{"id":62542,"date":"2025-06-19T12:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=62542"},"modified":"2025-06-19T12:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:19:21","slug":"deadspin-three-rookie-starters-set-to-pitch-in-white-sox-cards-twin-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=62542","title":{"rendered":"Deadspin | Three rookie starters set to pitch in White Sox-Cards twin bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/26478952.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/26478952.jpg\" alt=\"Deadspin | Three rookie starters set to pitch in White Sox-Cards twin bill\" \/>Jun 17, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras (40) steals home against Chicago White Sox catcher Edgar Quero (7) during the fifth inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-1\">As the Chicago White Sox praise the prowess of a budding duo of rookie catchers, the St. Louis Cardinals are especially keen on the recent efforts of their one-time backstop.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-2\">A rainout of the scheduled Wednesday game between the Cardinals and host White Sox offered the opportunity for players to rest ahead of a straight doubleheader on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-3\">St. Louis first baseman Willson Contreras, a former All-Star catcher, may have embraced the breather more than most.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-4\">&#8220;I love the way he plays,&#8221; Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore said. &#8220;He plays like his hair is on fire, and it&#8217;s infectious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-5\">While leadoff hitter Brendan Donovan (four hits) and Ivan Herrera (four RBIs) sparked the St. Louis attack to a 12-2 rout of Chicago in the series opener on Tuesday, Contreras wasn&#8217;t stagnant. He walked twice and scored a run in the fifth on his first career steal of home.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-6\">Contreras slid in ahead of a tag from Chicago rookie catcher Edgar Quero, and the play was upheld on replay review.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-7\">Quero contributed two of his team&#8217;s six hits and drove in one of the White Sox&#8217;s runs. While Quero was not in the Wednesday lineup before the game was called due to inclement weather, he figures to be a factor behind the plate Thursday and going forward.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-8\">Chicago also is taking a good look at rookie catcher Kyle Teel. Both Quero and Teel were acquired in trades over the past two seasons and are expected to develop on the job.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-9\">&#8220;I think it&#8217;s really a group effort here, where these catchers are very capable guys that are bright guys that work extremely hard,&#8221; White Sox manager Will Venable said. &#8220;They put in the work with the coaches. They put in the work studying the video and reports and talking to pitchers and game-planning and doing everything they need to do to be prepared for a game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section id=\"section-10\">&#8220;So it&#8217;s gonna be part of them being here and playing every day. They&#8217;re learning as much as they can, and every experience they get (makes them) a little bit better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-11\">The pitching matchup for Game 1 of the doubleheader features a pair of right-handers: White Sox rookie Sean Burke (3-7, 4.71 ERA) and. Louis veteran Erick Fedde (3-6, 3.65).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-12\">Burke is coming off a loss on June 11 in Houston, where he surrendered seven runs and eight hits in 3 2\/3 innings. He will be opposing the Cardinals for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-13\">Fedde has posted a 3.34 ERA over his past six starts, but he has an 0-3 record in that span. He lost at Milwaukee on Friday after yielding three runs on four hits in 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-14\">Fedde went 7-4 with a 3.11 ERA in 21 starts for the White Sox last season before being traded to the Cardinals. He has never pitched against the White Sox.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-15\">The nightcap will pit Chicago&#8217;s Mike Vasil (3-2, 1.99 ERA) against St. Louis&#8217; Michael McGreevy (1-1, 3.09) in a meeting of rookie right-handers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-16\">Vasil delivered a season-high four innings in a no-decision at Texas on Saturday. He scattered two hits and didn&#8217;t allow a run despite issuing four walks and hitting a batter. Vasil has yet to oppose the Cardinals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-17\">McGreevy will be recalled from the minors for the start. He fired six shutout innings for Triple-A Memphis on Saturday. In his most recent major league appearance, he pitched six innings of four-run ball against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 8.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-18\">He will be squaring off with the White Sox for the first time in his two-year major league career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-19\">&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadspin | Three rookie starters set to pitch in White Sox-Cards twin bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":62543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Deadspin | Three rookie starters set to pitch in White Sox-Cards twin bill - 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