CHICAGO WHITE SOX GAME NOTES
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WHITE SOX 2014 BREAKDOWN DETROIT TIGERS (72-60) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (60-73) Sox After 134/135 in 2013 ...... 56-78/56-79 Current Streak ...... Lost 2 GM 1: RHP Max Scherzer (15-4, 3.13) vs. LHP Chris Sale (10-3, 2.03) Current Homestand ...... 1-3 Last Trip ...... 0-3 GM 2: LHP Kyle Ryan (MLB Debut) vs. RHP Chris Bassitt (MLB Debut) Last 10 Games ...... 1-9 Series Record ...... 15-23-4 Games #135-136/Home #68-69 Saturday, August 30, 2014 Series First Game ...... 23-20 First/Second Half...... 45-51/15-23 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE Home/Road ...... 32-35/28-39 PAUL KONERKO’S FAREWELL SEASON Day/Night ...... 17-30/43-44 The Chicago White Sox have lost nine of their last 10 games Paul Konerko is playing in his 18th and fi nal season, including 16 Opp. Above/At-Below .500 ...... 35-39/25-35 and 16 of 21 as they continue a seven-game homestand today with the White Sox … agreed to a one-year contract on 12/4/13. vs. RHS/LHS ...... 43-55/17-19 with a split doubleheader vs. Detroit. His 16-season tenure with the White Sox is the second-longest with vs. AL East ...... 14-17 LHP Chris Sale, who leads the American League with a 2.03 a current team behind the Yankees’ Derek Jeter (20 seasons). vs. AL Central ...... 25-30 vs. AL West ...... 10-18 ERA, will start the opener of the twinbill, while RHP Chris Bassitt Ranks among the franchise leaders in virtually every offensive cate- gory … is the club leader in total bases and ranks second in home runs Interleague ...... 11-9 will make his debut in the nightcap. (Frank Thomas), RBI (Thomas) and games played (Luke Appling). Comeback W’s/L’s After Leading ...... 28/37 The White Sox are 1-3 on the homestand, dropping a 7-1 deci- The White Sox captain was part of the 2005 World Series champi- Extra innings ...... 4-7 sion last night after losing two of three games to Cleveland. onship team, was named the ALCS MVP and is a six-time All-Star. One-run/two-run games ...... 22-21/10-16 Following this four-game series and a day off on Monday, the Ahead after 6/7/8...... 43-9/48-8/51-6 WHITE SOX VS. DETROIT TIGERS Trailing after 6/7/8 ...... 7-54/4-57/3-62 White Sox take a fi ve-game, six-day trip to Minnesota (9/2-3) and Tied after 6/7/8 ...... 10-11/8-9/5-6 Cleveland (9/5-7). Detroit leads the season series, 7-6. Sox/opp. quality start...... 40-29/21-44 Chicago is hitting .279 (126-451) this season with a 4.42 Sox/opp. score fi rst ...... 39-26/21-48 TODAY’S STORYLINES ERA (56 ER/114.0 IP) and has been outscored, 63-59. Sox/opp. score 4+ ...... 46-25/16-66 Sox/opp. score 3 or less...... 14-49/44-8 The White Sox are playing their second doubleheader of the The Sox are 24-44 since 2011, including a 14-20 mark at Average time of game ...... 3:08 season … the Sox were swept at home by the Angels on 7/1. U.S. Cellular Field. Chris Sale owns a 1.36 ERA (6 ER/39.2 IP) with 42 strikeouts The White Sox trail in the all-time series, 1,020-1,053 … they in his last fi ve starts against Detroit. are 543-497 at home (106-82 at U.S. Cellular Field) and 477-556 UPCOMING PROBABLES Rookie Jose Abreu owns a nine-game hitting streak (.500, in Detroit (68-65 at Comerica Park). VS. DETROIT TIGERS 16-32) and is hitting .420 (21-50) with eight doubles, fi ve home Paul Konerko leads active players with 45 HR and 152 RBI. Saturday (Game 1): 12:10 p.m. CT, CSN+ runs and 11 RBI in 13 games vs. Detroit this season. RHP Max Scherzer (15-4, 3.13) vs. Adam Eaton is hitting .440 (44-100) with a .495 on-base HEADING TOWARD 100 LHP Chris Sale (10-3, 2.03) Saturday (Game 2): 6:10 p.m. CT, WGN percentage over his last 26 games. Jose Abreu needs three RBI to become the fourth rookie in LHP Kyle Ryan (MLB Debut) vs. White Sox history to record 100 in one season, joining Smead RHP Chris Bassitt (MLB Debut) ROSTER MOVES Jolley (114 in 1930), Zeke Bonura (110 in 1934) and Ron Kittle Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT, CSN Prior to game one of today’s doubleheader, the White Sox (100 in 1983). RHP Rick Porcello (15-8, 3.06) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (6-10, 3.48) purchased the contract of RHP Chris Bassitt from Class AA Abreu also is in position to join Hal Trosky (1934), Ted Williams Birmingham … to make room for Bassitt, the Sox optioned RHP (1939) and Albert Pujols (2001) as the only rookies in major- AT MINNESOTA TWINS Scott Carroll to Charlotte following last night’s game. league history to record 30 doubles, 30 homers and 100 RBI. Tuesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN The Sox also recalled LHP Eric Surkamp from Class AAA RHP Hector Noesi (8-9, 4.75) vs. LHP Tommy Milone (6-4, 4.08) Charlotte as the 26th active player for today’s doubleheader. ROOKIE PHENOM Thursday: 7:10 p.m. CT, WCIU A look at Jose Abreu’s rookie accomplishments in 2014. LHP John Danks (9-9, 4.88) vs. LAST NIGHT’S RECAP Attempting to become the sixth player in White Sox history to win AL RHP Trevor May (0-3, 8.79) Detroit scored fi ve runs on four hits and two errors in the fourth Rookie of the Year honors and fi rst since Ozzie Guillen in 1985. All games carried live on WSCR 670 AM Attempting to become the third player (fourth time) in Sox history to inning to break open a 2-1 game and went on to a 7-1 victory. and 97.5 FM ESPN Deportes Starter Scott Carroll suffered the loss, allowing seven runs lead the AL home runs (Bill Melton, 1971 and Dick Allen, 1972, ‘74), the (three earned) on 10 hits over 5.0 IP. second to lead in RBI (Allen, 1972) and sixth (seventh time) to lead in Jose Abreu reached base safely in all four plate appearances, slugging (Albert Belle, 1998). SOX VS. DETROIT (6-7) Leads the majors with a .361 (96-266) average since 6/9. going 3-3 with a double and walk to extend his hitting streak to Date H/R Result WP LP 33 home runs rank fourth in MLB history by a player in his fi rst 119 nine games. 