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White Sox relievers Josh Osich and Ryan Burr suit up next to each other in the clubhouse — but there situations couldn’t be more different. Burr, 24, was a late-summer call-up last season and has 19 2/3 innings of experience on a big-league mound. MLB.com ranked him as the Sox’s 30th best prospect....

Nicholas Castellanos had three hits and drove in a pair of runs as the Detroit Tigers ended a five-game losing streak with a 9-7 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. Eloy Jimenez and Ryan Cordell both homered for the White Sox. Tim Anderson went 2-5, lowering his average to .422, which is...

Photos from the White Sox-Tigers game at Comerica Park on April 18, 2019.

In quite an eventful day for White Sox on Wednesday, a leg injury forced Lucas Giolito from his fourth start and Daniel Palka’s .029 average got him set down to Triple A-Charlotte after a 4-3 loss in extras to the Royals. The Sox found replacements for both Thursday morning, calling up outfielder...

On April 18, 1991, then-former Gov. James Thompson threw only one pitch — of the ceremonial variety — to christen the opening of new Comiskey Park, but he could’ve been credited with a save. Thompson worked the floor of the Illinois General Assembly to secure 11th-hour funding for a new stadium...

Wouldn’t it figure? Daniel Palka singled Wednesday after going hitless in 32 at-bats to start the season, and his reward is a trip to Triple-A Charlotte. “The numbers kind of speak for themselves,” said Palka, who’s hitting .029 after going 1-for-3 in the 4-3, 10-inning loss to the Royals. “So...

Photos from the White Sox-Royals game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

The numbers haven’t been pretty in his last two starts, but Lucas Giolito (6.19 ERA) will take a 2-1 record into his matchup against fellow-right hander Brad Heller (2-1, 2.45 ERA) and the Royals on Wednesday afternoon. Against the Yankees on Friday, Giolito exited with two men on and the White...

The baseball season is in full swing, with new stars emerging, such as the Rays’ Tyler Glasnow and the White Sox’s Tim Anderson, and old stars struggling, such as the Red Sox’s Chris Sale and the Indians’ Jose Ramirez. The defending champion Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs and Rockies are all underachieving....

Photos from the White Sox's 5-1 win over the Royals on April 16, 2019, at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

White Sox outfielder Daniel Palka went into Tuesday’s game with a hitless streak of 29 at-bats since opening day, and was 0-for-31 overall since last season. The longest hitless streak for a Sox position player since expansion (1961) is 41 consecutive at-bats by Robin Ventura in 1990. But manager...

When the White Sox mapped out the rebuild they started by collecting top young pitching prospects like Michael Kopech, Reynaldo Lopez, Lucas Giolito, Dylan Cease and Dane Dunning. Quantity was the key, since not all of them would work out due to injuries or ineffectiveness. But with enough young...

Welington Castillo snapped an 0-for-23 hitless streak Monday night with a two-run, eighth-inning home run that sent the White Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Royals. Now the Sox hope Daniel Palka can snap his 0-for-29 skid. Manager Rick Renteria inserted Palka back in right field for Tuesday night’s...

Photos from the White Sox's 5-4 win over the Royals on April 15, 2019, at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)