The Chicago White Sox introduced the stunning information lower than an hour earlier than the primary pitch of an Aug. 30 residence recreation in opposition to the Kansas City Royals.
“At the direction of his doctors, Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa will miss tonight’s game vs. Kansas City,” the Sox stated in a press release. “La Russa is scheduled to undergo further medical testing tomorrow in Chicago. Bench coach Miguel Cairo will manage the club in La Russa’s absence.”
The Sox misplaced 9-7 that night however have been one of many hottest groups in baseball since with 9 victories in 12 video games.
La Russa went to Arizona for additional analysis and obtained clearance from his medical doctors to take part in a ceremony honoring former pitcher Dave Stewart earlier than Sunday’s Sox-Oakland Athletics recreation on the Oakland Coliseum.
La Russa has not been cleared to return to the dugout in an lively managing function, saying Sunday when requested about his expectations to be again: “A lot of it is going to depend on the experts. … It’s uncertain.”
La Russa instructed Janie McCauley of The Associated Press he had a pacemaker inserted for his coronary heart. He flew to Chicago with the workforce after Sunday’s 10-3 loss to the A’s.
The Sox start a two-game sequence in opposition to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field. They have a make-up recreation Thursday in Cleveland in opposition to the Guardians — the workforce they’re chasing within the American League Central — earlier than heading to Detroit for 3 video games in opposition to the Tigers.
Here are three numbers that stand out over the last two weeks.
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Elvis Andrus started Thursday’s recreation in opposition to the A’s with a homer. Yoán Moncada adopted with one other. The back-to-back blasts set the tone for a 21-hit night time within the Sox’s 14-2 victory.
Moncada hit a three-run homer an inning later. He matched a profession excessive with 5 hits.
The offensive outburst continued Saturday. Andrus hit a three-run homer throughout a four-run second inning. The Sox have been on their approach to a 10-2 victory, ending with 20 hits.
It marked the second time in franchise historical past the Sox had no less than 20 hits twice in a three-game span. The different was June 19 and 21, 1974 — 20 hits at Cleveland and 21 at Minnesota.
In the 12 video games main as much as Sunday’s sequence finale in Oakland, the Sox had a mixed .301/.353/.492 slash line and averaged 6.4 runs.
“Hitting’s contagious,” left fielder Andrew Vaughn stated after a four-hit recreation Saturday. “We’re all feeding off that and just rolling with it.”
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Dylan Cease continued to make his case for the AL Cy Young Award, permitting 4 hits and no runs in 15 innings throughout his final two begins.
He was sensational Sept. 3, taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning in opposition to the Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field. Luis Arraez ended the prospect at historical past with a two-out single.
Cease gave up a single within the first inning of his subsequent outing Thursday in opposition to the A’s. He allowed simply two extra the remainder of means, pitching six scoreless innings within the 14-2 victory.
“To go out there and make a statement, both on the pitching and the offensive side, is important,” Cease stated afterward.
Sox starters had a mixed 2.03 ERA from Aug. 31 by way of Saturday, when the workforce went 9-2.
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The Sox trailed by three getting into the ninth Friday in opposition to the A’s.
Designated hitter Eloy Jiménez homered to proper with one out. It was the start of an unbelievable comeback because the Sox scored 5 within the inning and gained 5-3.
The energy has returned for the Sox lineup with residence runs in 10 of their final 13 video games. They have 21 homers throughout that stretch with six multi-homer video games. That consists of 5 homers Thursday in Oakland.
Friday’s rally was the second dramatic win throughout the journey. The Sox fought again from an early four-run gap Wednesday to beat the Seattle Mariners 9-6 at T-Mobile Park.
The workforce’s first runs in that recreation got here on a two-run homer within the fourth by Jiménez.
“Eloy has been getting really good at-bats,” Cairo stated Friday. “He’s not chasing out of the strike zone. They are looking for a pitch, they’re attacking the strike zone. That’s what good hitters do.”
Cairo stated that has been the strategy up and down the lineup.
“We’re swinging at strikes,” he stated earlier than Sunday’s recreation. “We’re not chasing balls out of the strike zone. When they throw strikes, we’re able to assault the zone and I feel that’s the distinction earlier than and now.
“They’re taking good at-bats and they want to win. That’s what you’re looking for in a team.”
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