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Lefties key to breaking the White Sox lineup imbalance

The 2020 White Sox did pretty well against right-handed pitching. A 113 wRC+ wasn’t anything like the warpath they unleashed on lefties, but it was still one of the best marks in the league.

The 2021 White Sox hit right-handed pitching slightly less well, although a 108 wRC+ was nothing at all to sneeze at. Not quite the powerhouse we anticipated, but with the injuries the team suffered, it was a reasonable result.

The results were there on the whole in 2021, but there were cracks in the armor. The thing about that 2021 wRC+ is that lefties were responsible for most of the damage (114 wRC+), while Sox righties were just a smidge above-average against same-handed pitchers.