The Latest Breaking News from Michael Kopech

HOUSTON — Houston Astros mascot Orbit walked around foul territory with a small disco ball hanging from a string. The mascot would stop and encourage the person close to the ball to dance.

Moncada has dealt with oblique, quadriceps and hamstring injuries this season.

The White Sox suffered another hit Sunday as Michael Kopech left after throwing 12 pitches in the first inning.

The White Sox’ owner, fans and general manager have this in common: “We’ve all had our patience tested,” GM Rick Hahn said.

They aren’t the first guys you think of from their clubs to make the Mid-Summer Classic, but they deserve to be there.

José Abreu led off the seventh inning with a single Thursday, extending his hitting streak to 11 games.

Kopech pushes back against having an innings limit, but “it’s team’s way of looking out for me since I haven’t thrown so much in the past few years. I feel good and I feel ready.”

Lucas Giolito worked out of trouble early and finished strong over six innings of one-run ball Wednesday, exiting with a 2.63 ERA.

NEW YORK — On an uncomfortably hot and sticky day for the Yankees’ and White Sox’s Sunday doubleheader in the Bronx, the home team played two fittingly lethargic games. The Yankees dropped both of them, losing back-to-back games for the first time since April 10 and 11, their third and…