On Saturday morning, the White Sox took batting practice with a wall of protective screens pulled up adjacent to the pitching mound.
Since they began this practice last week, the idea is to emphasize driving the ball in the air for a group of hitters that, per FanGraphs, entered the weekend with the highest ground-ball rate in the majors. In a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Red Sox, the scuffling White Sox offense provided proof of concept, blasting a season-high four solo home runs.
