The Chicago White Sox face another challenge as they chase the Cleveland Guardians after placing starter Michael Kopech on the 15- day injured list Saturday with right shoulder inflammation. The team recalled Davis Martin from Triple-A Charlotte, and he started Saturday in place of Johnny Cueto, who is under the weather. “We’ ve got to keep going,” Sox acting.
The Chicago White Sox face another challenge as they chase the Cleveland Guardians after placing starter Michael Kopech on the 15-day injured list Saturday with right shoulder inflammation.
The right-hander was scheduled to start Sunday’s series finale against the Detroit Tigers.
The team recalled Davis Martin from Triple-A Charlotte, and he started Saturday in place of Johnny Cueto, who is under the weather. Cueto’s status to start Sunday is to be determined.
“We’ve got to keep going,” Sox acting manager Miguel Cairo said before Saturday’s game against the Tigers at Comerica Park. “We’ve got another game (Saturday). Someone’s got to step up.”
The rotation moves come while the Sox continue their pursuit of the division-leading Guardians in the race for the American League Central title. The Sox entered Saturday night trailing the Guardians by 4½ games after the Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of a doubleheader earlier in the day.
If the Sox are going to make up ground, it will be with a different rotation. Kopech noticed issues during his side session Thursday in Cleveland.
“He didn’t feel quite right to him,” Sox general manager Rick Hahn said in a conference call.
