Anthony

Kay

Kay kept the Jays off the board for the first two innings of this one, but saw his first earned run come across to score in the third inning on a fielder’s choice by George Springer. In the fourth inning, Kay would allow a solo homer to Luis Urías in the second inning and left the game to start the fifth inning while holding onto a 5-2 lead. The lone run he allowed in the third inning was a sign of good fortune, as Kay allowed four batters to reach base in the frame, but the Jays were unable to capitalize with runners in scoring position. Kay’s next start is scheduled for Wednesday against the Rangers.

The White Sox will return from the break with their top three starters going. This will also set up Erick Fedde for a two-start week against Texas and Houston the following week.

The runs scored on a Caleb Durbin homer in the fourth. Kay got into trouble in the second, hitting the first batter of the inning and then, on a soft grounder to the first baseman, getting to the base just a tad too late to retire Connor Wong. At that point, though, the Red Sox opted to bunt for some reason. Anthony Seigler got down the sacrifice, but Boston failed to score from there. Kay dropped to 6-4 with a 4.23 ERA. The White Sox are surely still pleased with his first half, but his 17.6 percent strikeout rate, combined with average-ish walk and groundball rates, doesn’t bode particularly well for the second half.

Kay’s solid start was cut short by a rain delay in the top of the fifth inning that ended up forcing both starters from the game by the time play resumed. The lefty was putting together a nice outing before the delay, allowing just three batters to reach base, with the lone hit he allowed coming on an RBI single by Travis Bazzana. Kay has faced the Guardians in two of his last three starts and has allowed just one earned run over 10 innings pitched to his division rival. He’ll look to build on this outing in his next start, which is scheduled for Thursday at home against the Red Sox.

Kay has alternated quality outings with clunkers for much of 2026, and this wasn’t an exception. After striking out eight over six scoreless Monday against the Guardians, the 31-year-old was nowhere nearly as effective while allowing six hits and three walks while striking out four. Kay will try and bounce back against the Guardians — this time in Cleveland — on Friday.

Kay gave up three hits, walked two and struck out eight. He’s had at least seven strikeouts in two of his last three starts. Kay lowered his ERA to 4.24, but his 4.79 xFIP makes him difficult to trust in most fantasy leagues. He’s lined up to face the Royals at home this weekend.

Kay’s cold stretch continued here. Cody Bellinger jumped on him for a two-run home run in the first before the Yankees tacked on two more in the second. He had no feel for either his sweeper or changeup – each an important put-away pitch for him against hitters from each side of the plate – and struggled through most at-bats as a result. Having just faced the Phillies, Dodgers, and now Yankees in consecutive starts, he jumped from a 3.77 ERA on June 1st to a 4.61 mark by the time this one was over. He’s scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Guardians and Royals.

Kay made it through the first inning without any issue, but ran into a bit of trouble in the second inning. After walking Kyle Tucker to start the inning, Kay would then allow a double and hit Max Muncy to load the bases with no outs. Santiago Espinal would single to drive home two runs, putting the Dodgers up 2-1, but Kay would tightrope his way out of danger after that to limit the damage, and was solid the rest of the way. The lefty was in control of the strike zone all night, allowing just one walk while throwing a strike on 61.8 percent of his pitches. This was a much-needed bounce back after Kay allowed six earned runs in his previous start. Kay will hope to build on this in his next start on Thursday against the Yankees.

After the Braves and White Sox were postponed yesterday, the White Sox opted to bump back the entire rotation a day. Kay will go tonight and Sean Burke will go on Saturday. Neither is a recommended option against the Dodgers.

The game will be made up on August 20. Expect Thursday’s scheduled starters — Anthony Kay and Martin Perez — to be pushed back to Saturday or skipped altogether depending on how each club wants to align their rotations going forward.