Lynn (4-6) took the loss Wednesday, allowing eight runs on eight hits and two walks over four innings against the Angels. He struck out four.
Lynn gave up three home runs in the losing effort, including a pair of two-run shots to Shohei Ohtani. The 36-year-old Lynn had been pitching better coming into Wednesday's outing, logging three consecutive quality starts with a 1.89 ERA in that span. His ERA is now up to 6.55 with a 1.51 WHIP and 76:26 K:BB through 12 starts (67.1 innings) this season. Lynn will look to get back on track in his next outing, currently lined up for next week against the Yankees.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Quality start leads to win
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Lynn (4-5) earned the win Friday, allowing three runs (one earned) on three hits and five walks across six innings during a 12-3 victory over the Tigers. He struck out five.
Despite allowing a season-high five walks, Lynn completed his third straight quality start Friday after tossing just one over his first eight appearances. The veteran's 5.83 ERA still appears rough, but he's allowed just four earned runs over his past 19 innings and still boasts an elite 72:24 K:BB across 11 outings (63.1 innings). Lynn will look to stay hot in his next start, which is tentatively scheduled for the finale of a three-game set versus the Angels.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Posts second straight quality start
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Lynn (3-5) earned the win Sunday, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over six innings against the Royals. He struck out six.
Lynn picked up his third win in his last four appearances Sunday and appears to be turning the corner after starting the campaign 0-4 with a 7.16 ERA in his first six starts (32.2 innings). His lone blemish Sunday came on a two-run homer from Michael Massey in the second inning. Though Lynn's run prevention has been up and down throughout 2023, he has been one of the best strikeout producers in MLB with a 10.5 K/9 that ranks 16th among starters.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Bounces back with win
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Lynn (2-5) earned the win Tuesday, allowing three runs (one earned) on seven hits over seven innings against Cleveland. He struck out seven.
Lynn secured his second quality start of the season Tuesday and first since April 11 while righting the ship after taking a loss in four of his last five outings. The veteran righty got off to a blazing start, retiring each of the first 11 batters and holding the Guardians scoreless until the sixth frame. Though Lynn owns a 6.66 ERA and a 1.9 HR/9, his one saving grace has been his swing-and-miss stuff, which is embodied in a 10.7 K/9. After finishing with an ERA above 4.00 once in his first 11 years in the bigs, Lynn is on pace to finish above that mark in 2023. However, he could be in line for some positive regression considering his atypically low 61.8 percent LOB percentage, as well as 5.04 xERA and 3.68 xFIP metrics which are significantly lower than his respective 6.66 and 4.76 base figures.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Hit hard in loss
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Lynn (1-4) took the loss Wednesday against the Royals, allowing seven runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings.
Lynn started off by allowing four runs in the opening frame after the Royals tallied six hits against him. He wound up surrendering a pair of home runs as well. The 36-year-old has been nothing short of a disappointment this season and has given up at least four runs in each of his last five starts. Lynn's 7.51 ERA is the worst among all qualified pitchers and his 1.60 ERA is sitting at sixth worst in MLB. He'll look to rebound in a projected start against the Guardians at home next week.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Finally collects first win
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Lynn (1-4) picked up the win in Friday's 5-4 victory over the Reds, giving up four runs on eight hits over 6.2 innings. He struck out eight without walking a batter.
The veteran right-hander pounded the strike zone, firing 74 of 103 pitches for strikes while generated 19 swinging strikes, and he got just enough run support to get into the win column for the first time this year. Lynn also served up another homer, his ninth in 39.1 innings, and that remains the biggest obstacle between him and turning his season around. He'll take a 6.86 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 50:15 K:BB into his next start, likely to come next week in Kansas City.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Falls apart in seventh
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Lynn (0-4) took the loss Saturday, allowing four runs on three hits and two walks over 6.1 innings against the Rays. He struck out 10.
The right-hander was working on a no-hitter through six innings. Then the seventh inning started with a Wander Franco home run and ended with 10 Tampa Bay runs coming across the plate, with Lynn exiting after five batters and being tagged for four runs. The 35-year-old has had a disastrous start to 2023 with a 7.16 ERA through six starts, and he's given up at least four runs in each of his past three outings.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Start moved to Monday
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Lynn will start Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Lynn will trade places with Lucas Giolito with Giolito moving up from Monday to start Sunday's game against the Rays. In his last start, Lynn was roughed up for five runs on 10 hits while walking three over 5.1 innings in a loss to the Phillies on Tuesday.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Remains winless
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Lynn (0-2) took the loss in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Phillies, coughing up five runs on 10 hits and three walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out seven.
All 10 hits were singles as Lynn got BABIP'd to death in an eventual 7-4 loss for the White Sox. The veteran right-hander tossed 71 of 107 pitches for strikes while generating 31 called or swinging strikes along the way, offering some hope that his 7.59 ERA will soon come down. Lynn will take a 28:10 K:BB through 21.1 innings into his next start, likely to come this weekend in Tampa Bay.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: White Sox-Phillies postponed
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Lynn won't start Monday against the Phillies after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Chicago, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
The White Sox and Phillies will make up the game as part of a straight doubleheader Tuesday. Expect Lynn to take the hill for one of those games, while Lucas Giolito starts the other half of the twin bill.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Fans 10 in no-decision
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Lynn did not factor into the decision on Tuesday, allowing three runs on seven hits over six innings against the Twins. He struck out 10.