4/21 R W, 3-1 Danks Sanchez games behind Mark McGwire (40 in 1986-87), Rudy York (36 in 1930) 4/22 R L, 6-8 Verlander Leesman Adam Eaton was 3-4 with a double, walk and run scored to and Ryan Braun (36 in 2007-08) … his 97 RBI rank ninth. 4/23 R W, 6-4 Rienzo Reed raise his average to a season-high .310. 33 homers are the most by a rookie since Braun hit 34 in 2007 and 4/24 R L, 4-7 Scherzer Quintana Alejandro De Aza collected his 500th career hit with a second- second-highest total in Sox history behind Ron Kittle (35, 1983). 4/29 H L, 3-4 Chamberlain Belisario inning double off Justin Verlander. Is the fi rst Sox player since Paul Konerko in 2010 to record 30 dou- 4/30 H L, 1-5 Scherzer Noesi bles and 30 home runs in one season. 6/9 H W, 6-5 Noesi Porcello SMOOTH SALE-ING Has driven in three-plus runs in a game 14 times this season, the 6/10 H Ppd rain; rescheduled as DH on 8/30 most by a rookie since Ryan Braun had 15 in 2007 and the second- LHP Chris Sale is attempting to become the fi rst White Sox 6/11 H W, 8-2 Danks Verlander highest total by a Sox rookie behind Zeke Bonura’s 15 in 1934 (Elias). 6/12 H L, 0-4 Scherzer Sale pitcher to lead the American League in ERA since Joel Horlen in Has earned the following AL honors: All-Star, April and July POM, 7/29 R W, 11-4 Quintana Sanchez 1967 (2.08). April, June and July ROM and co-POW (4/21-27). 7/30 R L, 7-2 Scherzer Noesi Sale leads the AL in ERA and opponents average (.201) and Posted 18 and 21-game hitting streaks and a 25-game road streak. 7/31 R W, 7-4 Belisario Soria ranks among the leaders in winning percentage (2nd, .769), WHIP 8/29 H L, 1-7 Verlander Carroll (2nd, 0.93), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (2nd, 10.46), opponents OPS LEADOFF MAN 8/30 H 12:10 p.m. CT (2nd, .547) and strikeouts (8th, 165). Adam Eaton is hitting .440 (44-100) in his last 26 games (since H 6:10 p.m. CT 8/31 H 1:10 p.m. CT He has struck out 12-plus batters a franchise-record nine times 7/10) to raise his season average from .265 to .310. 9/22 R 6:08 p.m. CT and has fanned 10 or more 16 times, second-most in franchise During that stretch, Eaton has recorded 14 multihit efforts, 9/23 R 6:08 p.m. CT history behind Ed Walsh (17). including seven games with three or more hits. 9/24 R 12:08 p.m. CT Sale’s 165 strikeouts are a franchise record through 21 starts He is one of four AL players this season with multiple on-base of a season, and his 2.03 ERA would be the lowest by a Sox streaks of 20-plus games, joining teammate Jose Abreu, Detroit’s starter since Wilbur Wood (1.91) in 1971. Miguel Cabrera and Oakland’s Josh Donaldson. SOX ON THE HOMESTAND (1-3) Eaton over his last 26 games: vs. Cle./Det...... 1-3/0-0 DUELING DEBUTS Average ...... 263 (36-137) Home Runs ...... 1 According to Elias, tonight’s second game marks the fi rst AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS .440 26 100 19 44 7 2 0 9 10 5 .495 .550 1.045 Runs Scored/Allowed ...... 12/20 White Sox game to feature two starting pitchers making their ERA ...... 3.89 (16 ER/37.0 IP) major-league debut since 9/21/63 at Detroit. FOLLOW THE LEADER Quality Starts...... 2 In that game, Chicago’s Fritz Ackley (2 ER/6.0 IP) posted a Jose Abreu (5th, .316), Adam Eaton (6th, .310) and Conor no decision against the Tigers Denny McLain, who allowed three Gillaspie (9th, .302) all rank among American League leaders in MLB OFFENSIVE LEADERS runs (one earned) on seven hits in a complete-game victory. batting average. Player, Club SLG This is the third such occurance in the majors in 2014: Chase According to STATS LLC, the last time two White Sox players Jose Abreu, SOX .604 Whitley (Yankees) vs. Jacob deGrom (Mets) on 5/15; and Marco fi nished in the Top 10 in the AL in average was 1993 when Frank Mike Trout, LAA .559 Gonzales (St. Louis) vs. Yohan Flande (Colorado) on 6/25. Thomas (.317) was sixth and Lance Johnson (.311) was 10th. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA .556 TRIPLE THREAT The last time three or more Sox fi nished among the AL leaders Player, Club RBI in average was 1960: Al Smith, (2nd, .315), Minnie Minoso (3rd, Jose Abreu, SOX 97 Rookie Jose Abreu leads the American League with 97 RBI, .311), Roy Sievers (6th, .295) and Nellie Fox (9th, .289). Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 97 is tied for second with 33 home runs and ranks fi fth with a .316 David Ortiz, BOS 94 batting average. MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Mike Trout, LAA 94 At his current pace, Abreu would become the fi rst rookie in Adam Dunn: Three homers to tie Jose Canseco (462) for Player, Club HR major-league history to fi nish in the Top 5 of all three Triple Crown 34th all-time … two walks to tie Ken Griffey Jr. (1,312) for 42nd Nelson Cruz, BAL 34 categories and the fi fth player in White Sox history to accomplish Jose Abreu, SOX 33 all-time … 25 games for 2,000 career. the feat, joining Joe Jackson (1920), Dick Allen (1972), Frank Chris Carter, HOU 33 Paul Konerko: One home run to tie Jason Giambi (440) for Thomas (1994) and Albert Belle (1998) … source: STATS LLC. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 33 41st place on the all-time list. The last rookie to fi nish in the Top 10 of all three Triple Crown Alexei Ramirez: Three home runs for 100, fi ve runs scored categories was the Dodgers Mike Piazza in 1993, while Min- for 500 and 14 doubles for 200 career. nesota’s Tony Oliva (1964) was the last AL rookie to do so.
