Lucas Giolito launches his second career white game

MINNEAPOLIS – Lucas Giolito had the feeling of having fun as the starter of the White Sox dismantled the Twins – one of the best baseball offensives – in a 4-0 win Wednesday afternoon at Target Field.
Giolito moved and danced around the canoe between the sleeves, maintaining his focus but

MINNEAPOLIS – Lucas Giolito seemed to want to have fun as the White Sox starter dismantled the Twins – one of the main baseball offenses – in a 4-0 win on Wednesday afternoon at Target Field.

Giolito moved and danced around the canoe between his sleeves, keeping his concentration, but not losing his energy. He raised his hands in the air to celebrate each central defender Adam Engel makes a catch of Nelson CruzLeading the pack, in seventh place, after a deficit of 3-0 in the count.

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When Max Kepler Released for the second on the sixth, Giolito hammered his glove and pointed to the catcher James McCann before the third base player Ryan Goins even makes the catch. Life is beautiful for Giolito and why would not it be?

Wednesday's win marks Giolito's third full match this season – an example of his excellence.

"Two real ones," said a Giolito smile, pointing out that he was credited with a full match for a five-lap effort shortened by rain on May 18 at home against the Blue Jays.

With 12 unadeded performances on Wednesday, Giolito has caught 36 in his last 21 innings. He became the first pitcher of the White Sox since Gary Peters in 1963 to make nine innings without strolls or more than 12 strikeouts.

"I would say, certainly, that it's pretty much the same effort we've had to deal with all year long," said Twins manager Rocco Baldelli. "We met some very good starting pitchers. He is a good player, but he was playing well today. "

"The work that I did during the off season, arriving and throwing with confidence every time, I was well placed to do something like this," said Giolito, who launched 82 of his 115 throws. thrown in his career – for strikes. «This game in particular [being] In the last game of the series, I really wanted to go out with my best stuff and give us the best chance of winning. "

An early sign of Giolito's dominance was scored by three hitters at the bottom of the first run. Giolito eliminated Cruz – the same Cruz who sent Giolito back and forth three times during their last meeting in Chicago on July 25 – on a fastball at 94.8 mph on a score of 2-2. Most Minnesota players have had the same success, or lack of success, as Cruz. He threw eight shots in the fifth, nine in the sixth and 12 in the seventh, retiring 12 times in a row until Jonathan Schoopis a doubled in the eighth.

Minnesota had only three hits, one of them being a Jorge Polanco Bunt single in the first. Giolito became the first White Sox starter with more than 11 strikeouts in three consecutive starts since. Chris Sale It was from May 28 to June 19, 2015 (five consecutive). His nine wins on the road of the season are most marked by a White Sox pitcher since Jon Garland was 12-4 in 2006.

Jose Abreu scored two points, giving him 96 RBIs for the season. His three hits made him lose three points out of 1000 for his career. The veteran first baseman noticed a major difference in the concentration of Giolito's hillock during this 2019 season.

"He's a very talented guy," said Abreu by interpreter Billy Russo. "This year, he focused his attention on all terrains. He worked on that. "

"His concentration and aggressiveness since the # 1 pitch was incredible," McCann said. "Every step, there was a goal to execute this step. There have not been many mistakes, so to speak, made today.

Giolito's performance marked the first White Sox pitcher's shutout against Minnesota since Zach Stewart is about to launch a perfect match on September 5, 2011 at Target Field in the second match of a two-man duel . He helped the White Sox win their first series at the Target Field since April 14-16, 2017, spreading his energy and enjoyment within the team.

"Why not be myself at all times and it's usually dancing, moving, getting a little crazy sometimes," Giolito said. "I like to stay with myself when I do my thing."