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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 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (60-91) at HOUSTON ASTROS (93-58) Sox After 151/152 in 2016 ..............72-79/72-80 Current Streak ......................................... Lost 3 RHP Carson Fulmer (2-1, 4.50) vs. LHP Dallas Keuchel (13-4, 2.96) Last 10 Games .............................................5-5 Game #152/Road #78 Thur., September 21 7:10 p.m. CT Minute Maid Park Current Trip...................................................4-5 Last Homestand ...........................................4-6 TV: CSN Radio: WLS-AM 890 Spanish Radio: None Series Record ........................................16-27-6 Series First Game.....................................18-30 First/Second Half ............................38-49/22-42 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX LIVE STREAMING INFORMATION Home/Road ....................................34-40/26-51 The Chicago White Sox have lost three consecutive games but For the fi rst time in 2017, every White Sox game will be live streamed Opp. At-Above/Below .500 .............32-56/28-35 vs. AL East/Central/West ......13-20/30-40/11-17 won six of the last 11 overall as they conclude their penultimate on phones, laptops and tablets … all CSN broadcasts will streamed live Interleague..................................................6-14 trip tonight with the fi nale at Houston. at CSNChicago.com/WhiteSoxStream and via the NBC Sports app. Comeback W's/L's After Leading ..............24/43 All out-of-market and WGN games will be live streamed through RHP Carson Fulmer takes the mound for the White Sox, who Extra Innings.................................................4-5 whitesox.com, MLB.TV and via the MLB.com At Bat app. are 1.5 games behind Detroit for fourth place in the AL Central. One-Run/Two-Run Games ...............18-23/7-15 Chicago is on pace to go 64-98 this season. Ahead After 6/7/8 ........................46-3/48-4/48-1 WHITE SOX VS. HOUSTON ASTROS The Sox opened the trip by winning two of three at Kansas City Behind After 6/7/8 .......................7-81/7-80/4-80 and splitting four games at Detroit … following tonight's fi nale at The White Sox lead the season series, 3-2 … they swept a Tied After 6/7/8 ...............................7-7/5-7/8-10 Sox/Opp. Score First ......................43-35/17-56 the Astros, the club returns to Chicago for its fi nal homestand of three-game set at Guaranteed Rate Field from 8/8-10. The Sox are hitting .257/.326/.389 with four homers, own a Sox/Opp. Score 4+ .........................50-33/16-81 2017 vs. Royals (9/22-24) and Los Angeles Angels (9/25-28). Sox/Opp. Score 3 or Less ..............10-58/44-10 Chicago concludes the season with a three-game series at 3.00 ERA (15 ER/45.0 IP) and have outscored the Astros, 22-15. April/May/June ......................13-10/11-18/11-16 Cleveland from 9/29-10/1. Chicago has won fi ve of the last seven games and 10 of 15 July/August/Sept.-Oct. ..............6-18/11-18/8-11 The White Sox went 4-6 on their last homestand from 9/1-10 since 2015 … the club is 6-6 over the last 12 road contests Days in First/Second/Third Place ............6/6/16 Days in Fourth/Fifth Place ........................43/88 vs. Tampa Bay (2-1), Cleveland (0-4) and San Francisco (2-1). The teams split the 2016 season series, 3-3, with each team winning two of three games on the road Average Time of Game ............................... 3:10 TONIGHT'S STORYLINES The White Sox lead the all-time series, 28-23, going 19-11 at UPCOMING PROBABLES Chicago has lost 90 or more games for just the third time since Guaranteed Rate Field and 9-12 in Houston (8-10 at Minute Maid AT HOUSTON ASTROS 1990 (72-90 in 2007 and 63-99 in 2013). Park) … Sox swept Houston in the 2005 World Series. *Thursday: 7:10 p.m. CT* The White Sox have outscored their opponents, 73-45, and RHP Carson Fulmer (2-1, 4.50) vs. PITO POWER LHP Dallas Keuchel (13-4, 2.96) hit 15 home runs during the current 6-5 stretch since 9/9. José Abreu has hit 30 home runs for the third time in his The Sox are trying to avoid just their second sweep vs. Houston VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (also 6/14-16/13 at Minute Maid Park) in the