World Champions: 1906, 1917, 2005 AL Champions: 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919, 1959, 2005 AL West Champions: 1983, 1993 AL Central Champions: 2000, 2005, 2008 #49 WHITE SOX STARTING PITCHER CHRIS SALE LHP
Height: 6-6 Weight: 180 Age: 25 (March 30, 1989) 2014 START-BY-START LOG (21 STARTS) Born: Lakeland, Fla. Resides: Fort Myers, Fla. Signed Through: 2017 Date Opp. W-L IP H R ER HR BB SO #P EXIT ERA 3/31 vs. Min. W 7.1 5 3 3 0 1 8 108 5-2 3.68 4/6 at K.C. W 8.0 4 0 0 0 1 6 111 5-1 1.76 vs. Opp. vs. Opp. vs. Opp. 4/11 vs. Cle. W 5.0 6 3 3 0 2 5 105 5-3 2.66 Pitcher 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 Career 4/17 vs. Bos. ND 7.0 1 1 1 1 3 10 127 1-1 2.30 5/22 vs. NYY W 6.0 1 0 0 0 0 10 86 2-0 1.89 LHP Chris Sale 10-3, 2.03 11-14, 3.07 42-28, 2.76 0-1, 1.29 3-1, 1.83 4-5, 2.85 5/27 vs. Cle. ND 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 4 40 1-0 1.73 RHP Max Scherzer 15-4, 3.13 21-3, 2.90 88-49, 3.59 4-0, 0.96 3-1, 3.13 12-5, 2.35 6/1 vs. S.D. W 9.0 2 1 1 1 0 9 100 CG 1.59 6/7 at LAA ND 7.0 7 5 4 1 1 6 115 5-5 2.06 SALE AT A GLANCE 6/12 vs. Det. L 7.0 5 1 1 1 0 10 116 0-1 1.97 Sale Among AL Leaders Makes his 22nd start of the season (14th at home) and second against 6/18 vs. S.F. W 6.0 8 3 3 0 1 7 111 7-3 2.20 In 2014 6/23 at Bal. ND 6.0 11 2 2 1 1 3 107 4-2 2.27 the Tigers. Category Rank No. 6/28 at Tor. W 7.0 4 2 2 1 5 6 108 4-2 2.30 Despite a 2.53 ERA (9 ER/32.0 IP), is 0-2 over his last fi ve starts. 7/4 vs. Sea W 9.0 6 1 1 0 0 12 112 CG 2.16 His 165 strikeouts are a franchise-record by a White Sox pitcher through ERA 1st 2.03 Opponents Avg. 1st .201 7/9 at Bos. ND 7.2 4 1 1 0 0 6 107 4-0 2.08 21 starts of a season, four more than the mark he set in 2013 (STATS). Winning Pct. 2nd .769 7/21 vs. K.C. W 7.0 7 1 1 0 1 8 106 3-1 2.03 Is attempting to become the fi rst White Sox pitcher to lead the American Opponents OBP 2nd .255 7/26 at Min. W 8.0 5 0 0 0 2 12 112 7-0 1.88 League in ERA since Joel Horlen in 1967 (2.08) … his 2.03 ERA would Opponents SLG 2nd .292 8/1 vs. Min. ND 6.0 8 5 4 0 1 7 107 6-5 2.09 be the lowest by a Sox pitcher since Wilbur Wood (1.91) in 1971. Opponents OPS 2nd .547 8/6 vs. Tex. L 6.0 3 2 2 1 2 9 111 0-2 2.14 8/12 at S.F. ND 8.0 4 0 0 0 2 12 117 2-0 2.01 Has struck out 12-plus batters a franchise-record nine times, tied with Hits/9.0 IP 2nd 6.53 8/18 vs. Bal. L 6.0 8 3 3 2 2 8 121 0-3 2.12 A.J. Burnett for the sixth-highest total among active pitchers … has ac- SO/9.0 IP 2nd 10.46 Runners/9.0 IP 3rd 8.94 8/24 at NYY ND 6.0 4 4 0 0 3 7 102 3-4 2.03 complished the feat three times in 2014, tied with Yu Darvish, Jon Lester SO/BB Ratio 5th 5.69 2014 Totals 10-3 142.0 103 38 32 9 29 165 — — 2.03 and David Price for most in the majors. Complete Games T5th 2 Career Totals 42-28 642.2 521 212 197 59 163 694 — — 2.76 Has allowed one or no runs in 33 of his 80 career starts (41.3 percent), BB/9.0 IP 7th 1.84 including 13 scoreless outings. HR/9.0 IP 8th 0.57 Carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning in six straight starts from 4/17- Strikeouts 8th 165 2014 STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN 6/12, including into the sixth on 4/17 vs. Boston and 5/22 vs. Yankees. Category W-L ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Was on the disabled list for the fi rst time in his career from 4/18-5/21 Most 10+ SO Games Home 7-3 2.45 13-13 84.1 60 24 23 6 14 107 (fl exor muscle strain). Road 3-0 1.40 8-8 57.2 43 14 9 3 15 58 In White Sox History Day 5-1 2.01 7-7 49.1 30 15 11 3 13 52 LAST START Pitcher (GS w/SOX) No. Night 5-2 2.04 14-14 92.2 73 23 21 6 16 113 Posted a no decision on 8/24 at Yankee Stadium, allowing four unearned Ed Walsh (312) 17 March/April 3-0 2.30 4-4 27.1 16 9 9 1 7 29 runs on four hits over 6.0 IP … walked three and struck out seven … car- Chris Sale (80) 16 May 1-0 0.00 2-2 9.0 1 0 0 0 1 14 Juan Pizarro (145) 15 June 3-1 2.79 6-6 42.0 37 14 13 5 8 41 ried a 3-0 lead into the sixth inning before giving up four runs on two hits, Javier Vazquez (97) 13 July 3-0 0.85 4-4 31.2 22 3 3 0 3 38 a Dayan Viciedo error, two walks and a hit-by-pitch. Alex Fernandez (197) 12 August 0-2 2.53 5-5 32.0 27 14 9 3 10 43 Ichiro’s two-run single were the fi rst RBI Sale has allowed to a left- Category AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO GDP OBP SLG hander since 8/17/13 vs. Minnesota (Joe Mauer) … left with a 4-3 defi cit after throwing 102 pitches (63 Total .201 513 103 18 1 9 29 165 10 .255 .292 strikes) … Sox lost, 7-4, in 10 innings. vs. Left .150 107 16 1 0 0 6 43 1 .202 .159 