Venable’s quick toss was surprising for the reserved manager. But Venable reached his breaking point following a ball call from home plate umpire Marvin Hudson in Civale’s at-bat against shortstop Corey Seager that turned it into a 3-2 count, instead of a strikeout.

Perhaps the solution to the White Sox pitching woes is a little penguin named Pepe. Before Sunday’s game against the Royals, Chicago trotted out Pepe to accompany Dr. Mike Adkesson, president and CEO of the Brookfield Zoo, for the ceremonial first pitch at Rate Field.

Civale is the second veteran right-handed pitcher to join the Sox in recent weeks. The club signed Adrian Houser, who is scheduled to start Friday’s series opener against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, to a one-year deal on May 20.

There's still a lot of road left in the season, but we wanted to see progress,” assistant general manager Josh Barfield told the Sun-Times. “We knew that we had some of these young guys coming up here,

It’s Friday, June 13 and the White Sox (23-46) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (33-36). Adrian Houser is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Texas.