Chicago White Sox starter Michael Kopech had by far his best start of this young season, and his career so far, in front of a national audience last week, on Sunday Night Baseball.
Kopech threw a career-high seven shutout innings, with just one hit allowed and two walks against six strikeouts in earning his first win of the year. That it came in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep over the best team in baseball, the New York Yankees, made the 5-0 whitewash all the more sweet.
The 26-year-old flame-throwing righty proved himself not only on Sunday night, but all season, as to why he is one of the most important pieces to the White Sox.