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White Sox' rotation in flux for rest of Cubs series

First publishedAug 18, 02:11 UTC
Last updatedAug 18, 04:28 UTC · 9m ago
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<p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" target="_blank" >White Sox</a>’ pitching staff is in dire need of a day off.</p><p>But with a makeup game Thursday against the Braves replacing a day off, the Sox won’t get a breather until Aug. After taxing their bulk and high-leverage relievers during a three-game sweep of the Tigers, the Sox will piece together a pitching plan for the rest of the Cubs series.</p><p>“It’ll be day by day here,” manager Will Venable said before the series opener Monday at Wrigley Field.

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<p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" target="_blank" >White Sox</a>’ pitching staff is in dire need of a day off.</p><p>But with a makeup game Thursday against the Braves replacing a day off, the Sox won’t get a breather until Aug. After taxing their bulk and high-leverage relievers during a three-game sweep of the Tigers, the Sox will piece together a pitching plan for the rest of the Cubs series.</p><p>“It’ll be day by day here,” manager Will Venable said before the series opener Monday at Wrigley Field. “We’re going to figure out where we’re at after today. We have some availability limitations in our bullpen that can impact some things.”</p><p>Those limitations are from Sean Newcomb pitching the last 2 ⅓ innings Sunday in Detroit after he opened the series with 1 ⅓ innings Friday, and Grant Taylor and Bryan Hudson pitching at least an inning each on Friday and Saturday.</p><p>The Sox pulled off the sweep despite using a bullpen game Friday and getting only 5 ⅓ innings from Anthony Kay on Saturday and 4 ⅓ from Sean Burke on Sunday.

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<p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" target="_blank" >White Sox</a>’ pitching staff is in dire need of a day off.</p><p>But with a makeup game Thursday against the Braves replacing a day off, the Sox won’t get a breather until Aug. After taxing their bulk and high-leverage relievers during a three-game sweep of the Tigers, the Sox will piece together a pitching plan for the rest of the Cubs series.</p><p>“It’ll be day by day here,” manager Will Venable said before the series opener Monday at Wrigley Field.
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