Phillies look to beat White Sox again, grab another sweep

Deadspin— The Philadelphia Phillies are on the verge of a second consecutive three-game sweep. The Phillies defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Saturday and can record the sweep with a win when the teams battle in the series finale on Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia. The Phillies entered this series after three straight victories over the Colorado Rockies. Philadelphia will hand the ball to right-hander Aaron Nola (2-1, 3.47 ERA), who will have a tough act to follow after Zach Wheeler flirted with a...

The Good Phight—White Sox 0 Phillies 7: Bohm Floats like a Butterfly, JT Looks like a Bee. The Phillies overcame the awful City Connect uniforms and Ben Davis’s broadcasting for a casual Friday night win. Garrett Crochet got the start for the White Sox and came into this game with a promising start to the season as their ace. He pitched to a 3.57 ERA in his first starts which included seven innings of one-run ball against the Atlanta Braves earlier in the month. However, the Phillies offense didn’t care, Trea Turner singled after Schwarber struck out, followed by a Bryce Harper walk....

The Washington Times—Phillies beat slumping White Sox 9-5 as Zack Wheeler has no-hit bid for 7 1/3 innings. Zack Wheeler pitched no-hit ball for 7 1/3 innings, Brandon Marsh homered and the Philadelphia Phillies extended their winning streak to five by beating the struggling Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Saturday night.

Awful Announcing—White Sox announcer on Phillies' pitch clock violation: 'Trade him to the Sox'. At just 3-18 and having scored just 45 runs on the season, the Chicago White Sox are Major League Baseball’s worst team by a comfortable margin at the moment. With everything going so poorly to start the season, even their announcers have started looking towards other teams to try and help the club get better.