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Giolito 34 swings 16 whiffs 47.1% whiff rate *Dylan Cease leads starters with a 34.7% whiff rate Giolito entered the night at 19.6%

Giolito Last 2 starts 12 innings 0 earned

Heck of a win after a rough 24 hours

Giolito 4-seamer Last 2 starts 4-22 (.182 average) 45 swings 14 whiffs 31.1% whiff rate 26.9% strikeout rate Previous 7 starts 24-61 (.393) 114 swings 19 whiffs 16.7% whiff rate 18.8% strikeout rate

Sox starters Last 9 games 7-0 *no other rotation has more than 4 wins 57.2 innings - 1st 2.34 ERA - 4th .185 average - 2nd 0.87 whip - 1st Previous 65 games 14-20 (t-25th) 333.2 innings - 16th 4.53 ERA - 25th .272 average - 27th 1.43 whip - 27th

Why are the mics so bad at this presser?

The run of good starts is officially over … nightmare of an inning

Buehler Tonight 15 batted balls 7 hard hit 46.7% He was able to limit loud contact in his last start … not tonight Only 9 starters are north of 46.7% on the season

Alcala hit 99.7 6 4-seamers - averaged 98

Always enjoy a good Brian Barrett discussion. Lots to unpack today.

The Sox are 8-2 in their last 10 games the pitching is carrying the team … the offense has not been great Offense .233 average - 21st .322 OBP - 15th .423 SLG - 15th .745 OPS - 14th 25.7% strikeout rate - 26th 50.2% ground ball rate - 3rd highest

Duran moved down in the lineup against lefties … I wonder if he will get some days off against tough lefties .232 average - 99th of 158 qualifiers .265 OBP - 127th .330 SLG - 113th .595 OPS - 125th

Buehler 5.95 ERA - 110th of 117 starters (min 50 innings) 1.51 WHIP - 106th .283 OBP - 108th 1.83 HR/9 - 112th 20.7% whiff rate - 96th

Crochet Entering today’s start 117 strikeouts - 2nd 96.2 innings - 2nd 30.6% strikeout rate - 6th 2.7 f(WAR) - 4th 234 whiffs - 4th 3rd time through the order 0.63 ERA - 1st

94.2 mph fastball upstairs Mayer beats him to it .... kid's swing is so sweet

Trevor Story just hit his 3rd home run against a fastball (4-seamer/sinker) this month He did not have a home run against a fastball prior to the start of the month

Crochet is heavy cutter today he's already thrown 30 (41%) He is throwing 28.9% cutters on the season his cutter is 1st in run value this season

Crochet Last 5 starts 34 innings 47 strikeouts Dude is a monster

Another series win with all the drama going on You knew they were winning today with Crochet on the mound... the dude is a stopper ....It's so awesome having that level of starter again ... dude is a badass