vs. Right .214 406 87 17 1 9 23 122 9 .214 .328 K-ZONE Sections 154-155 of U.S. Cellular Field have been designated the “K Zone For Sale” in 2014. Has struck out 570 batters through his fi rst 80 career starts, which according to Elias is the most in White SALE VS. DETROIT TIGERS Sox history and third-most among active pitchers behind Yu Darvish (657) and Tim Lincecum (609). Player AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG Has fanned 10 or more batters 16 times in his career, the second-highest total in franchise history behind Victor Martinez 25 13 3 0 2 4 1 3 .520 .538 .880 Hall-of-Famer Ed Walsh (17), and 12-plus batters a franchise record nine times. Bryan Holaday 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 Rajai Davis 8 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .375 .500 ROAD WARRIOR Ian Kinsler 17 5 0 0 1 3 2 3 .294 .400 .471 Miguel Cabrera 24 6 0 0 2 2 6 5 .250 .400 .500 Is 3-0 with a 1.40 ERA (9 ER/57.2 IP) in eight road starts this season and 5-0 with a 1.58 ERA (14 ER/79.2 Ezequiel Carrera 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 IP) in his last 11 dating back to 8/17/13 … has gone 22.0 consecutive scoreless IP without allowing an earned Torii Hunter 20 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 .250 .286 .550 run over his last three road starts … has allowed one earned run on 18 hits over 32.2 IP (0.28 ERA) dating J.D. Martinez 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 back to his start on 6/28 at Toronto. Alex Avila 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 Nick Castellanos 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 PRECISION AND POWER Don Kelly 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 Owns a 5.69 strikeout-to-walk ratio this season (165 SO/29 BB), which would break his own club record Eugenio Suarez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 of 4.91 set last season … has struck out 10 or more batters with no walks four times in 80 career starts, tied with Juan Pizarro (145 starts from 1961-66) for the franchise record. SALE’S 2014 BREAKDOWN 2014 QUICK HITS W-L GS-QS Pct. RSA #P/GS SB-ATT PCK GIDP SO/9.0 SO/BB Sox are 13-8 in his starts … has made 17 quality starts, including 12 of his last 13 … has left with the lead 13-8 21-17 80.9 4.75 106.1 3-7 1 10 10.46 5.69 13 times … is 4-0 with fi ve ND this season when pitching after a Sox loss … has compiled a pair of fi ve-game winning streaks … opponents are hitting .161 (28-174) the fi rst time through the lineup, the lowest mark SALE’S GAME BESTS AS STARTER among major-league starting pitchers … has given up fi ve hits or less in 13 of his 21 starts … is receiving 2013 Season Career 4.75 runs of support per 9.0 IP, up from 3.19 in 2013. SO 12 (3x, last 8/12 at S.F., 8.0 IP) 15 (5/28/12 at T.B., 7.1 IP) Went 3-0 with a major-league best 0.85 ERA (3 ER/31.2 IP) in July, allowing 22 hits with three walks and Low Hits 2 (6/1 vs. S.D., 9.0 IP) 1 (5/12/13 vs. LAA, 9.0 IP) 38 strikeouts over four starts … 0.85 ERA is the fi fth-lowest in July by a Sox pitcher since at least 1914. IP 9.0 (2x, last 7/4 vs. Sea.) 9.0 (4x, last 7/4/14 vs. Sea.) CG 2 (last 7/4 vs. Sea.) 7 (last 7/4/14 vs. Sea.) #TARGETSALE SHO None 1 (5/12/13 vs. LAA) Was named to his third straight AL All-Star Team, winning the Final Vote (1 ER/1.0 IP) … became the fi rst Win Streak 5 games (2x, last 6/18-7/26) 8 games (5/17-7/15/12) White Sox pitcher to make three consecutive All-Star Games since Jack McDowell (1991-93). MAX SCHERZER VS. WHITE SOX 2014 STARTS OF NOTE Posted a ND on 8/12 at San Francisco despite throwing 8.0 scoreless IP … fanned 12-plus batters for the Player AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG third time in 2014 and ninth time in his career … struck out 12-plus batters for the eighth time in his career on Avisail Garcia 6 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 .333 .333 1.167 Dayan Viciedo 31 9 3 1 2 5 1 10 .290 .303 .645 7/26 at Minnesota … registered his seventh career complete game on 7/4 vs. Seattle … recorded his fourth Alejandro De Aza 40 11 1 0 1 2 5 12 .275 .356 .375 career game with no walks and 10-plus strikeouts … allowed a career-high 11 hits on 6/23 at Baltimore. Adam Eaton 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 .400 .250 Carried a three-hit shutout into the eighth on 6/7 at the Angels before giving up fi ve runs, including a grand Tyler Flowers 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .333 .250 slam to Mike Trout … posted his sixth career complete game on 6/1 vs. San Diego (28 batters). Paul