The 35-year-old righty rebounded from giving up early home runs to Byron Buxton and Michael Taylor to finish with 10 strikeouts before being relieved in the seventh inning. Despite the struggles of the White Sox rotation, Lynn's performance offers reason for optimism. He has a 7.31 ERA and 21:7 K:BB over 16 innings and is tentatively scheduled to return to the mound this weekend against the Phillies.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Battled cold symptoms Thursday
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White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz said Lynn was dealing with cold symptoms during his rough outing Thursday against the Giants, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
A bug has been going around the clubhouse, and the White Sox sure looked sluggish in what was a 16-6 loss to San Francisco. Lynn surrendered eight of those runs -- all earned -- over just 4.1 innings of work. He's showing a 9.00 ERA through two starts this season.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Crushed by Giants
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Lynn (0-1) allowed eight earned runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out five across 4.1 innings to take the loss Thursday against the Giants.
Lynn allowed multiple runs in three of the five innings he pitched, and he served up three homers in the disastrous outing. The only positive to be taken from the start is that he was throwing around his typical velocity, so it doesn't appear that he's dealing with any type of injury. Even though his first outing of the season saw him give up just two runs over 5.2 innings, Lynn has now walked seven batters across his first 10 frames, which is a stark contrast to last year's performance since he issued just 19 walks in 21 starts.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Coughs up two-run homer
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Lynn yielded two runs on three hits and four walks across 5.2 innings in Friday's loss to Houston. He struck out six and did not factor in the decision.
The veteran right worked five shutout frames before his day was ended by Kyle Tucker's two-run shot in the sixth. Lynn forced 16 whiffs on 96 total pitches (55 strikes). He worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the second inning but otherwise didn't have much trouble until serving up the homer. Lynn is expected to start at home against the Giants next week.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Faces 21 batters in spring finale
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Lynn allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six across 4.2 innings in Saturday's Cactus League game against the Reds.
Lynn took the mound for the first time since returning from the World Baseball Classic. He was hit around initially but closed the outing with three shutout innings while retiring 10 of the final 11 batters he faced. Lynn is expected to start Chicago's second game of the regular season Friday against the Astros, and he should be able to work fairly deep into the game after facing 21 batters in his spring training finale.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Sharp in spring opener
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Lynn allowed one earned run on three hits and no walks while striking out four across three innings in Saturday's Cactus League matchup against the Padres.
Lynn allowed three consecutive singles to begin the game, but he settled in from there and did not allow any additional baserunners during his outing. Though he faced a watered-down version of the Padres' lineup, it was still an encouraging opening start of spring training. Lynn will be looking to bounce back from a relatively disappointing 2022 campaign when he posted a 3.99 ERA and 1.13 WHIP across 121.2 frames.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Goes seven innings in win
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Lynn (8-7) earned the win during Sunday's 2-1 victory over San Diego, allowing one run on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Lynn faced minor threats in the second and fourth innings but was able to keep San Diego off the board until the seventh, when Ha-Seong Kim tagged him for a solo shot, and departed in line for his eighth win. The 35-year-old finished the campaign strong with a 2.43 ERA in 74 innings across his final 12 starts after submitting a subpar 6.42 mark through his first nine turns of the season. He concludes 2022 with a 3.99 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with 124 strikeouts in 121.2 innings across 21 starts.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Struggles Tuesday
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Lynn (7-7) took the loss after he pitched five innings, giving up four runs on 10 hits and a walk while hitting a batter and striking out three Tuesday versus the Twins.
Lynn struggled to keep the Twins off the bases Tuesday, allowing double-digit baserunners for the second game in a row. He surrendered one run in both of the second and third frames before a Matt Wallner two-run homer knocked Lynn out of the contest with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. The difficult outing ended a streak of six consecutive quality starts for the 35-year-old. Lynn is currently projected to toe the rubber for the last time in 2022 on Sunday against the Padres.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Fifth consecutive quality start
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Lynn (7-5) allowed two earned runs on six hits and a walk while striking out six across 6.1 innings to earn the win Thursday against the Guardians.
Lynn was aided by plenty of run support and got little resistance from the Cleveland offense to earn his seventh win of the season. He's now turned in five consecutive quality starts and has allowed only four earned runs across 32.1 innings in that span while posting a 38:4 K:BB. After a disastrous start to the campaign, Lynn has a 3.99 ERA in 103.2 total frames.
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White Sox's Lance Lynn: Strikes out five in win
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Lynn (6-5) earned the win against Oakland on Saturday, allowing two runs (none earned) on three hits while striking out five and walking one over six innings.
Lynn was impressive Saturday, tossing 72 of 107 pitches for strikes across six frames. Though two runs crossed the plate for the Athletics, both followed an error and were unearned. Saturday's outing marks four quality starts in a row for the veteran righty and six in his last eight starts. During that span, he has picked up five wins to just one loss and lowered his ERA from 5.87 to where it sits now at 4.07.
