Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa announced on Thursday that pitcher Michael Kopech will draw his third start of the season in Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader versus the Kansas City Royals. Kopech has mainly pitched out of the bullpen, but has made two starts this season. He has looked dominant in both roles and will enter the matchup with a 1.61 ERA, 35 strikeouts and eight walks in 22 1/3 innings. La Russa has used the fireballer in about every role this season and he has looked lights ...

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Michael Kopech went 1 2/3 innings in relief and allowed one hit, no runs, four walks and struck out four on Wednesday versus the Cincinnati Reds. Kopech has made two starts for the Pale Hose, but most of his work has been out of the bullpen. Regardless of the role, the former top pitching prospect has been lights out this season. The walks were out of the norm for Kopech on Wednesday with him having issuing just four on the season entering the contest. Kopech ...

Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech was impressive in his second start of the season on Sunday versus the Texas Rangers. Kopech drew the start with Lucas Giolito being pushed back to Tuesday. The right-hander was electric on Sunday and allowed four hits, one run, zero walks and struck out 10 over five innings. Kopech threw 87 pitches on the afternoon and has now excelled as both a reliever and starter this season. With starting pitcher Dylan Cease struggling this season, it will be ...

The Chicago White Sox have recalled pitcher Jonathan Stiever from the teams alternative training site. Stiever was called up as the 27th man last Sunday for the clubs doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, but didn't make an appearance. One of the White Sox top pitching prospects, Stiever possesses one of the best curveballs in the minor leagues. With Michael Kopech starting Sunday and unlikely to go many innings, there is a good chance that Steiver could see some action. Stiever is more of a ...

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa has announced that pitcher Michael Kopech will start Sunday's game versus the Texas Rangers. Kopech has been dominant out of the bullpen this year, but his last appearance was as an opener versus the Boston Red Sox last Sunday. In that outing, Kopech went three innings and allowed one hit, one run, one walk and struck out four. Kopech has been throwing the ball very well this year and owns a 1.69 ERA with 17 strikeouts and four walks in 10 2/3 innings. ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 48% of leaguesANALYSIS: Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech has looked fantastic through his first four appearances this year, all coming out of the bullpen. He's pitched 7 2/3 innings and allowed two hits, three walks and one earned run while striking out 13.Kopech was one of the top pitching prospects in the Majors back in 2018. He was forced to undergo Tommy John surgery after the 2018 season, then after working his way back, he opted out ...

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Michael Kopech went three innings and allowed one hit, one run, one walk and struck out four as the starting pitcher in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Boston Red Sox. Kopech was once one of the top starting pitching prospects in baseball, but has been operating as a reliever this season. Kopech has been dominate out of the bullpen for the White Sox this season and has a 1.69 ERA with 17 strikeouts and four walks in 10 2/3 innings. Kopech is proving ...

Chicago White Sox rookie right-hander Michael Kopech has generated a 23.7 percent swing-and-miss rate early this season. The mark is seventh-best among the 391 pitchers with at least 50 pitches thrown so far this season. Kopech averages 97 mph with his fastball and pairs it with a dirty slider that hitters have a tough time picking up. The hard-throwing 24-year-old returned to the major leagues this year for the first time since 2018 due to injuries. As such, the Pale Hose are keeping his ...

BALLER MOVE:Add in 12+ Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 41% of leaguesANALYSIS:While he's only eligible as a starting pitcher right now, Michael Kopech is currently occupying a multi-inning reliever role in the stacked White Sox bullpen. The former top prospect hadn't thrown a pitch in any game since September 2018 before last weekend, after Tommy John surgery wiped out his 2019 season and he opted out of 2020. He sure hasn't looked rusty, though. In two appearances spanning four innings, Kopech has ...

Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech looked like he didn't miss a beat in his first appearance since 2018 after undergoing Tommy John surgery and electing to sit out the 2020 campaign. The former highly touted starter worked out of relief and that's the plan out of the gate this season. Kopech walked Mike Trout to start the bottom of the eighth inning and finished with a line of zero hits, one walk and three strikeouts over two innings in his first victory of the season. Kopech is a name ...