White Sox Pitching Shines, Offense Slumps

0:00It's April 21st. You're listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage. I'm Cory with the story. The Chicago White Sox just got swept by the Tampa Bay Rays, dropping their record to six wins and 13 losses, dead last and major league baseball. Standings, it's a spot that's feeling all too familiar for this squad early in the season. Over their last 13 games where they snagged five of those wins, the pitching staff has stepped up big time with a 3.49 earned. Run average ranking eighth in baseball. Starters like Anthony K and Davis Martin have been steady and they've shuffled the rotation by sending Shane Smith down to AAA and bringing up. Prospect Noah Schultz. Fans are frustrated but there's some hope in the arms that are clicking despite bullpen hiccups like that late collapse on Thursday. The starters are limiting damage with groundouts even if strikeouts aren't piling up and guys like Grant Taylor as an opener haven't given up in earned run yet. On the flip side, the bats are ice cold with a

1:02league worst 0.599 on base plus lugging over the last 15 days. We contact and low exit velocity are killing them though ever since Pereira is heating up back in the lineup at 304 batting average. More prospects like Hagen Smith and Tanner McDougal could join soon to boost the mound. But the socks need that offense to wake up for any real turn around as they head west.