<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-news-michael-kopech-injury-all-star-break/');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox’ Michael Kopech hit with unfortunate injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/White-Sox-news-Michael-Kopech-hit-with-unfortunate-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox’ Michael Kopech hit with unfortunate injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-02T13:28:23-07:00">July 2nd, 1:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-02T13:28:23-07:00">July 2nd, 1:28pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are having a season to forget in 2023. Michael Kopech has now been caught up in the White Sox misfortune and has been hit with a major speed bump.</p><p>The White Sox <a href="https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/1675581989456433152" rel="noopener">have placed</a> Kopech on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, via Chuck Garfien of NBC Sports Chicago. Manager Pedro Grifol said he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-michael-kopech-drops-bold-take-as-chicago-creeps-up-on-twins-after-brutal-start/" rel="noopener">expects Kopech to return</a> after the All-Star break, pitching one of Chicago’s first five games after the break.</p><p>While the inflammation is worrisome for the White Sox, a little time off might not be the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-michael-kopech-pitch-tipping-vs-giants-all-but-confirmed-by-pedro-grifol/" rel="noopener">worst thing for Kopech</a>. Through his 16 starts this season, Kopech has put up a 3-7 record with a 4.08 ERA and a 97/49 K/BB ratio.</p><p>Control has been a major problem for Kopech during his recent appearances. In the month of June, Kopech had 18 total walks with 16 of them coming in his last three starts. Furthermore, the right-hander has had a problem going deep into games. He hasn’t broken six innings pitched in his last four starts.</p><p>Still, when healthy, Kopech is expected to play a large role in the pitching rotation. Once considered a top prospect, Chicago is counting on Kopech. Now out through the All-Star break, the White Sox will hope he can return to form after injury.</p><p>For now, Michael Kopech will focus on working his way back from shoulder inflammation. With the White Sox struggling in the AL Central, they’ll need all the help they can get if they hope to make a playoff push. When he returns – fully healthy – Kopech will hope he can help ignite a spark.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox’ Michael Kopech hit with unfortunate injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-news-michael-kopech-drops-bold-take-as-chicago-creeps-up-on-twins-after-brutal-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Kopech sends bold message as White Sox creep up on Twins after brutal start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/White-Sox-news-Michael-Kopech-drops-bold-take-as-Chicago-creeps-up-on-Twins-after-brutal-start.jpeg"></figure><h1>Michael Kopech sends bold message as White Sox creep up on Twins after brutal start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-24T13:59:34-07:00">May 24th, 1:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-24T13:59:34-07:00">May 24th, 1:59pm</time><address><a>Jack Tien-Dana</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At the risk of jinxing it, the Chicago <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-andrew-benintendi-division" rel="noopener">White Sox</a> might just be scratching themselves into the playoff hunt. After a truly putrid 13-27 start over the first quarter of the season, the White Sox have sneakily played solid baseball for the last two weeks, going 7-3 over their last 10 games. To a degree, this makes sense. Chicago’s cruddy record belied the true caliber of their roster; <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-soxs-luis-robert-jr-gets-major-update-after-injury-scare-vs-guardians" rel="noopener">Luis Robert</a> is a darkhorse MVP candidate and Dylan Crease was the Cy Young runner-up last year while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-dodgers-trade-interest-tim-anderson-white-sox-major-update" rel="noopener">Tim Anderson</a>, Andrew Benintendi, Yasmani Grandal, Lance Lynn and Lucas Giolito have all been All-Stars. As such, according to White Sox starter Michael Kopech, their recent hot streak isn’t a fluke, but rather water finding its level for a talented <a href="http://Michael%20Kopech%20drops%20bold%20take%20as%20White%20Sox%20creep%20up%20on%20Twins%20after%20brutal%20start" rel="noopener">team</a>.</p><p>“We know that we can win this division,” Michael Kopech said to James Fegan, the team’s beat writer for <i>The Athletic</i>. “Last year we didn’t live up to our potential. To say the least, we know the kind of team we are. With the stretch that we’re about to finish off, I think we can put ourselves in a good position.”</p><p>While a 13-27 start would usually preclude any postseason aspirations, the White Sox have the good fortune of playing in the AL Central, the weakest division in the majors. Accordingly, the 20-30 White Sox are still somehow just 5.5 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins and have ample opportunity to make up the gap. To wit, the White Sox have already considerably closed the gap just this month, shaving three games off the Twins’ lead since May 13th.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Kopech sends bold message as White Sox creep up on Twins after brutal start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-news-michael-kopech-pitch-tipping-vs-giants-all-but-confirmed-by-pedro-grifol');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Kopech pitch tipping vs. Giants all but confirmed by White Sox manager tease');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Michael-Kopech-White-Sox-Pedro-Grifol.jpg"></figure><h1>Michael Kopech pitch tipping vs. Giants all but confirmed by White Sox manager tease</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-05T09:51:16-07:00">April 5th, 9:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-05T09:52:13-07:00">April 5th, 9:52am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-eloy-jimenez-gets-timetable-for-return-after-suffering-hamstring-injury" rel="noopener">Chicago White Sox</a> righty <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-michael-kopech-sounds-off-on-possibility-of-tipping-pitches-that-led-to-hr-derby-for-giants" rel="noopener">Michael Kopech</a> got absolutely shelled in his season debut on Monday, giving up seven earned runs across 4.2 innings against the San Francisco Giants. The most concerning part if Kopech allowed five homers in total, including four in one inning.</p><p>That raised the question, was the 26-year-old potentially tipping his pitches? Kopech himself addressed that after the game, suggesting his body language could’ve given the Giants hitters a hint as to what offerings were coming their way.</p><p>Well on Wednesday, White Sox manager Pedro Grifol <a href="https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/1643649683166773248" rel="noopener">had this to say</a>. Via Daryl Van Schouwen:</p><p>Grifol said after reviewing Michael Kopech’s rough outing Monday, in which tipping was suspected, “there’s going to be some adjustments. But I’ll keep that in house.”</p><p>You can do the math with those comments. Kopech has never been prone to the long ball in his career, surrendering just 15 bombs in 25 starts in 2022. Something had to be going on here because as Kopech voiced, San Francisco was on everything he threw:</p><p>“If it wasn’t necessarily a tip, there was something I was doing different, breaking ball to fastball. Just by the body language of the hitters, they were on everything,” Kopech added.</p><p>It can only go up from here for Michael Kopech, who does possess electric stuff when he’s on. And if there was any issues with his delivery giving batters a leg-up in the box, it appears Chicago will be addressing them before his next outing either on the weekend or early next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Kopech pitch tipping vs. Giants all but confirmed by White Sox manager tease

