Rookie lefty Hagen Smith sets up White Sox with three scoreless innings in Game 1 win
Rookie pitcher Hagen Smith threw three scoreless innings to help the White Sox secure a 6-3 victory over the Astros in Game 1 of their wild-card series.
HOUSTON — Hagen Smith had no idea how long he’d pitch to open Game 1 of the White Sox’ wild-card series Tuesday against the Astros.“Just go out there until they told me not to,” he said.Manager Will Venable revealed that the plan was for the rookie left-hander to face 11 batters. That’s exactly what he did in three scoreless innings, setting up the Sox for a 6-3 victory that put them one win from advancing to the American League Division Series.“It couldn’t have gone better as far as him…
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