OCTOBER 6, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Paul Sullivan: White Sox end 2022 season in fitting fashion with 10-1 loss, saving their worst for last CHICAGO — Whenever the Chicago White Sox players left their clubhouse this season to enter the dugout at Guaranteed Rate Field, they were gr...
Jermaine Palacios - Homers again to close season Palacios went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's victory over the White Sox.
Impact After smacking his first career home run Tuesday, Palacios went yard again Wednesday with a two-run shot in the first inning. While his season-long MLB line is not pretty, the two home runs improved his slugging percentage from .127 to .229. Additionally, he posted in .803 OPS over 102 games in Triple-A this season, so it's possible a longer sample would have seen his numbers approach league average.
OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Gary Sánchez - Sparks offense in win Sanchez went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.
Impact Sanchez got things started for the Twins in the top of the first inning with a three-run blast to put Minnesota on the board. He then hit an RBI double in the second inning to put his squad up 7-0. The big day comes as he was 0-for-20 with eight strikeouts in his last five games, inching his batting average towards the dreaded Mendoza line. On the season, he finishes with a .205/.282/.377 line with 16 home runs over 128 games.
OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Cole Sands - Four-inning save Sands picked up a four-inning save in Wednesday's 10-1 victory over the White Sox. He allowed one run on four hits and one walk while striking out one.
Impact Sands entered the game with Minnesota up 10-0 in the sixth inning, and he pitched well, holding the White Sox to just one unearned run over four innings. The strong effort earned Sands the four-inning save, which was the first of his young career. Through 30.2 innings in the big leagues this season, Sands was 0-3 with a 5.87 ERA and 28 strikeouts.
OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Louie Varland - First career win in final game Varland (1-2) earned the win Wednesday, allowing zero runs on four hits and zero walks over five innings against the White Sox. He struck out five.
Impact In the final game of the season, Varland recorded his first career win with a dominant performance against the White Sox. For the first time this season, Varland did not walk a batter, and he fanned five, his second-highest strikeout total of the season. After recording a 3.06 ERA in 126.1 innings across the minors this season, Varland struggled to begin his big-league career to the tune of a 4.71 ERA entering Wednesday, but the scoreless effort dropped his ERA to 3.81 and gives him positive momentum heading into the offseason.
OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Vince Velasquez - Appears in relief Velasquez allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out five over 3.1 innings in Wednesday's 10-1 loss to the Twins.
Impact Starter Davis Martin was pulled from the game early due to biceps tightness after surrendering seven runs over 1.2 innings, and Velasquez was called upon to relieve him. Velasquez allowed two inherited runners to score but settled in after that, allowing just one earned run over 3.1 innings. Over 75.1 innings working mostly out of the bullpen this season, Velasquez owned a 4.78 ERA with 69 strikeouts.
OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Twins' Luis Arraez Spoils Aaron Judge's Triple Crown Bid The star slugger led the American League in home runs and RBIs, but fell just short of the batting title.
OCTOBER 6, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
