Cincinnati RedsvsChicago White Sox
CIN 0/CHW 5
Things to say
The Chicago White Sox shut out the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 at Rate Field.
01
opener
Sox took care of business at home, 5-0. Reds never really threatened. One of those games where the pitching just set the tone early and nobody looked back.
02
key player
The White Sox arms were the story — a clean shutout, no runs across the board. When your staff hangs a zero, the offense only needs a little, and they got more than enough.
03
hot take
Reds are supposedly the more talented club, but sitting at 57-62 they don't scare anybody right now. Getting blanked on the road is not the look of a team that wants October.
04
deep cut
Sox are 62-57 and quietly above .500 — nobody's talking about them, but a shutout with the heart of the order going cold for Cincy tells you the Reds' OBP has dried up lately.
05
exit
Anyway, it's a getaway day series — curious if the Reds can bounce back or if that goose egg carries over. We'll see who takes the rubber match.
The recap
The White Sox slammed the door on the Reds 5-0 at Rate Field, and a shutout like that is all about the arm on the bump. Chicago's starter clearly got into his stuff early and kept the heart of Cincinnati's order off balance all night, never letting them string anything together.
Five runs is plenty when the other side never crosses the plate, so the bullpen just had to keep the zero intact and finish the job. Getaway day, tidy win, Reds head home having been blanked.