BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox play the Philadelphia Phillies with a 1-0 series lead. Chicago is 39-68 overall and 23-31 in home games. The White Sox have a 17-8 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Former San Angelo Central High School and Texas Tech University pitcher Davis Martin has been a bright spot for the Chicago White Sox in his third season in the major leagues in 2025. Click the video above for our interview with Martin.

Sánchez allowed two-run homers in the third and fourth innings, one of them coming from Chicago's Luis Robert Jr., a potential trade deadline target.

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It was a big week for at least three members of the White Sox farm system. Triple-A Charlotte Knights outfielder Will Robertson earned player of the week honors in the International League. Double-A Birmingham Barons infielder Sam Antonacci was named player of the week in the Southern League,

Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. has had two bad seasons in a row, distancing himself from his brilliant All-Star campaign in 2023. But he's coming to the end of a six-year, $50 million extension, so the White Sox are likely to move him without asking for a huge return.

The White Sox lost two of three to the Cubs over the weekend. After winning the series opener Friday, 12-5, the Sox stumbled Saturday and Sunday to rack up an AL-leading 67th and 68th losses of the campaign. They trail the Tigers by 22.5 games in the American League Central.

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