Drew Romo Just Went Yard Twice in One Game and Nobody Saw It Coming

Here's a stat that will blow your mind: the White Sox called up Drew Romo from Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday, and by Tuesday night, the kid had already belted two home runs in the same game. Two. From both sides of the plate. The White Sox demolished the Angels 5-2 at Rate Field, and Romo's performance was the headliner in what turned into a complete offensive breakdown of Los Angeles.

The Catcher Nobody Expected to Make an Impact

Romo's arrival in Chicago came with the designation of fellow catcher Reese McGuire, which seemed like a typical roster shuffle. But then Tuesday happened. In the second inning, Romo cranked an 0-2 fastball over the right field fence for a two-run blast, marking his first career home run and his first hit of any kind in the majors since 2024. That blast gave Chicago a 3-1 lead after Colson Montgomery had already gone deep in the second with a solo shot to right.

Romo wasn't done either. In the sixth inning, batting right-handed this time, he hammered a solo home run off Brent Suter. The switch-hitting catcher had hit from the left side against Angels starter Jose Soriano, who came into the game looking untouchable. Think about that stat for a second: Soriano had a 0.24 ERA coming in, the lowest figure in any pitcher's first six starts with a minimum of 30 innings pitched since earned runs became official in 1913. And Chicago made him look human.

Breaking Down a Dominant White Sox Performance

The Angels are falling apart right now. They've dropped five straight and sit at nine losses in their last ten games. Montgomery's early blast set the tone, and when the White Sox tacked on more in the fourth with Romo's two-run bomb, there was no path back for Los Angeles.

Davis Martin was sharp on the mound for Chicago, improving to 4-1. He gave up just one run across 5 2/3 innings, scattering seven hits while walking one and fanning seven. The Angels managed an RBI single from Jo Adell in the fourth to keep it close temporarily, but Martin kept his team in front. Sam Antonacci was hit by a pitch in the seventh to force in an insurance run. Josh Lowe hit a solo homer in the eighth for the Angels' only other run. Seranthony Dominguez closed it out with his seventh save.

The White Sox have now won the first two games of this series. Watch Romo again next time Chicago plays. You're looking at a guy who just announced himself to the majors in the loudest way possible.

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