
In his last outing, a no-decision versus the Astros on April 7, he had a career-high 13 strikeouts. Gray has had a solid start to 2023 so far, going 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA, surrendering only one run on seven hits in 12 innings. He was on and off the injured list last year, struggling with several hamstring issues and a pectoral strain. Opposite Giolito, the Twins will send righthander Sonny Gray to the bump this afternoon, who is entering his second season in Minnesota after a trade from Cincinnati prior to the 2022 season. It’s also worth noting that Statcast believes Giolito has been one of the unluckiest starters in baseball to this point, with more than a 100-point gap between his actual wOBA and his expected wOBA based on exit velocity and launch angle: Expected statistics have been much kinder to Lucas Giolito’s first two starts than the actual results Baseball Savant However, he’s also struck out seven times. 231 batting average with three hits, two home runs, and one walk in 14 at-bats. Notable among the Minnesota starters, it’s either feast or famine for Michael A.

Take heart, Gio has pitched well against Minnesota as of late, running a 3.59 ERA with a well-above average 28% strikeout rate against the Twinkies since 2019. I anxiously await the walk-year incentive to kick in gear for Lucas. We are all pining for the Lucas of old, but with each passing start, it seems less likely we’ll see a resurrection of 2019-21 Giolito.

He has yet to make a quality start this season, and he got smacked around pretty hard in his last outing when he surrendered seven runs on 12 hits, including two four-baggers, in just four innings. The South Siders are sending Lucas Giolito to the mound seeking a bounce-back game from the 28-year-old righthander.
#Twins white sox play by play series
After last night’s agonizing loss, the Pale Hose are looking to snag their first series win of the year in Minnesota today in a rare weekday lunchtime start. Being a White Sox fan is certainly not for the faint of heart. Does anyone else feel a heavy-duty sense of déjà-vu? Boy, I sure do.
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It sure has been an embattled first 12 games of the season.
