Scouting report: White Sox vs. Washington Nationals

Posted June 10, 2019 5:30 am

Scot Gregor

White Sox vs. Washington Nationals at Guaranteed Rate Field

TV: WGN Monday; NBC Sports Chicago Tuesday

Radio: WGN 720-AM

Pitching matchups: The White Sox's TBA vs. Aníbal Sanchez (1-6) Monday; TBA vs. Patrick Corbin (5-4) Tuesday. Both games 7:10 p.m.

At a glance: The Sox are back home after going 2-3 on a road trip to Washington and Kansas City. The Sox lost both games to the Nationals last week. Manny Banuelos is likely to start one of the games vs. Washington. Odrisamer Despaigne is expected to come up from Class AAA Charlotte and start in place of Dylan Covey, who landed on the injured list Sunday with right shoulder inflammation. Despaigne, signed with the White Sox on May 19 after opting out of his minor-league contract with the Reds. In 106 major-league games (47 starts) with the Padres, Orioles, Marlins and Angels, the 32-year-old righty is 13-24 with a 4.94 ERA. After going 9-for-22 on the road trip, Yoan Moncada has raised his batting average to .294.

Next: New York Yankees at Guaranteed Rate Field, Thursday-Sunday

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