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CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2017 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 Manager: Billy Russo Coordinators: Joe Roti and Hannah Sundwall © 2017 Chicago White Sox whitesox.com orgullosox.com whitesoxpressbox.com @whitesox WHITE SOX 2017 BREAKDOWN TAMPA BAY RAYS (67-68) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (52-80) Sox After 132/133 in 2016 ..............63-69/63-70 Current Streak ......................................... Lost 3 LHP Blake Snell (2-6, 4.29) vs. RHP Reynaldo López (0-1, 6.97) Last 10 Games .............................................4-6 Game #133/Home #65 Friday, September 1 7:10 p.m. Guaranteed Rate Field Last Trip ........................................................0-3 Last Homestand ...........................................5-3 TV: CSN Radio: WLS-AM 890 Spanish Radio: WRTO-AM 1200 Series Record ........................................13-25-5 Series First Game.....................................16-26 First/Second Half ............................38-49/14-31 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX LIVE STREAMING INFORMATION Home/Road ....................................30-34/22-45 The Chicago White Sox are 4-4 in their last eight games and For the fi rst time in 2017, every White Sox game will be live streamed Opp. At-Above/Below .500 .............30-50/22-30 vs. AL East/Central/West ......11-19/26-33/11-15 7-7 in their last 14 as they open their penultimate homestand on phones, laptops and tablets … all CSN broadcasts will streamed live Interleague..................................................4-13 tonight vs. Tampa Bay. at CSNChicago.com/WhiteSoxStream and via the NBC Sports app. Comeback W's/L's After Leading ..............24/39 All out-of-market and WGN games will be live streamed through RHP Reynaldo López, who was reinstated from the disabled Extra Innings.................................................4-5 whitesox.com, MLB.TV and via the MLB.com At Bat app. list prior to tonight's game, takes the mound for the White Sox. One-Run/Two-Run Games ...............17-20/6-12 Chicago was swept in its brief trip at Minnesota, including a 5-4, Ahead After 6/7/8 ........................38-3/40-4/41-1 WHITE SOX VS. TAMPA BAY walkoff defeat yesterday in the fi nale … the club was outscored Behind After 6/7/8 .......................7-71/7-69/4-70 by the Twins, 22-9, in the three-game sweep. Tampa Bay leads the season series, 2-1, after earning a series Tied After 6/7/8 .................................7-6/5-7/7-9 Sox/Opp. Score First ......................36-33/16-47 Following this weekend series vs. the Rays, the Sox will win at Tropicana Field from 6/6-8. The White Sox are batting .238/.280/.426 with fi ve homers, Sox/Opp. Score 4+ .........................42-32/13-73 continue the 10-game homestand with four games vs. Cleveland Sox/Opp. Score 3 or Less ................10-48/39-7 (9/4-7) and and three vs. San Francisco (9/8-10). own a 3.96 ERA (11 ER/25.0 IP) and have been outscored, 12-10. April/May/June ......................13-10/11-18/11-16 The White Sox went 5-3 on their last homestand vs. Minnesota Sox starters own a 3.09 ERA (22 ER/64.0 IP) with six quality July/August/Sept.-Oct. ................6-18/11-18/0-0 (3-2) and Detroit (2-1) from 8/21-27. starts and a .234 opponents average in the last 10 games. Days in First/Second/Third Place ............6/6/16 Chicago went 4-3 against the Rays in 2016, +going 3-1 at Days in Fourth/Fifth Place ........................43/69 TONIGHT'S STORYLINES Guaranteed Rate Field and 1-2 at Tropicana Field. Average Time of Game ............................... 3:12 The White Sox play 30 games over the fi nal 31 days of the The Sox are 80-66 in the all-time series (11-5-3 season UPCOMING PROBABLES season … the club's only off day is 9/18 in Houston. matchups) … they are 42-28 at home and 38-38 on the road. VS. TAMPA BAY RAYS The Sox have won four of their last fi ve games, and nine of *Friday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN* MLB WEARS GOLD 14, at Guaranteed Rate Field. LHP Blake Snell (2-6, 4.29) vs. RHP Reynaldo López (0-1, 6.97) Chicago pitchers own a 2.83 ERA (17 ER/54.0 IP), 45 strike- Major League Baseball has designated 9/1 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Day" across all ballparks. *Saturday: 6:10 p.m. CT, CSN* outs and a .184 opp. average (35-190) over its last six home RHP Chris Archer (9-7, 3.66) vs. In partnership with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), MLB and games … starters have made