South Side Sox · May 20, 2023
White Sox 2, Royals 0: Painting like Michael-angelo
It seems that, indeed, Michael Kopech could have been lying on his back tonight and still have managed to conquer the Royals.Michael Kopech hasn’t had much of a feel for his curveball or changeup this year. Tonight, he didn’t need them. His feel for his slider has been equally spotty at times; Tonight, it wasn’t.
Tonight, Kopech recorded an out in the eighth inning as a starter for the first time in his career, facing the minimum over eight shutout innings, striking out 10, and taking a perfect game into the sixth inning. He joins Floyd Bannister and Gary Peters as White Sox pitchers to complete eight innings with no more than one hit, double-digit strikeouts, and not a walk in sight.