Recap: Chicago White Sox VS Los Angeles Dodgers 2025-07-01

Dodgers vs. White Sox: A Masterclass in "We Told You So"

The Los Angeles Dodgers, -344 favorites (yes, you read that correctly—bookmakers basically said "pick pockets, not sides"), hosted the Chicago White Sox in a 10:10 p.m. ET showdown that felt less like a game and more like a math test for the underdogs. With Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2.61 ERA, or "mildly threatening" by Dodger standards) toeing the rubber, the White Sox might as well have brought a "How to Lose in 8.5 Innings or Less" study guide.

The result? A 6-1 drubbing that had SportsLine’s Jimmie Kaylor grinning like he’d just predicted the sun would rise (spoiler: he did). Yamamoto, far from his "ace" billing, pitched like a man who’d just read the final score in the paper: “Oh, right, I’m supposed to throw strikes. How rude of me.” The Dodgers’ lineup, meanwhile, treated Shane Smith’s 3.38 ERA like a “Kick Me” sign, scoring six runs while Shohei Ohtani notched his 30th homer—a milestone he’s basically hit by accident since July 1st.

Chicago, missing Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) and any hope of a comeback, managed just one run. Their offense looked like a group of fans who showed up to a Dodger game wearing “Hope and Pray” jerseys. The over/under was 8.5 runs; this game’s total could’ve been covered by a single Dodger reliever’s pre-game stretching routine.

In the end, the Dodgers proved that even at 10:10 p.m., when half the crowd is asleep and the other half is ordering late-night tacos, you can still count on them to make the “fun game” feel like a calculus exam. The White Sox? They’ll take solace in their 3-5 record and the fact that they at least beat the over/under of “embarrassment.”

Final Score: Dodgers 6, White Sox 1.
Moral of the story: Never bet against the Dodgers… or a time zone that’s clearly on their side. 🌙⚾

Created: July 2, 2025, 11:27 a.m. GMT