four quality starts during that span. LHP Carlos Rodón (2-5, 4.27) RHP Reynaldo López will make his fi rst start since 8/17 at MLB Clubs will raise awareness for the fi ght against childhood *Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT, WGN* Texas after being on the disabled list with a back strain. cancer by having all Major League players, coaches, umpires and RHP Matt Andriese (5-1, 3.38) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (1-1, 2.77) Avisaíl García is hitting .429 (12-28) with one double, one triple, grounds crew members wear gold ribbon decals and wristbands. two RBI and a 1.065 OPS during his eight-game hitting streak MAJOR MINOR DEVELOPMENTS VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS … he is batting .444/.500/.540 in his last 17 contests, including *Monday: 1:10 p.m. CT, WGN* RHP Michael Kopech, the No. 12 prosect in baseball according nine multihit eff orts and four three-hit games. RHP Trevor Bauer (14-8, 4.46) vs. to MLB.com, is scheduled to make his fi nal start of the season RHP James Shields (2-5, 5.72) José Abreu is hitting .400/.447/.786 (28-70) with seven home tonight with Class AAA Charlotte vs. Norfolk. *Tuesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN+* runs, 12 RBI and 14 runs scored over his last 18 games. Kopech, who ranks seventh in the minors with 165 combined TBA vs. strikeouts, was named the Southern League Most Outstanding TBA ROSTER MOVES *Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN* Pitcher for 2017 after going 8-7 with a 2.87 ERA (38 ER/119.1 Prior to tonight's game, the White Sox reinstated RHP Rey- RHP Carlos Carrasco (pitching tonight) vs. IP) and 155 strikeouts in 22 starts with Class AA Birmingham. naldo López from the 10-day disabled list, recalled RHP Carson RHP Reynaldo López (pitching tonight) Class AA Birmingham OF Eloy Jiménez, the No. 7 prospect *Thursday: 7:10 p.m. CT, WGN* Fulmer from Class AAA Charlotte and purchased the contract of in baseball according to MLB.com, is hitting .368/.400/.614 with RHP Mike Clevinger (pitching tomorrow) vs. LHP David Holmberg from Charlotte. three homers and seven RBI in 15 games with the Barons. LHP Carlos Ródon (pitching tomorrow) López is 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA (8 ER/10.1 IP) and 12 strikeouts in two starts with the White Sox this season. QUALITY AND QUANTITY WHITE SOX VS. TAMPA BAY (1-2) Date H/R Result WP LP Fulmer made his fi rst MLB start as the 26th man in Game 2 The White Sox have made 18 quality starts in their last 32 6/6 R W, 4-2 Beck Archer of a doubleheader on 8/21 vs. Minnesota (L; 6 ER/1.1 IP). games dating back to 7/29 … by comparison, the Sox made 12 Holmberg is 2-3 with a 3.55 ERA (20 ER/50.2 IP) and 28 6/7 R L, 1-3 Faria Pelfrey quality starts in 58 games from 5/22-7/28. 6/8 R L, 5-7 Odorizzi Holland strikeouts in 33 games (six starts) with Chicago this season … Since 2003, the White Sox have recorded 1,301 quality starts, 9/1 H 7:10 p.m. CT CSN he was outrighted to Charlotte on 8/11. the second-most in the major leagues behind the Mets (1,303). 9/2 H 6:10 p.m. CT CSN 9/3 H 1:10 p.m. CT WGN LET'S MAKE A DEAL LONGBALL LOGISTICS WHITE SOX ON LAST TRIP (0-3) Chicago last night acquired INF Edward Ti’Quan (ty-QUAN) Chicago has hit 148 home runs and is on pace to fi nish with at Min. ...........................................................0-3 Forbes from Texas in exchange for RHP Miguel González. 182, which would mark its highest total since 2012 (211). Forbes has appeared in 130 games between Class A Down Runs Scored/Allowed .................................9-22 Matt Davidson ranks second on the White Sox, and is tied for AVG/OBP/SLG/HR ...................267/.319/.381/1 East and Class A Hickory in 2017, batting .234 (113-483) with third among major-league rookies, with 23 home runs in 2017. ERA .................................. 8.03 (22 ER/24.2 IP) 16 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 45 RBI this season. He is tied with Josh Fields (2007) and Bill Melton (1969) for Quality Starts ................................................... 1 He originally was selected by Texas in the second round of the the fourth-highest total by a Sox rookie, trailing José Abreu (36, ABREU AMONG 2017 AL LEADERS 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of Columbia (Miss.) High School. 2014), Ron Kittle (35, 1983) and Zeke Bonura (27, 1934). Category Rank No. González was 7-10 with a 4.31 ERA (64 ER/133.2 IP) and 85 Matt Davidson (23), Tim Anderson (14), Leury García (nine) strikeouts over 22 starts this season, his second with the Sox.