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Collects fourth save Taylor recorded his fourth save of the season in Saturday's 1-0 win over the A's, walking one and striking out two over 1.2 scoreless innings of relief.

Impact The 24-year-old right-hander closed out the combined shutout, needing 22 pitches (14 strikes) to produce the final five outs. Taylor has collected two of Chicago's three saves in July, with the third going to southpaw Sean Newcomb, and the duo could handle the closing duties for the White Sox the rest of the way unless the club picks up a late-inning arm at the trade deadline. On the season, Taylor sports a 2.79 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 67:17 K:BB through 48.1 innings.

11 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Chase Meidroth hits RBI double, White Sox win 1-0 and send Athletics to 8th straight loss

Chase Meidroth hit an RBI double in the sixth inning, five pitchers combined on a four-hitter and the Chicago White Sox sent the Athletics to their eighth straight loss with a 1-0...

17 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Secures third save Taylor earned the save in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Guardians, allowing no hits and one walk with one strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Taylor was summoned to protect a two-run lead in the ninth inning and did so on 17 pitches. It was a nice rebound after the 24-year-old blew a save chance Thursday, and he still owns a 2.96 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 65:15 K:BB across 45.2 innings this season despite allowing eight earned runs over his past eight appearances. He's now converted three of six save chances to go along with five holds and appears to be taking the lead for the closer role over the struggling Seranthony Dominguez.

JULY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Montgomery homers to break tie, White Sox beat Guardians 3-1 to retake AL Central lead

Colson Montgomery hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning off Tim Herrin for the second of his two RBIs, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Saturda...

JULY 5 • Associated Press

Charged with loss, blown save Taylor (4-2) took the loss and blew the save Thursday against the Guardians, allowing two runs on one hit and two walks in 1.1 innings. He struck out two.

Impact Even though Seranthony Dominguez has blown back-to-back saves, Taylor isn't making much of a case for ninth-inning work. The 24-year-old right-hander has coughed up eight runs in his last seven outings, blowing two save chances during that stretch. Taylor still has a strong 3.02 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 64:14 K:BB over 44.1 innings, but he's converted only two of his five save opportunities.

JULY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Brayan Rocchio hits 2-run homer in 9th to lift Guardians over White Sox 6-5 in AL Central showdown

Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Cleveland Guardians a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a four-game series...

JULY 3 • Associated Press

Montgomery hits the go-ahead double and Gonzalez has 3 RBIs as the White Sox down the Orioles 8-2

Colson Montgomery hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning, Jacob Gonzalez drove in three runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Monday night

JUNE 30 • Associated Press

Gonzalez hits RBI single in ninth as White Sox beat Royals 2-1

Jacob Gonzalez hit a one-out RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 2-1 walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals and 10 consecutive home series victories fo...

JUNE 27 • Associated Press

Earns third win Saturday Taylor (3-1) earned the win against the Royals on Saturday, striking out four over two perfect innings.

Impact Taylor entered a tie game in the eighth inning and needed just 19 pitches to log two perfect frames. It snapped a streak of five straight outings in which the 24-year-old allowed at least one run, and he's now worked multiple frames in five of his past nine appearances. For the year, he's notched two saves and five holds to go along with a 2.83 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 60:12 K:BB across 41.1 innings.

JUNE 27 • ROTOWIRE

Khalil Watson drives in 3 runs, Guardians beat White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings to avoid sweep

Khalil Watson singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning for his third RBI of the day, and the Cleveland Guardians survived a ninth-inning collapse to beat the Chicago White So...

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Braden Montgomery hits 2-run homer in 10th inning of MLB debut to lift White Sox over Braves 6-5

Braden Montgomery hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning of his rousing major league debut to rally the Chicago White Sox past the Atlanta Braves 6-5

JUNE 10 • Associated Press

Secures second save Taylor struck out three batters in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Phillies.

Impact Taylor was summoned to protect a three-run lead in the ninth inning and struck out the side on 14 pitches to earn his second save of the year. Seranthony Dominguez appeared in the eighth inning Saturday and threw just 11 pitches, but the White Sox opted to go with Taylor, who hadn't pitched since Wednesday. The 24-year-old has been fantastic this season, posting a 1.93 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 50:9 K:BB with two saves and four holds across 32.2 innings.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

Jacob Gonzalez hits his first major league homer, White Sox beat the Phillies 6-3 to even series

Jacob Gonzalez hit his first major league home run, Colson Montgomery also went deep and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3

JUNE 6 • Associated Press

Devers hits Giants 3rd grand slam in 7 days during 8-5 win over White Sox

Rafael Devers hit San Francisco’s third grand slam in a seven-day span, a tiebreaking, fifth-inning drive that led the Giants over the Chicago White Sox 8-5

MAY 24 • Associated Press

Strikes out side for save Taylor struck out three batters in a perfect inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Mariners.

