CHICAGO WHITE SOX GAME NOTES AND INFORMATION 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 © 2018 Chicago White Sox whitesox.com loswhitesox.com whitesoxpressbox.com @whitesox WHITE SOX 2018 BREAKDOWN CHICAGO WHITE SOX (4-8) at OAKLAND A'S (6-10) Sox After 11/12 in 2017 ..............................6-6/7-6 Streak ...................................................... Lost 1 RHP Reynaldo López (0-1, 0.69) vs. RHP Daniel Mengden (1-2, 6.19) Current Trip...................................................0-1 Game #13/Road #7 Monday, April 16, 2018 9:05 p.m. CT Oakland Coliseum Last Homestand ...........................................1-5 Last 10 Games .............................................2-8 NBC Sports Chicago ESPN+ WGN Radio 720-AM NBCSportsChicago.com Series Record ............................................1-3-0 Series First Game.........................................1-4 First/Second Half ....................................4-8/0-0 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX VS. OAKLAND Home/Road ............................................1-5/3-3 The Chicago White Sox have lost six of their last seven games The White Sox were 1-5 in 2017 (0-3 at home and 1-2 on the Day/Night ................................................2-5/2-3 and eight of 10 as they continue a scheduled seven-game trip road) for their first losing record against Oakland since 2013. Grass/Turf ...............................................3-6/1-2 tonight in Oakland … RHP Reynaldo López, who leads the The A’s three-game sweep on 6/23-25 was their first at Guar- Opp. Above/At-Below .500 .....................1-2/3-6 vs. RHS/LHS ..........................................3-5/1-3 American League with a 0.69 ERA, takes the mound for the anteed Rate Field since 2005. vs. AL East/Central/West ..................2-4/2-4/0-0 White Sox. The Sox batted .234 (47-201) with a 5.33 ERA (31 ER/52.1 Interleague....................................................0-0 The Sox have not played since opening the trip with a 4-0 loss IP) and were outscored, 34-22. Comeback Wins/Losses ............................... 3/3 at Minnesota on Thursday … each of their scheduled games last Chicago has won eight of the last 11 games in Oakland. Extra Innings.................................................0-1 weekend at Target Field were postponed by snow (see below). The White Sox are 287-307 all-time, going 149-146 at home One-Run/Two-Run Games .....................3-3/0-2 Ahead After 6/7/8 ..............................1-1/1-1/4-1 Following this three-game series at the Oakland Coliseum and (61-64 at Guaranteed Rate Field) and 138-161 on the road. Behind After 6/7/8 .............................2-6/2-7/0-7 an off day on Thursday, the White Sox return home for six games Tied After 6/7/8 .................................1-1/1-0/0-0 vs. Houston (4/20-22) and Seattle (4/23-25). WILD WILD WEST Sox/opp. Score First ...............................2-3/2-5 The Sox went 1-5 on their last homestand vs. Detroit (0-3) and The White Sox went 15-18 against the American League West Sox/opp. Score 4+ ..................................3-4/1-7 Tampa Bay (1-2) and 3-2 on their first trip to Kansas City (2-0) in 2018 (7-10 on the road), winning nine of their last 14 games Sox/opp. Score 3 or Less .......................1-4/3-1 and Toronto (1-2). after losing 13 of their first 19. April/May/June ..................................4-8/0-0/0-0 The Sox are 178-154 vs. the AL West since 2008, including a July/August/Sept...............................0-0/0-0/0-0 Average Time of Game ............................... 3:17 TONIGHT'S STORYLINES 76-89 record on the road. According to Elias, the White Sox have been postponed in UPCOMING PROBABLES three consecutive games for the first time since 9/12-13/08 (one ABREU IN ELITE COMPANY AT OAKLAND A'S was a makeup game). José Abreu is one of three players in major-league history Monday: 9:05 p.m. CT, NBCSCH The Sox are 8-3 in their last 11 games in Oakland after losing to begin his career with at least four consecutive seasons of RHP Reynaldo López (0-1, 0.69) vs. RHP (1-2, 6.19) their previous seven. 