Everything remained quiet on the trade front Tuesday for the Chicago White Sox, with Thursday’s MLB deadline approaching.
The club also didn’t make much noise offensively in their game until the ninth inning, losing 6-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies in front of 20,730 at Rate Field.
The Sox scored three runs in the final inning in an otherwise ineffective night at the plate.
“Credit to (Phillies starter Jesús) Luzardo, did a great job,” Sox manager Will Venable said. “I thought the secondary stuff was OK, it was really about the fastball. He competed in the zone with it and we just weren’t able to adjust to it. Any time we did get something going, he put out the fire. Tough to score on him tonight.”
Lenyn Sosa hit a two-run home run against reliever Daniel Robert as part of the three-run ninth for the Sox. But they couldn’t overcome a pair of two-run home runs by the Phillies, including a 441-foot blast by Kyle Schwarber.
“They’ve got a really good lineup over there,” Sox starter Jonathan Cannon said. “Obviously they’re a playoff-caliber team, they’re having a really good year. Left a pitch right where you don’t want to leave it to arguably one of the best home run hitters in the league (in Schwarber), and he made me pay for it. So just a couple mistakes there.
“It’s tough to have eight base runners, six of them score. That speaks more to me just kind of doing damage control when guys get on base. Got to just do a better job of making pitches.”
Cannon allowed six runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and two walks in six innings.
Chicago White Sox second baseman Lenyn Sosa hits a two-run home run in the ninth inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Rate Field in Chicago on July 29, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
“Tough one for (Cannon), I thought his stuff was OK,” Venable said. “Just missed some spots over the plate. They’re a dangerous offense, going to make you pay for those. And just couldn’t hold them down.”
Consecutive sacrifice flies by Max Kepler and Otto Kemp put the Phillies ahead 2-0 in the second.
Schwarber crushed a first-pitch sweeper, hitting the ball nearly to the right-field concourse, for the two-run home run in the third.
Brandon Marsh hit the other two-run home run for the Phillies later in the inning, making it 6-0.
“I feel like the stuff’s good,” Cannon said. “I think it’s more of a pitch mix thing, just kind of not a smart move there to go sweeper there to Schwarber 0-0 with a guy on base. He was probably going to swing. And that pitch, the margin for error for it is kind of just zero. Pulled it a little bit right into his wheelhouse and he made me pay for it.
“The pitch to Marsh (a 1-2 changeup), I thought, was more of a better job of hitting on his part. Maybe a little bit too far up. But I don’t think I need to tinker with anything, maybe just mix pitches a little better.”
Photos: Chicago White Sox fall 6-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies at Rate Field on Tuesday
Cannon has followed up a stretch of allowing a combined six earned runs in four starts (20 1/3 innings) by surrendering a combined 11 earned runs in his last two starts (10 1/3 innings).
“Obviously two kind of tough ones back to back,” Cannons said, “so just get back in the lab with (pitching coach Ethan) Katz tomorrow and kind of figure out what adjustments we need to make.”
The top offensive opportunity early in the game for the Sox came in the first when they loaded the bases with two outs. Colson Montgomery lined out to center.
Luzardo allowed two hits, struck out four and walked one in seven scoreless innings.
Montgomery collected an RBI in the ninth while grounding out to first base. Sosa followed with the two-run home run. Sosa and Edgar Quero each had two hits and Luis Robert Jr. had one single in the loss. The Sox finished with five hits.
“I think we had the right approach,” Venable said. “We had the right intent. We just weren’t able to execute. You’ve got to give these guys some credit, they’re some good arms we’re facing.
“Luzardo is an outstanding pitcher, has got really good stuff. Sometimes you just get beat. We’ll stick with the game plan, readjust for tomorrow and get back out there and compete.”
Originally Published: July 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM CDT