they weren’t. Garrett Crochet labored, taking 93 pitches to get 16 outs. On offense, a team that can’t really afford to burn scoring opportunities bunted their way out of at least one extra digit. Rubber match tomorrow.

Top Play

This game started to swing late, and once it swung away from the Sox, it didn’t come back, despite it being a one-score difference. Dane Myers clocked a two-run job, jumping on Mike Siroka as he tried to steal a third inning of work. Myers’ clout counted as 36.3% WPA. The biggest Sox play was Gavin Sheets’ double in the third inning (11.7% WPA).

Top Performer

At 44.4% WPA, Myers took the honors today. For the Sox, it was birthday boy Andrew Benintendi, with 9.3% WPA.

Hardest Hit

That Gavin Sheets double in the third was a 110.0 mph liner over first base.

Weakest Contact

Besides a couple of bunts from either side, it was Andrew Vaughn and his 53.7 mph tapper back to the mound that took the honors.

Luckiest Hit

Birthday boy Andrew Benintendi tapped a .180 xBA single to right as the second batter of the game.

Toughest Out

Gavin Sheets cracked a .660 xBA screamer in the first inning that was right at second baseman Vidal Bruján, turning a likely hit into an inning-ending double play.

Longest Hit

Myers’ clout after the seventh-inning stretch flew 420 feet and would have been a homer in 27 of 30 parks.

Futility Watch

White Sox 2024 Record 26-65, worst 91-game start in White Sox history (3 1⁄2 games ahead of the next-worst, 1948 White Sox) and tied for 22nd-worst start all-time
White Sox 2024 Run Differential -161, tied for 57th-worst 91-game start in MLB history
White Sox 2024 Season Record Pace 46-116 (.286)
Race to the Worst “Modern” 162-Game Record (2003 Tigers, 43-119) 3 games behind
Race to the Worst “Modern” Record in a 162-Game Season (1962 Mets, 40-120) 5 games behind
Race to the Most White Sox Losses (1970, 106) 10 games ahead
Race to the Worst White Sox Record (1932, 52-109-1*) 6 1⁄2 games ahead
Race to the Worst American League Record (1916 A’s, 38-124*) 8 games behind
*record adjusted to a 162-game season

Glossary

CSW called strikes plus whiffs
Hard-hit is any ball off the bat at 95 mph or more
LI measures pressure per play
pLI measures total pressure faced in-game
Whiff a swing-and-miss
WPA win probability added measures contributions to the win
xBA expected batting average