Atlanta BravesvsChicago White Sox
ATL 1/CHW 2
Things to say
White Sox beat the Braves 2-1 at Rate Field.
01
opener
Sox squeaked one out 2-1 over Atlanta. Nobody saw that coming with how the Braves have been swinging it. Pitchers' duel start to finish.
02
key player
Whoever started for Chicago got into his stuff early and held the heart of that Braves order to basically nothing. Big day for the South Side.
03
hot take
Atlanta at 45-23 has no business losing this game. They're sleepwalking into the dog days and somebody on that bench needs to say it.
04
deep cut
White Sox bullpen is quietly one of the better ones in the league right now. Look at that record, 36-31, that's not happening without arms in the pen.
05
exit
Anyway, getaway day stuff. Curious what the Braves look like back home this weekend.
The recap
White Sox squeaked one out over the Braves, 2-1, which is the kind of upset that makes you double-check the standings since Atlanta's been the better club all year. Pitching ruled this one — when you're holding the heart of that Braves order to a single run, somebody's bullpen was filthy late.
No box-score heroes jumping out, so chalk it up to a grind-it-out night where Chicago just refused to let Atlanta breathe. Getaway-day vibes at Rate Field and the South Siders walk away feeling pretty good about themselves.