Michael Soroka and the Chicago White Sox will take the mound against Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
The Chicago White Sox will stay on the road on Saturday for the second game of a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia. The Phillies took the first game of the series last night with a 7-0 shutout win. Spencer Turnbull won game No. 2 on the season after going 7.0 innings giving up just one hit with six strikeouts. Alec Bohm opened the scoring up in the bottom of the first inning with a three-run home run that scored Trea Turner and Bryce Harper. It stayed 3-0 until Bohm came back up again in the bottom of the third inning and blasted another three-run shot scoring Turner and Harper again to make it 6-0 heading into the top of the fourth. Whit Merrifield, the former Toronto Blue Jay, hit a 367-foot home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to make it 7-0. Chicago managed just two hits on the night and will look to bounce back tonight.
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Game Date: Apr. 20, 2024
Game Time:Â 6:00 p.m. ET
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Michael Soroka will get the start for Chicago on the mound on Saturday. The right-hander is 0-2 this season with a 6.98 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 19.1 innings pitched. The former Atlanta Brave went 4.2 innings in his last start giving up five earned runs with four strikeouts in an 11-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
Zack Wheeler will get the start for Philadelphia at home in this game. He is 0-3 this season which is not the best start for one of the team’s best pitchers. However, he has just a 3.00 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 24.0 innings. He went 5.0 innings giving up four earned runs with 10 Ks against the Pittsburgh Pirates in his last start losing the game 9-2.
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