MLB The Show sim: Nick Madrigal hits first career home run in 6-3 loss to Rangers

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NBC Sports Chicago is simulating the 2020 White Sox season via MLB The Show during the postponement of play. The White Sox, stocked with young talent and veteran offseason acquisitions, were expected to take a big step forward in their rebuild this season. Follow along as we play out the first few months of the season.

Result: Rangers def. White Sox 6-3
Record: 9-11, 4th in A.L. Central (2.0 GB of Twins)

W: Kolby Allard (2-0)
L: Dylan Cease (0-2)
SV: Jose Leclerc (6)

Game Summary: On a fabulous Friday evening for baseball, the White Sox played host to the Texas Rangers at Guaranteed Rate Field and it didn’t get off to a good start for the Southsiders. Dylan Cease got the start for the Sox and had a rough 1st inning with back-to-back home runs from Texas’ Willie Calhoun and Joey Gallo to give the Rangers an early 3-0 lead. In the 3rd, things didn’t improve for Cease when Calhoun homered for a second time to right field, his 3rd of the season and 2nd of the game made it 4-1, Texas.

If Thursday was the debut of Nick Madrigal, Friday was the arrival of Nick Madrigal. In the bottom of the 2nd, Madrigal picked up first career Major League hit off Jordan Lyles with an opposite field single. In his second at bat in the 4th, Madrigal hit his first career home run off Kolby Allard over the left field wall. As expected, the White Sox dugout gave Madrigal the silent treatment for a few moments before swarming the former first round pick.

Although the Rangers would pick up another couple insurance runs, the White Sox still fought in the 9th when Eloy Jimenez went opposite field for a solo home run, his 6th of the season, as Jimenez continues to be a run producer ranking 4th in the American League with 20 runs batted in. As much as it looked like the Sox offense struggled, that was misleading with the Southsiders picking up 12 hits of the Texas pitching staff.

White Sox Lineup:

1. Tim Anderson: 1-3, RBI, BB (.267 BA)
2. Yoan Moncada: 1-4, BB (.232 BA)
3. Jose Abreu: 2-5 (.310 BA)
4. Edwin Encarnacion: 2-5 (.301 BA)
5. Yasmani Grandal: 1-5, 2B (.295 BA)
6. Eloy Jimenez: 2-3, RBI, 2 BB (.236BA)
7. Luis Robert: 0-4, BB, R (.228 BA)
8. Nomar Mazara: 1-4, BB (.194 BA)
9. Nick Madrigal: 2-4, HR, RBI (.286 BA)

Scoring Summary:

Top 1st:

• Willie Calhoun homered to center field. Shin Soo-Choo scored. 2-0 TEX.
• Joey Gallo homered to right field. 3-0 TEX.

Bottom 2nd:

• Tim Anderson sacrifice fly to right field. Luis Robert scored. 3-1 TEX.

Top 3rd:

• Willie Calhoun (2) homered to right field. 4-1 TEX.

Bottom 4th:

• Nick Madrigal homered to center field. 4-2 TEX.

Top 6th:

• Nick Solak singled to center field. Danny Santana scored. 5-2 TEX.

Top 9th:

• Rougned Odor homered to right field. 6-2 TEX.

Bottom 9th:

• Eloy Jimenez homered to right field. 6-3 TEX.

Notable Performance: Jose Abreu extended his hit streak to 15 games Friday night with a multi-hit game against the Rangers. Abreu’s is leading the Southsiders with a .310 AVG on the season and will look to continue the streak against Corey Kluber on Saturday. Abreu is a .340 career hitter against the new Rangers right hander.

Next Game: Saturday, April 18th - Gm. 21: Rangers at White Sox (Corey Kluber, 0-0, 3.96 ERA vs Lucas Giolito, 1-2, 4.43 ERA)
 

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