Chicago White Sox relievers have a 2.75 ERA heading into Monday’s series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, the second-best mark in baseball since June 19.

The White Sox racked up 27 runs to secure their first series sweep of the season over the weekend against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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After Paul Skenes’ six innings of shutout pitching Monday, Major League Baseball posted a photo of the Pittsburgh Pirates ace with a note about his 1.38 ERA over his past 13 starts. Whoever it was from MLB’s social media department that put the graphic together,

The Pittsburgh Pirates took a solid, early lead before faltering later on with a poor bullpen performance in a 10-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox a

Edgar Quero also homered for Chicago, taking Pirates starter Bailey Falter (6-5) deep in the first inning as the White Sox jumped on Pittsburgh early to win for just the 12th time in 48 road games this season. Andrew Benintendi and Colson Montgomery added two hits and drove in two runs apiece for Chicago.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB game to be played on July 21, 2025 on ESPN.