Konerko 42 10 0 0 2 6 2 16 .238 .273 .381 Retired the fi rst 17 batters on 5/22 vs. the Yankees … posted a ND on 4/17 vs. Boston despite allowing Adam Dunn 47 10 0 0 3 4 5 23 .213 .288 .404 just one run on one hit over 7.0 IP with 10 strikeouts … did not allow a hit until Xander Bogaerts’ solo home Conor Gillaspie 15 3 1 0 1 2 2 3 .200 .278 .467 Jose Abreu 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .231 run with two outs in the sixth inning. Alexei Ramirez 54 7 2 0 0 1 5 7 .130 .200 .167 LITTLE RESISTANCE VS. LEFTIES VS. DETROIT TIGERS Has limited left-handers to a .181 (81-448) average in two-plus seasons as a starter, the second-lowest mark in the major leagues behind Clayton Kershaw (.173) … lefties are hitting .150 (16-107) with one extra- Makes his 20th career appearance against the Tigers (10th start) base hit in 2014 and .192 (115-599) with a .247 on-base percentage and three home runs in his career. and second of the season … is 4-5 with a 2.85 ERA (25 ER/79.0 IP) Brennan Boesch (two) and Travis Hafner (one) are the only lefties to homer off Sale … Boesch (9/2/12 lifetime and 3-5 with a 2.93 ERA (21 ER/64.1 IP) in nine starts. at Comerica Park) is the last lefty to homer off Sale, who has faced 309 lefties since that homer. Is 2-2 with a 1.36 ERA (6 ER/39.2 IP) and 42 strikeouts in his last fi ve starts, allowing 29 hits with fi ve walks. HITS ARE HARD TO COME BY Lost his only start of 2014 on 6/12 at U.S. Cellular Field despite Limited opponents to a .152 (31-204) average through his fi rst nine starts, the lowest mark by an American allowing one run on fi ve hits (a Victor Martinez solo home run) with no League pitcher since 1971, when Oakland’s Vida Blue also held the opposition to a .152 mark. walks and 10 strikeouts over 7.0 IP. Registered a complete-game victory on 8/12/13 in Chicago. ONE AND DONE Allowed one hit with 10 strikeouts in back-to-back starts on 4/17 vs. Boston and 5/22 vs. the Yankees, joining R.A. Dickey (6/13-18/12) as the only pitchers in the modern era to accomplish that feat (Elias). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Is a three-time American League All-Star (2012-14) … is the fi rst White Sox starting pitcher to make three straight All-Star Games since Jack McDowell (1991-93) … was the winning pitcher at the 2013 Midsummer Classic at New York’s Citi Field, throwing 2.0 scoreless IP. Has fi nished in the Top 6 of the American League Cy Young voting each of the last two seasons … became the fi rst member of the 2010 draft to reach the majors when he debuted in relief on 8/6/10 at Baltimore. #61 WHITE SOX STARTING PITCHER CHRIS BASSITT RHP
Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 Age: 25 (February 22, 1989) 2014 MINOR-LEAGUE GAME LOG (9 G/8 GS) Born: Toledo, Ohio Resides: Curtice, Ohio Signed Through: 2014 Date Opp. W-L IP H R ER HR BB SO #P EXIT ERA Sent on rehab assignment to AZL White Sox on 7/12 7/12 vs. Chi. ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 — — 0.00 vs. Opp. vs. Opp. vs. Opp. 7/17 at Mia. ND 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 2 — — 0.00 Pitcher 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 Career 7/22 at Arz. ND 3.2 7 4 4 0 0 6 — — 4.15 RHP Chris Bassitt — — — — — — Returned to Class AA Birmingham on 7/26 LHP Kyle Ryan — — — — — — 7/29 vs. Ten. ND 5.0 1 0 0 0 3 3 78 — 0.00 8/3 at Chat. ND 6.0 3 2 2 1 3 4 79 — 1.64 8/9 vs. Hvl. W 6.0 3 0 0 0 2 11 98 — 1.06 BASSITT AT A GLANCE 8/15 at Jax. W 7.0 6 1 0 0 0 8 98 — 0.75 8/20 vs. Chat. W 7.0 4 1 1 1 3 9 94 — 0.87 The 25-year-old native of Toledo, Ohio makes his major-league debut after spending his fi rst four pro- 8/25 at Mis. L 3.2 9 6 3 0 3 1 86 — 1.56 fessional seasons in the White Sox minor league system … had his contract purchased from Class AA 2014 Totals 3-1 43.1 35 14 10 2 17 49 — — 2.08 Birmingham prior to today’s game. Career Totals 22-10 318.0 263 133 105 20 138 303 — — 2.97 Owns a 1.56 ERA (6 ER/34.2 IP) with 36 strikeouts over six starts for Class AA Birmingham in 2014 … has limited opponents to a .206 average (26-126) with the Barons this season. Suffered a broken right hand prior to the start of the 2014 season. 