Impact Seranthony Dominguez wasn't used Monday but threw 32 pitches Sunday, so he may have been given some extra rest. In any case, Taylor was able to get the job done for his first save of the season, continuing a strong May in which he's allowed one unearned run while adding a 15:4 K:BB across 10 innings. He has a 1.78 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 38:8 K:BB through 25.1 innings over 19 appearances, including four outings as an opener. His background as a starter gives him multi-inning capabilities out of the bullpen, but he's been dominant enough so far to work his way into high-leverage work as well. In addition to the save, he's added two holds and a blown save.

MAY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Benintendi's ninth-inning single sends the White Sox past the Mariners 2-1

Andrew Benintendi drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single in the ninth inning, four Chicago pitchers held Seattle to one hit, and the White Sox beat the Mariners 2-1

MAY 20 • Associated Press

Hill's second pinch homer of season leads White Sox over Royals 6-5

Pinch-hitter Derek Hill homered to break an eighth-inning tie after Chicago wasted a three-run lead, and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 for their third straight win

MAY 13 • Associated Press

Vargas, Burke shine as White Sox beat Padres 4-0 for 5th straight win

Miguel Vargas hit a two-run single with two outs in the sixth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 to win their season-high fifth straight game and for th...

MAY 3 • Associated Press

Murakami homers again as the White Sox top the Angels for a rain-delayed 8-7 win

Munetaka Murakami hit a three-run homer in a big seventh-inning rally, and the Chicago White Sox held off the slumping Los Angeles Angels for an 8-7 win

APRIL 28 • Associated Press

Benintendi's tiebreaking 3-run homer in 9th lifts White Sox over Diamondbacks 4-1

Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning that lifted the Chicago White Sox over the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 for their third win in four games

APRIL 23 • Associated Press

Munetaka Murakami homers and White Sox go deep 4 times to back Noah Schultz in 7-4 win over A's

Rookie Munetaka Murakami and Miguel Vargas hit two of Chicago’s four home runs off Jeffrey Springs, and rookie Noah Schultz allowed one hit over five innings for his first major le...

APRIL 19 • Associated Press

Brian Bannister implies exciting development for White Sox flamethrower Grant Taylor White Sox pitcher Grant Taylor frequently lights up the radar gun with his triple-digit fastball. The former second-round pick has been noth...

APRIL 15 • SOUTHSIDESHOWDOWN.COM

Will not be used as starter in 2026 White Sox general manager Chris Getz said Tuesday that he does not anticipate Taylor being used as a starting pitcher this season, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.

Impact Director of pitching Brian Bannister said earlier Tuesday during an appearance on the Mully & Haugh Show that Taylor could continue to be stretched out if he is used more as an opener. However, Getz offered more clarity in reiterating that Taylor will not be used in the rotation this season. The goal is for the righty to stretch out to around 100 innings in 2026 before transitioning back to a starting pitcher role in 2027. Taylor has been lights out in a bullpen role so far this season, posting a 1.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB in 8.1 innings.

APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE

Slowly stretching out Taylor will start stretching out with each appearance if he stays in an opener role, White Sox director of pitching Brian Bannister said Tuesday on the Mully and Haugh Show.

Impact Taylor has started in four of his last five appearances, with him going 1.1 innings April 9 and two innings April 12, building up after logging exactly one inning in his first five appearances. His 27 pitches Sunday are his most thrown in an outing this season, so he's still not close to being built up enough to go five-plus innings, but it's easy to get excited about Taylor's potential if he does start working like a true starting pitcher. Taylor has a 1.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB in 8.1 innings this season.

APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE

Serving as opener again Sunday Taylor will open Sunday's series finale against Kansas City, and Jonathan Cannon is slated to be called up to work in bulk relief, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.

Impact Taylor has previously opened three games for Chicago and has been effective in that role, allowing one hit while posting a 3:0 K:BB over three scoreless innings. It's not an appealing role from a fantasy perspective, however, as it removes the possibility of Taylor notching a win, hold or save. Cannon, meanwhile, is slated for his first MLB appearance of the campaign after opening the season with Triple-A Charlotte.

APRIL 11 • ROTOWIRE

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