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-news-michael-kopech-sounds-off-on-possibility-of-tipping-pitches-that-led-to-hr-derby-for-giants');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Kopech sounds off on possibility of tipping pitches that led to HR derby for Giants');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Michael-Kopech-White-Sox.jpg"></figure><h1>Michael Kopech sounds off on possibility of tipping pitches that led to HR derby for Giants</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-04T07:36:17-07:00">April 4th, 7:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-04T07:36:53-07:00">April 4th, 7:36am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago White Sox pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-giants-vs-white-sox-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-4-3-2023" rel="noopener">Michael Kopech got absolutely</a> wrecked by the San Francisco Giants on Monday. In his first start of the 2023 MLB season, Kopech was taken deep not once, not twice, not thrice, but a total of five times by the Giants, who turned the game into batting practice.</p><p>The manner with which the Giants’ hitters had their way against Kopech has left some wondering whether he was inadvertently giving signals to San Francisco.</p><p>“It’s a possibility,” Michael Kopech said <a href="https://allchgo.com/2023/04/03/tipping-pitches-its-not-only-question-about-michael-kopech-after-white-sox-stomped-in-home-opener/" rel="noopener">following the mound mauling</a> he received at the hands of the Giants (h/t Vinnie Duber of allchgo.com) “If it wasn’t necessarily a tip, there was something I was doing different, breaking ball to fastball. Just by the body language of the hitters, they were on everything,” Kopech added.</p><p>Kopech gave up a home run early in the game, with Joc Pederson putting the Giants on the board first in the first inning with a 432-foot blast. Where the wheels went completely fell off for Kopech and the White Sox was in the fifth inning when San Francisco punished him for four home runs from Michael Conforto, Thairo Estrada, Mike Yastrzemski, and David Villar.</p><p>Kopech would get pulled from the mound after getting torched for seven earned runs on eight hits while striking out five and issuing three walks in 4.2 innings of action. The White Sox ended up suffering a 12-3 loss, their third of the season.</p><p>It’s unlikely to be that bad again for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-michael-kopech-gives-crucial-update-on-knee-injury-ahead-of-2023-season" rel="noopener">Kopech when he gets</a> his next turn to start again, but he’ll still have to confirm what he did wrong against the Giants.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Kopech sounds off on possibility of tipping pitches that led to HR derby for Giants

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He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago White Sox starting pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-michael-kopech-injury-update-is-the-latest-brutal-setback-for-chicago" rel="noopener">Michael Kopech</a> seems to be encouraged after undergoing surgery on his right knee ahead of the 2023 MLB season.</p><p>Kopech is recovering from his knee injury at spring training and expects to be ready for 2023 Opening Day. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-trade-franklin-german-red-sox" rel="noopener">White Sox</a> starter <a href="https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/white-sox-rhp-kopech-track-110154103.html" rel="noopener">believes</a> that he can improve on his 2022 campaign, which was derailed by injuries.</p><p>“There’s a little bit of relief knowing that I wasn’t just trying hard and it not coming out last year,” Michael Kopech told reporters. “There was something that I had to fight through, which take it with a grain of salt. I’m going to battle through everything that I have to battle though. But ultimately, I want to be as healthy as I can and I’m on track to do that now.”</p><p>Kopech went 5-9 with a 3.54 ERA in 119.1 innings. The White Sox pitcher spent time on the injured list in August with left knee discomfort. Shoulder inflammation put Kopech on the IL for good on Sept. 17.</p><p>Kopech started 25 games, more than tripling his eight career starts to begin the year. The right-hander has high hopes for the 2023 season, during which he wants to<a href="https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/1626626217863708673" rel="noopener"> make 30 starts</a>.</p><p>“He’s got to go through the process, but he’s right on pace to be where we want him to be at the start of the season,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said.</p><p>Kopech has a 3.64 ERA in 73 career appearances. The 26-year-old missed the 2019 and 2020 seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery.</p><p>It’s not only Kopech who is looking to bounce back from a disappointing end to his season in Chicago. The White Sox were one of the most disappointing teams in baseball.</p><p>Chicago missed the 2022 playoffs with an 81-81 record, winning 12 fewer games than they had the year prior.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
21	0	8	1	5	0

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