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CHICAGO WHITE SOX GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox Media Relations Department 333 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60616 Phone: 312-674-5300 Senior Director: Bob Beghtol Assistant Director: Ray Garcia Coordinators: Joe Roti and Megan Golden Interns: Jon Farren and Melody Neer © 2015 Chicago White Sox whitesox.com orgullosox.com whitesoxpressbox.com @whitesox WHITE SOX BREAKDOWN DETROIT TIGERS (28-28) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (25-28) Sox After 53/54 in 2014 ..................26-27/27-27 Streak ......................................................Won 1 LHP David Price (4-2, 3.15) vs. LHP John Danks (3-4, 4.81) Current Homestand ......................................1-0 Last Trip ........................................................5-6 Game #54/Home #24 Saturday, June 6, 2015 Last 10 Games .............................................6-4 Series Record ............................................8-8-2 Series First Game.......................................9-10 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX VS. DETROIT TIGERS First/Second Half ................................25-28/0-0 The Chicago White Sox have won six of their last 10 games as The White Sox have won three of the last four games to take Home/Road ....................................13-10/12-18 they continue a six-game homestand tonight against the Detroit a 4-3 lead in the season series. Opp. At-Above/Below .500 .............12-14/13-14 Tigers … LHP John Danks, who threw a shutout in his last start The Sox are hitting .247 (57-231) with a 4.12 ERA (29 ER/63.1 vs. RHS/LHS ......................................22-23/3-5 vs. AL East/Central/West ..............2-4/13-19/6-3 on 5/31 at Houston, takes the mound for the White Sox. IP) this season and have outscored the Tigers, 31-29. Interleague....................................................4-2 The White Sox opened the homestand last night with a 4-3 The White Sox have lost fi ve consecutive season series since Comeback W’s/L’s After Leading ................15/7 victory in 11 innings over the Tigers. 2010, going 39-60 in that stretch (22-28 at U.S. Cellular Field). Extra Innings.................................................4-2 Following this three-game series, the Sox conclude the The Sox trail in the all-time series, 1,027-1,059 … they are One-Run/Two-Run Games ...................11-7/4-4 homestand with three games vs. Houston (6/8-10) before taking 548-499 at home (111-84 at U.S. Cellular Field) and 479-560 in Ahead After 6/7/8 ........................13-0/16-0/20-1 Behind After 6/7/8 .......................6-22/4-24/2-24 a fi ve-day trip to Tampa Bay (6/12-14) and Pittsburgh (6/15-16). Detroit (70-69 at Comerica Park). Tied After 6/7/8 .................................6-6/5-4/3-3 The Sox went 5-6 on their last trip to Toronto (1-2), Baltimore Sox/Opp. Score First ........................14-5/11-23 (1-1), Houston (2-1) and Texas (1-2) and 2-5 on their last home- TIGER TAMERS Sox/Opp. Score 4+ .............................21-4/3-22 stand vs. Cleveland (1-3) and Minnesota (1-2). Jose Abreu is a career .370 (37-100) hitter with nine doubles, Sox/Opp. Score 3 or Less ..................4-24/22-6 six home runs, 20 RBI and 1.102 OPS in 26 games vs. Detroit, April/May/June ............................8-11/15-15/2-2 Average Time of Game ............................... 2:58 TONIGHT’S STORYLINES including a .417 (20-48) average and 1.146 OPS in 13 games The White Sox have won fi ve of their last seven home games at U.S. Cellular Field. UPCOMING PROBABLES vs. Detroit. Melky Cabrera is hitting .389 (42-108) with nine doubles, three VS. DETROIT TIGERS White Sox starters own a 2.89 ERA (15 ER/46.2 IP) with 48 home runs, 20 RBI and a 1.006 OPS in his last 28 games against Saturday: 6:15 p.m. CT, FOX strikeouts over the last seven games and 3.51 ERA (73 ER/187.1 the Tigers dating back to 7/8/11. LHP David Price (4-2, 3.15) vs. LHP John Danks (3-4, 4.81) IP) over the last 29. RETURNING TO ACTION Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT, WGN Minus an outing on 5/9-1 vs. Cincinnati (9 ER/7.1 IP), the Sox RHP Alfredo Simon (5-3, 2.97) vs. bullpen has recorded a 2.25 ERA (16 ER/64.0 IP) at home. White Sox television play-by-play broadcaster