Michael Kopech pitches well — and reaches 99 mph on his fastball — in his 1st appearance with the Chicago White Sox since 2018: ‘I just really enjoyed … being in the competitor’s mode again’

“When we had a pretty good lead there for a minute, I thought I would be coming in with hardly any pressure,” Kopech said. “I was trying to hold onto a one-run lead and it made me go out there and compete with every pitch, which is what the game plan should be anyway. It got me back into the game the way I needed to be.”