25-plus homers and 100-plus RBI, joining Hall-of-Famer Joe Daniel Mengden Tuesday: 9:05 p.m. CT, WGN DiMaggio (1936-41) and Albert Pujols. Chicago ranks second in the American League with 14 home RHP Miguel González (0-2, 8.68) vs. runs on the road (three at home). Abreu also has joined Al Simmons (11, 1924-34), Pujols (10, TBA The White Sox are 3-47 (.064) with RISP over the last six 2001-10), Ted Williams (1939-42, '46-49) and DiMaggio (1936- Wednesday: 2:35 p.m. CT, NBCSCH games, leaving 49 runners on base in that span. 42) as the only players in history to record 100 or more RBI in RHP Carson Fulmer (0-1, 4.66) vs. RHP (1-0, 2.87) José Abreu is a career .307/.377/.594 hitter with eight home each of his first four seasons. Andrew Triggs runs and 21 RBI in 26 games vs. Oakland. He led the American League with 343 total bases in 2017, WHITE SOX VS. OAKLAND (0-0) joining Albert Belle (399 in 1998), Minnie Miñoso (304 in 1951) Date H/R Result WP LP SMITH ON REHAB and Joe Jackson (293 in 1916) as the only players in Sox his- 4/16 R 9:05 p.m. CT NBCSCH The White Sox have sent C Kevan Smith to Class AAA Char- tory to accomplish that feat. 4/17 R 9:05 p.m. CT WGN lotte on an injury rehab assignment. 4/18 R 2:35 p.m. CT NBCSCH Smith, 28, was placed on the 10-day disabled list on 3/28 (retro AT THE HELM 6/21 H 7:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH+ to 3/26) with a sprained left ankle … he batted .283 (78-286) with Rick Renteria is in his second season after being named the 6/22 H 7:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH 6/23 H 1:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH four home runs and 30 RBI over 87 games with the Sox in 2017. 40th manager in White Sox history on 10/3/16. 6/24 H 1:10 p.m. CT WGN Renteria was the only Latino manager in the major leagues in SNOW DAYS 2017 but has been joined by Boston's Alex Cora and Washing- SOX ON THE ROAD TRIP (0-1) According to Elias, Chicago and Minnesota's three straight ton's Dave Martinez in 2018. at MIN/OAK ............................................0-1/0-0 postponements over the weekend are the most in the major He was selected by Pittsburgh in the first round (20th overall) Runs Scored/Allowed ................................... 0/4 leagues since Seattle and Cleveland endured four in a row in of the 1980 draft … Cleveland manager Terry Francona (22nd), AVG/OBP/SLG/HR .................. .100/.129/.100/0 April 2007. Oakland executive vice president of baseball operations Billy ERA ...................................... 3.38 (3 ER/8.0 IP) Quality Starts ................................................... 1 The Sox-Twins game scheduled for 4/13 will be made up on Beane (23rd) and Toronto manager John Gibbons (24th) were 6/5 as part of a straight doubleheader beginning at 3:10 p.m. CT selected in succession later in the first round of that draft. MLB ERA LEADERS … Jackie Robinson Day, which was celebrated yesterday across Pitcher, Club ERA the major leagues, has been moved to the opener of the twinbill QUALITY IS JOB ONE Reynaldo López, SOX .............................. 0.69 on 6/5 … both clubs will wear jerseys with the No. 42. The White Sox have made a major-league leading 1,320 Jameson Taillon, PIT .................................. 0.89 Saturday's postponment has been rescheduled for 9/28 as quality starts since the start of the 2003 season, five more than Ian Kennedy, KC ......................................... 1.00 the Mets and 48 more than Oakland, the next-closest American Charlie Morton, HOU .................................. 1.00 part of a split doubleader (1:10 p.m. and 7:10 p.m. starts) … Jarlin Garcia, MIA ....................................... 1.13 yesterday's postponement will be made up on 8/20 at 6:10 p.m., League team. which previously was a mutual off day. AL HOME RUN LEADERS ROSTER QUICK FACTS Club Road HR THURSDAY'S RECAP The Sox 25-man roster includes 13 pitchers (two LHP), two Oakland Athletics ........................................... 17 The White Sox were limited to three hits and struck out 13 catchers, six infielders and four outfielders … LHP Aaron Bum- Chicago White Sox ...................................... 14 times in a 4-0 loss at Minnesota. mer, OF Nicky Delmonico, OF Adam Engel, RHP Carson Fulmer, Los Angeles Angels ....................................... 13 Baltimore Orioles ........................................... 11 Lucas Giolito suffered the loss, allowing four runs (three RHP Lucas Giolito, RHP Reynaldo López and INF Yoán Moncada New York Yankees ......................................... 11 earned) on five hits and a career-high five walks over 6.1 IP. made their first career Opening Day roster. Only one Sox baserunner (José Abreu in the ninth inning) Player, Club HR HAWK'S FAREWELL Mike Trout, LAA ............................................... 6 reached second base. Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, who is in his 33rd and final season in Matt Davidson, SOX ...................................... 5 the White Sox television booth in 2018, will work primarily Sunday Matt Chapman, OAK ....................................... 5 LÓPEZ MAKES SOX HISTORY Khris Davis, OAK ............................................. 5 RHP Reynaldo López has become the first pitcher in White home games this season as well as select other contests.