Ken Harrelson, RHP Jeff Samardzija (4-3, 4.68) who has missed the last 12 games due to a minor surgical proce- Adam LaRoche, who hit his 250th career home run last night, VS. HOUSTON ASTROS is batting .326 (14-43) with three doubles, three home runs, seven dure, is scheduled to return to the booth tomorrow vs. Detroit. Monday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN RBI and a 1.025 OPS over his last 11 games. RHP Lance McCullers (2-0, 1.88) vs. DIVISION DYNAMICS LHP Chris Sale (5-2, 3.27) LAST NIGHT’S RECAP The White Sox are 13-19 vs. the American League Central Tuesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN+ LHP Dallas Keuchel (7-1, 1.85) vs. Avisail Garcia was hit by a Alex Wilson pitch with the bases this season, including a 11-9 mark at U.S. Cellular Field. TBA loaded in the 11th inning to score Adam Eaton with the winning The Sox have gone 207-265 (.439) vs. the division since Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, WPWR run as the White Sox opened the homestand with a 4-3 victory. 2009, with their only winning record coming in 2012 (37-35). RHP Roberto Hernandez (2-5, 5.18) vs. Adam LaRoche forced extra innings with a two-out solo home LHP Jose Quintana (pitching tonight) COME SALE AWAY run off Joakim Soria in the ninth, the 250th of his career. All games carried live on WSCR 670 AM Zach Putnam (1.0 IP), David Robertson (2.0) and Jake LHP Chris Sale struck out 13 batters over 7.0 scoreless IP and WRTO 1200 AM Univision Radio Petricka (1.0) combined to retire all 12 batters faced in relief, on Wednesday at Texas after fanning 12 over 8.0 scoreless IP WHITE SOX VS. DETROIT (4-3) with Petricka earning his fi rst victory of the season. in his previous start on 5/28-1 at Baltimore. Jose Quintana (3 ER/7.0 IP) posted his 42nd no decision since Sale joins Chan Ho Park (2000), Hideo Nomo (1995), Roger Date H/R Result WP LP the start of the 2012 season. Clemens (1987), Nolan Ryan (1978) and Sandy Koufax (1965) 4/17 R L, 1-2 Soria Duke 4/18 R W, 12-3 Sale Sanchez as the only pitchers since 1965 to make back-to-back scoreless The Sox recorded their fi rst game-ending HBP since 4/5/07 vs. 4/19 R L, 1-9 Greene Quintana Cleveland (A.J. Pierzynski), improved to 2-24 when trailing after starts with at least 12 strikeouts. 5/5 H W, 5-2 Samardzija Greene eight innings, 4-2 in extra innings and 11-7 in one-run games. He is 3-1 with a 1.40 ERA (6 ER/38.2 IP), six walks and 53 5/6 H W, 7-6 Putnam Chamberlain strikeouts over his last fi ve starts … during that stretch, Sale has 5/7 H L, 1-4 Lobstein Quintana DANKS’ RARE GEM held opponents to a .144 (19-132) average with a 0.65 WHIP. 6/5 H W, 4-3 (11) Petricka Wilson LHP John Danks recorded his third career shutout on 5/31 at Sale has thrown 19.2 consecutive scoreless IP dating back 6/6 H 6:15 p.m. CT FOX 6/7 H 1:10 p.m. CT WGN Houston despite allowing 10 hits (four doubles and one triple). to the fourth inning on 5/23 vs. Minnesota, the second-longest 6/25 R 12:08 p.m. CT WGN active streak in the major leagues and second-longest of his According to Elias, Danks became the fi rst White Sox pitcher 6/26 R 6:08 p.m. CT CSN to throw a shutout with 10-plus hits allowed since Stan Bahnsen career (28.0 from 5/6-6/2/13). 6/27 R 3:08 p.m. CT CSN on 6/21/73 vs. Oakland (12 hits) and fi rst in the majors since 6/28 R 12:08 p.m. CT WGN Minnesota’s Carlos Silva on 8/3/04 vs. Anaheim (11 hits). GRAB SOME BENCH 9/21 R 6:08 p.m. CT WPWR LHP Chris Sale has struck out 10 or more batters in three 9/22 R 6:08 p.m. CT CSN MOUND REBOUND consecutive starts, joining Ed Walsh (8/4-11/1910), Floyd Ban- 9/23 R 12:08 p.m. CT CSN White Sox starting pitchers own a 3.51 ERA (73 ER/187.1 IP) nister (5/7-16/85) and Edwin Jackson (8/14-31/10) as the only 10/2 H 7:10 p.m. CT CSN+ pitchers in White Sox history to accomplish that feat (Elias). 10/3 H 6:10 p.m. CT WGN in 29 games since 5/7, fourth-best in the American League. 10/4 H 2:10 p.m. CT CSN LHP Chris Sale is 3-1 with a 1.40 ERA (6 ER/38.2 IP) and 53 Sale has fanned 10-plus batters a franchise-record 22 times strikeouts over his last fi ve starts … despite a 1-5 record, LHP in 95 career starts, including four of his last fi ve … his 12 career SOX ON THE HOMESTAND (1-0) Jose Quintana owns a 3.10 ERA (18 ER/52.1 IP) over his last games with 12 or more strikeouts also are a franchise record vs.