all-time series. career, and needs two RBI to reach 100 for the fourth time. *Friday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN* Carson Fulmer is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA (2 ER/12.0 IP), 14 Below is a list of Abreu's accomplishments and milestones: RHP Jason Hammel (8-12, 5.05) vs. Looking to become the third player in MLB history to begin his career RHP Reynaldo López (2-3, 4.84) strikeouts, a .163 opponents average (7-43) and 0.92 WHIP (four with four straight seasons of 25-plus homers and 100-plus RBI, joining *Saturday: 6:10 p.m. CT, WGN* walks) over his last two starts. Joe DiMaggio (1936-39) and Albert Pujols (2001-10). LHP Danny Duff y (8-9, 3.71) vs. José Abreu needs two RBI to record his third season of 30-plus Is the fi rst player in White Sox history to begin his major-league RHP Dylan Covey (0-6, 8.18) home runs and 100-plus RBI. career with four-plus consecutive 25-homer seasons, and the 10th *Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT, CSN* in major-league history to accomplish the feat (STATS LLC). RHP Sam Gaviglio (4-5, 4.35) vs. LAST NIGHT'S RECAP Trying to become the fi fth player ever to record 100-plus RBI in his RHP Lucas Giolito (2-3, 2.58) fi rst four-plus seasons … the others: Al Simmons (1924-34), Pujols Joe Musgrove struck out Omar Narváez with the tying run at (2001-10), Ted Williams (1939-42, '46-49) and DiMaggio (1936-42). WHITE SOX VS. HOUSTON (3-2) second base to close out Houston's 4-3 win over Chicago. Is the fi rst Sox ever to hit 30-plus homers in three of his fi rst four MLB Date H/R Result WP LP The White Sox took a 2-1 lead on Yoán Moncada's two-run seasons … the only other foreign-born players to hit 30-plus HRs in 8/8 H W, 8-5 Holland Keuchel home run (No. 7) in the fourth but the Astros reclaimed the lead three of his fi rst four years are Jose Canseco and Albert Pujols (Elias). 8/9 H W, 7-1 González McHugh on Yuli Gurriel's two-run triple in the bottom of the frame. Attempting to join Magglio Ordonez (2002), Frank Thomas (2000) 8/10 H W, 3-2 Holmberg Martes and Albert Belle (1998) as the only players in Sox history to record 9/19 R L, 1-3 McHugh Giolito José Altuve added a RBI single in the seventh, and Yolmer 40 2B/30 HR/100 RBI/100 runs scored in a single season. 9/20 R L, 3-4 Peacock Shields Sánchez cut the defi cit to 4-3 with a RBI double in the eighth. His 39 doubles, six triples and 76 extra-base hits are career highs… 9/21 R 7:10 p.m. CT CSN James Shields suff ered the loss after allowing three runs on is on pace to record career highs in total bases and hits this season. six hits with four walks and fi ve strikeouts over 5.2 IP. Would be the fourth Sox to lead the AL in TB, joining Belle (399 in WHITE SOX ON CURRENT TRIP (4-5) Tim Anderson (1-3) extended his hitting streak to a career-high 1998), Minnie Minoso (304 in 1954) and Joe Jackson (293 in 1916). Became the sixth White Sox and fi rst Cuban-born player to hit for the at K.C. | DET | HOU......................2-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 tying 11 … the Sox recorded just four hits and walked twice. cycle on 9/9 vs. San Francisco. Runs Scored | Allowed ........................... 52 | 43 Avisaíl García left the game in the third (stomach discomfort). AVG | OBP | SLG | HR ...... .297 | .347 | .415 | 7 SOUTHPAW SUCCESS ERA | QS ..................... 4.93 (42 ER/76.2 IP) | 4 YOUNG GUNS Chicago is hitting .282/.335/.447 vs. LHP in 2017 … the .282 ABREU AMONG 2017 AL LEADERS Lucas Giolito (5 GS/4 QS), Reynaldo López (4 GS/3 QS) and mark is the second-best in MLB … Avisaíl García (1st, .435) and Category Rank No. Carson Fulmer (2 GS/2 QS) have combined to make nine quality José Abreu (7th, .359) rank among MLB leaders vs. lefties. Total Bases 1st 322 starts over their last 11 outings. García is in position to become the fi rst White Sox player Four-Hit Games 1st 7 The trio is a combined 5-4 with a 2.60 ERA (20 ER/69.1 IP), since Frank Thomas in 2000 (.407) to lead the American Extra-Base Hits 2nd 76 50 strikeouts and just seven homers allowed in the 11-start span. League in average vs. left-handers (STATS) … no Sox player Multihit Games 2nd 54 Hit-By-Pitch 3rd 15 Giolito, López and RHP Dane Dunning were acquired from since at least 1974 has led the majors in average vs.