2014 STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN Made three rehabilitation appearances (two starts) with the Arizona League White Sox … went 0-0 with Category W-L ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO a 4.15 ERA (4 ER/8.2 IP) with 13 strikeouts while allowing three walks. Home — — — — — — — — — — Road — — — — — — — — — — Bio can be found on page 38 of the White Sox media guide. Day — — — — — — — — — — LAST MINOR LEAGUE START Night — — — — — — — — — — 2nd Half — — — — — — — — — — Suffered the loss in his last start with Class AA Birmingham on 8/25 at Mississippi … allowed six runs August — — — — — — — — — — (three earned) on nine hits over 3.2 IP … it was his shortest outing with the Barons this season. Walked three and struck out one … allowed four runs on three hits (including one double) in the second Category AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO GDP OBP SLG Total .— — — — — — — — — — — innning … threw 86 pitches (58 strikes). vs. Left — — — — — — — — — — — It was his fi rst loss since 8/16/13, a span of 12 starts. vs. Right — — — — — — — — — — — BACKGROUND CHECK Was selected in the 16th round of the June, 2011 First-Year Player Draft (501st overall) from the University CHRIS BASSITT VS. DETROIT TIGERS of Akron … attended Genoa Area High School in Clay, Ohio. Has never faced a member of the Tigers at the major-league level. While at Akron, earned All-Mid American Conference honors in 2011 … held opponents to a .183 batting average and posted a 1.42 ERA as a closer. Helped lead his high school baseball team to consecutive league titles in his junior and senior years. KYLE RYAN VS. WHITE SOX Has never faced a member of the White Sox at the major-league level. A STARTING DEBUT Will become the 18th White Sox pitcher to make his major-league debut in a starting role since 2000 and second this season (also Scott Carroll). The only Sox starters to earn the victory in their major-league debut during that span are Lucas Harrell (2010) and Carroll. The last 17 Chicago pitchers making their debuts as a starter are a combined 2-6 with a 7.00 ERA (62 ER/79.2 IP). Here is a breakdown of the last 17 major-league debuts by a White Sox starting pitcher prior to Carroll: Pitcher Date Opp. W/L IP H ER BB SO Scott Carroll, RHP 4/27/14 vs. T.B. W 7.1 6 1 2 3 Erik Johnson, RHP 9/4/13 at NYY L 6.0 7 3 3 1 Charlie Leesman, LHP 8/9/13 v.s Min. ND 5.0 4 1 5 8 Andre Rienzo, RHP 7/30/13 at Cle. ND 7.0 5 3 3 6 Pedro Hernandez, RHP 7/18/12 at Bos. L 4.0 12 8 1 2 Lucas Harrell, RHP 7/30/10 vs. Oak. W 6.0 4 1 5 1 Carlos Torres, RHP 7/22/09 vs. T.B. ND 6.0 6 3 3 3 Clayton Richard, LHP 7/23/08 vs. Tex. ND 4.0 7 4 1 7 John Danks, LHP 4/8/07 vs. Min. L 6.0 4 3 2 6 Charlie Haeger, RHP 5/10/06 vs. LAA L 4.1 5 6 5 2 Brandon McCarthy, RHP 5/22/05 at Cubs ND 5.1 4 2 1 6 Arnie Munoz, LHP 6/19/04 at Mon. L 3.0 10 11 3 1 Felix Diaz, RHP 5/13/04-2 vs. Bal. ND 4.1 6 5 1 1 Neal Cotts, LHP 8/12/03 at Ana. ND 2.1 2 2 6 0 Josh Stewart, LHP 4/6/03 vs. Det. ND 6.2 7 2 1 1 Rocky Biddle, RHP 8/10/00 vs. Sea. L 5.1 8 6 1 1 Jon Garland, RHP 7/4/00 vs. K.C. L 3.0 8 7 1 1
2014 MINOR LEAGUE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Went 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA (10 ER/43.1 IP) with 49 strikeouts over nine appearances (eight starts) between the Arizona League White Sox and Clasa AA Birmingham. Posted a 3-0 record with a 0.87 ERA (3 ER/31.0 IP) over his fi rst fi ve starts with Birmingham. Was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the period of 8/4-10 … earned the win, allowing jusrt three hits over 6.0 scoreless IP while recording a career-high 11 strikeouts in his only start on 8/9 … the 11 strikeouts were the most by a Barons pitcher since Jack Egbert on 4/24/07. Went 3-1 with a 2.18 ERA (14 ER/41.1 IP) as a starter … made one appearance in relief, tossing 2.0 scoreless IP while allowing only one hit and striking out fi ve. Is holding right-handed hitters to a .163 average (14-86) … owns a 23.00 SO/BB ratio (23 K/1 BB).
2014 SPRING TRAINING RECAP Was a fi rst time non-roster invitee to spring training this season. Earned the win on 3/3 vs. Kansas City, allowing two runs on three hits over 1.0 IP … threw 14 pitches (six strikes).
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS Has gone 22-10 with a 2.97 ERA (105 ER/318.0 IP) with 303 strikeouts in 96 career appearances (44 starts) over four minor-league seasons in the White Sox system. Went 11-4 with a 3.08 ERA (51 ER/149.0 IP) and 138 strikeouts over 26 starts between Class A Winston- Salem and Class AA Birmingham in 2013. Earned the win in Game 1 of the 2013 Southern League Championship against top Arizona Diamonbacks pitching prospect Archie Bradley … tossed 5.2 scoreless IP while allowing six hits … recorded seven strike- outs and allowed two walks … fi nished the 2013 SL playoffs going 2-0 with a 0.71 ERA (1 ER/12.2 IP) and 16 strikeouts.
VS. DETROIT TIGERS Will make his fi rst career appearance vs. Detroit.
TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTER LHP Jose Quintana (6-10, 3.48) makes his 28th start of the season and 13th at home. Is 0-3 with a 6.17 ERA (16 ER/23.1 IP) and 17 strikeouts over his last four starts, compared to 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA (11 ER/58.2 IP) and 56 strikeouts in his previous nine. Received a no decision on 8/26 vs. Cleveland, allowing six runs on nine hits over 5.0 IP. Is 3-1 with a 3.22 ERA (16 ER/44.2 IP) in seven career starts against the Tigers. WHITE SOX BULLPEN NOTES
TEAM BULLPEN NOTES Last Game: 0 ER/4.0 IP #57 ZACH PUTNAM, RHP Last Game: DNP Series: 0 ER/4.0 IP Homestand: 0-1; SV, 1-2; 3 ER/14.0 IP Homestand: SV, 1-1; 0 ER/2.0 IP Scoreless Streak: 8 (9.0 IP) Saves: 28-47 (59.6) IR-IS: 226-72 (31.9) 1st Batter: 70-320 (.219) 2014 SV/HLD: 4 (8/27 vs. Cle.)/13 (7/17 vs. Tor.) IR-IS: 27-2 (7.4) 1st Batter Faced: 4-37 (.108) AL Rankings in 2014 Season Highs: IP (8.0; 4/16 vs. Bos.) … SO (8; 4/30 vs. Det.) Career High In Relief: IP (2.2; 4/25/14 vs. T.B..) … SO (4; 4/22/14 at Det.) Bullpen includes seven right-handers. Category Rank No. Last Relief Outing: 8/27 vs. Cleveland (SV, 4; 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO) Relievers own a 2.54 ERA (8 ER/28.1 IP) and .224 Walks 1st 196 AL Relief Leaders: 2nd-AVG/1st Batter (.108); 3rd-IRS % (7.4); 9th-ERA (1.90). 1st Batter AVG 5th .219 Recorded his fourth save of the season on 8/27, tossing 0.1 scoreless IP … extended (22-98) opponents average over their last nine games. Holds T8th 59 On 8/5 Adam Dunn became the second White Sox Wins T11th 18 his scoreless appearance streak to eight (9.0 IP) … hasn’t allowed an earned run since position player to pitch this season (also, Leury Garcia on IR Scored Pct. 12th 31.9 7/12 at Cleveland … owns a 0.66 ERA (1 ER/13.2 IP) over his last 13 games. 4/16 vs. Boston) … the last time the Sox used non-pitchers IP T12th 397.0 Leads Sox relievers in ERA (1.90), opponents average (.202) and holds (13). multiple times in a season was 1979 (Wayne Nordhagen Saves 13th 28 Has made 31 scoreless appearances this season (41 appearances overall). on 5/27 vs. California and 6/4 vs. Milwaukee). Opp. AVG 13th .258 Is 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA (5 ER/25.0 IP) over 20 games on the road and 1-2 with a ERA 13th 4.35 Sox relievers tied a franchise record with 15 runs al- 2.01 ERA (5 ER/22.1 IP) over 21 games at home. Save Pct. 14th 59.6 Opponents are 33-163 (.202) this season … righties are hitting .184 (14-76) and lowed on 8/3 (third time, also 1923 and 1936). Strikeouts 15th 313 The bullpen has surrendered 73 HR since 2013, tied lefties are at .218 (19-87). for the second-fewest in the American League. #53 ERIC SURKAMP, LHP Last Game: DNP #54 RONALD BELISARIO, RHP Last Game: 0 ER/2.0 IP Homestand: DNP Scoreless Streak: None Homestand: 1 ER/2.2 IP Scoreless Streak: 1 (2.0 IP) 2014 Holds: 5 (last, 8/17 vs. Toronto) IR-IS: 20-3 (15.0) 1st Batter Faced: 2-18 (.111) 2014 SV/HLD: 8 (6/24 at Bal.)/11 (8/2 vs. Min.) IR-IS: 23-11 (47.8) 1st Batter Faced: 12-47 (.255) Career High In Relief: IP (1.1; 6/26/14 at Tor.) … SO (2; 3x, last 8/16/14 vs. Tor.) Career High In Relief: IP (3.0; 2x; last 7/5/14 vs. Sea.) … SO (5; 2x, last 9/21/12 at Cin.) Last Relief Outing: 8/18 vs. Baltimore (0.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HB) Last Relief Outing: 8/29 vs. Detroit (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO) Was recalled from Class AAA Charlotte prior to today's doubleheader as the 26th AL Relief Leaders: 3rd-GB % (62.5); T6th-Opp. GIDP (9). man … was optioned to Charlotte on 8/22. Best GB% Since 2009 Tossed 2.0 scoreless IP last night … it was his longest (MLB Relievers) Allowed a run, his first since 8/5, over 0.0 IP in his last appearance on 8/18, ending outing since 7/19 vs. Houston (also 2.0 IP). his five-game scoreless streak (3.0 IP) … failed to record an out for the third time. Pitcher GB Pct. Has allowed nine runs over his last six games at U.S. Recorded his fifth hold of the season on 8/17 vs. Toronto (0.2 scoreless IP). Jonny Venters 68.6 Cellular Field (5.2 IP). Has made 14 scoreless appearances this season. Brad Ziegler 66.9 Ranks second among Sox relievers in games (53). Randy Choate 63.7 Is holding left-handers to a .179 average (5-28) in 2014 … three of the five hits have Owns a 0.93 ERA (2 ER/19.1 IP) when going at least Ronald Belisario 61.7 been home runs. 2.0 IP this season. Jeremy Affeldt 61.6 #40 DANIEL WEBB, RHP Last Game: DNP Has made 30 scoreless appearances this season. Homestand: 0 ER/1.1 IP Scoreless Streak: 1 (1.1 IP) Righties are hitting .216 (163-754) with 12 home runs in his career. 