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Apr 28, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox pitcher Davis Martin (65) throws against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Right-hander Davis Martin had delivered seven shutout innings for the Chicago White Sox on Monday when fellow starter Anthony Kay approached him with a question.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“Why couldn’t you go eight?”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Chicago calls that “chirping,” and the club credits it in part for the success of a starting rotation that has the White Sox aiming to win a series from the visiting Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“I think I’m the biggest culprit there, you know. I like to keep things loose,” Kay said. “I joke around a lot with these guys. Even when they’re doing good, I still want them to be better.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Kay’s kidding aside, it would have been difficult for Martin to have pitched more effectively in the first six weeks of the season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Fresh off his road gem Monday against the Los Angeles Angels, Martin (5-1, 1.64 ERA) enters with the second-lowest earned run average in baseball, trailing only Cam Schlittler’s 1.35 mark for the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Martin spaced five hits on Monday while collecting a career-best 10 strikeouts against zero walks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“It was awesome, executing at a high level, getting ahead, attacking the zone,” Martin said. “Kind of feeling free out there, almost.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Right-hander Logan Gilbert (2-3, 4.30) will try to slow a White Sox offense that has clubbed five home runs in the first two games of the series.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Miguel Vargas went deep twice to key a 6-1 victory on Saturday. Fueled by Luke Raley’s grand slam and three-run home run, Seattle had four home runs Friday to win a 12-8 slugfest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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One night later, the Mariners collected just four singles, including two from Julio Rodriguez. Kay allowed a run and three hits over five innings to spark Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“We weren’t able to get too much traffic going,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. “It looked like he had pretty good command of the outside corner with some more of the off-speed stuff. Keeping us honest with some good (velocity) on the inner half and making tough at-bats.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“That’s what pitchers do. In and out and change speeds and up and down. And it seemed like he had all three of those going.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Raley, a left-handed hitter, was not in the starting lineup against Kay, a lefty. Seattle also rested Brendan Donovan, who was in the lineup Friday after being reinstated from the 10-day injured list upon recovering from a strained left groin muscle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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As with Martin, Gilbert also picked up a 5-4 victory on Monday despite yielding four solo home runs to the visiting Atlanta Braves. He gave up six hits in six innings and had two walks and four strikeouts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Gilbert is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in six career starts versus the White Sox with 33 strikeouts in 30 innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Martin is 0-2 with a 4.80 ERA in three career appearances against the Mariners covering 15 innings, including two starts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Colson Montgomery has reached base in 21 straight games for the White Sox. He hit a two-run home run on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Martin: https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/05\/04\/chicago-white-sox-angels-munetaka-murakami\/<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Gilbert vs. CWS: https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/split.fcgi?id=gilbelo01&year=Career&t=p<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Martin vs. SEA: https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/split.fcgi?id=martida03&year=Career&t=p<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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