Dealing with a stiff neck, Jose Soriano still gutted out five innings and racked up six strikeouts with 19 whiffs in his last start. The splitter was lethal with three strikeouts and seven whiffs, yet he struggled with command at times, walking three, and had to work himself out of multiple messy innings. Facing the same lineup but this time at home, I'm not going to overthink this and take the over again. The White Sox are one of the highest whiff rate teams in MLB, and Soriano has been incredible at racking up the swing and miss this year. 7,8,9 and even 10 Ks if you have it available! 0.5u/0.35u/0.15u
It's difficult beating a good pitcher in back-to-back outings. The White Sox did get to Angels ace Jose Soriano last time out on the South Side but I rather doubt they are good enough to do it again tonight in Anaheim. Although, Chicago pitcher Davis Martin has been shockingly good too at 4-1 with a 1.95 ERA. He ain't that good and Martin's road splits, while very strong, are significantly worse than at home.
The Angels optioned Farris to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.
Meidroth went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs and four total RBI in Thursday's 12-11 extra-innings loss to the Red Sox.
Castillo allowed five runs on six hits and a walk over four innings in a no-decision Thursday against the Red Sox. He struck out five.
The White Sox recalled Quero from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
Nimmala is day-to-day after suffering a hand laceration with Double-A Rocket City on Thursday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Bart suffered a fractured fifth metacarpal in his left hand after being hit by a pitch Thursday versus the Red Sox.
Johnson took a no-decision against the Orioles on Thursday, allowing one run on three hits and five walks in 4.2 innings. He struck out one.
Natera secured the save against the Orioles on Thursday, allowing no runs on one hit and no walks in 1.1 innings. He struck out two.
Neto went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Orioles.
The Angels will recall Klassen from Triple-A Salt Lake to start Friday's game against the Marlins, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