2014 Holds: 4 (last, 8/17 vs. Toronto) IR-IS: 34-11 (32.4) 1st Batter Faced: 10-40 (.250) #39 MAIKEL CLETO (CLAY-toe), RHP Last Game: 0 ER/0.1 IP Career High In Relief: IP (3.0; 4/16/14 vs. Bos.) … SO (5; 7/1-1/14 vs. LAA) Homestand: 0 ER/2.1 IP Scoreless Streak: 5 (4.2 IP) Last Relief Outing: 8/28 vs. Cleveland (1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO) 2014 Holds: 4 (last, 4/16 vs. Boston) IR-IS: 14-6 (42.9) 1st Batter Faced: 2-17 (.118) AL Relief Leaders: T7th-Wins (5); T8th-Opp. GIDP (8). Career High In Relief: IP (2.1; 2x, last 6/5/13 vs. Arz.) … SO (5; 6/5/13 vs. Arz.) Tossed 1.1 scoreless IP Thursday … owns a 1.80 ERA (1 ER/5.0 IP) over his last Last Relief Outing: 8/29 vs. Detroit (0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO) four games at U.S. Cellular Field. Made his fifth straight scoreless appearance (4.2 IP) last night … has recorded 10 Suffered his fourth loss of the season on 8/22 … surrendered a game-ending single strikeouts over his last seven outings (struck out 10 in his previous 13). to Martin Prado in the ninth inning … owns a 2.00 ERA (2 ER/9.0 IP) over his last nine Tossed 1.0 scoreless IP on 8/15 vs. Toronto … it was his first scoreless outing since appearances on the road. 5/7 vs. the Cubs (1.0 IP). Is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA (3 ER/13.0 IP) and 10 strikeouts with no rest in 2014 and 1-0 Has made 13 scoreless appearances with the White Sox (eight have been hitless). with a 2.04 ERA (4 ER/17.2) when going at least 2.0 IP (eight outings). Is holding opponents to a .202 average (17-84) at the major-league level … left- Thirty of his 47 appearances this season have been scoreless. handers are 8-39 (.205) and righties are 9-45 (.200). Left-handers are 22-100 (.220) this season and 28-123 (.228) in his career. Opponents are 20-102 (.196) with 46 strikeouts with two strikes in 2014. #41 JAVY GUERRA, RHP Last Game: DNP Homestand: HLD; 0 ER/3.0 IP Scoreless Streak: 7 (8.2 IP) WHITE SOX PITCHERS VS. DETROIT TIGERS 2014 Holds: 6 (last, 8/27 vs. Cleveland) IR-IS: 26-12 (46.2) 1st Batter Faced: 9-31 (.290) 2014 CAREER Career High In Relief: IP (2.2; 8/1/12 vs. Arz.) … SO (4; 7/31/14 at Det.) Pitcher ERA W L S IP ER SO ERA W L S IP ER SO Last Relief Outing: 8/27 vs. Cleveland (HLD, 6; 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO) Bassitt Tossed 1.2 scoreless IP on 8/27, extending his scoreless appearance streak to Belisario 0.93 1 1 1 9.2 1 6 3.00 1 1 1 12.0 4 8 seven (8.2 IP) … has posted a 1.72 ERA (3 ER/15.2 IP) over his last 15 outings (14 of Cleto 6.75 0 0 0 2.2 2 3 6.75 0 0 0 2.2 2 3 the outings have been scoreless). Danks 3.44 2 0 0 18.1 7 7 5.11 6 10 0 132.0 75 98 Was reinstated from the Bereavement List on 8/23. Guerra 0.00 0 0 0 3.1 0 5 0.00 0 0 0 4.1 0 6 Has tossed 6.0 straight scoreless IP over his last six outings on the road. Lindstrom 0.00 0 0 2 3.2 0 1 1.46 0 1 2 12.1 2 6 Owns a 0.89 ERA (2 ER/20.1 IP) over 12 games when tossing more than 1.0 IP. Noesi 8.22 1 2 0 15.1 14 10 7.97 1 2 0 20.1 18 12 Has made 27 scoreless appearances this season. Petricka 2.35 0 0 1 7.2 2 5 2.70 0 1 1 10.0 3 5 Is limiting lefties to a .197 average (15-76) this season … opponents are 7-44 (.159) Putnam 2.45 0 0 0 3.2 1 7 3.37 0 0 0 5.1 2 9 with RISP, 3-24 (.125) with RISP/two outs and 1-7 (.143) with the bases loaded. Quintana 4.00 1 1 0 18.0 8 15 3.22 3 1 0 44.2 16 38 #27 MATT LINDSTROM, RHP Last Game: 0 ER/1.2 IP Sale 1.29 0 1 0 7.0 1 10 2.85 4 5 0 79.0 25 83 Homestand: 0 ER/2.2 IP Scoreless Streak: 3 (4.2 IP) Surkamp 9.00 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 9.00 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 Webb 5.06 0 0 0 5.1 3 7 5.63 0 0 0 8.0 5 9 2014 Saves: 6-10 (60.0) IR-IS: 6-5 (83.3) 1st Batter Faced: 6-20 (.300) Career High In Relief: IP (2.1; 2x, last 4/5/13 vs. Sea.) … SO (4; 8/18/13 at Min.) TOTALS 4.42 6 7 4 114.0 56 85 Last Relief Outing: 8/29 vs. Detroit (1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO) Made his 18th scoreless appearance of the season Lowest Road ERA By WHITE SOX PITCHING BREAKDOWN last night (1.2 IP) … four of his last six outings have been MLB Reliever Since 2011 W-L ERA GS-QS Pct. CG SHO SV-OPP IP H R ER BB SO AVG scoreless since being activated from the DL on 8/12. Pitcher ERA Starters 42-48 4.42 134-70 52.2 3 0 — 795.0 824 433 390 271 630 .267 Has made five straight scoreless appearances (5.0 IP) Eric O’Flaherty 1.12 Relievers 18-26 4.35 — — — — 28-47 397.0 387 207 192 196 313 .258 on the road. Matt Lindstrom 1.33 Owns a 1.64 ERA (2 ER/11.0 IP) in save situations this Koji Uehara 1.59 season, compared to a 6.75 ERA (11 ER/14.2 IP) in non- Casey Janssen 1.59 RELIEVER NOTES VS. DETROIT save chances. Darren O’Day 1.64 White Sox relievers have posted a 1.65 ERA (8 ER/43.2 IP) at U.S. Cellular Owns a 2.37 career ERA (51 ER/193.2 IP) in 218 career Field over their last 15 appearances. road games, compared to a 4.73 mark (115 ER/218.2 IP) at home (241 outings).
#52 JAKE PETRICKA (puh-TRITCH-kuh), RHP Last Game: DNP LAST 10 REVIEWS/CHALLENGES (64 OVERALL) Homestand: 0-1; 2 ER/0.0 IP Scoreless Streak: None Date/Opp. Play Inn. Umpires Ruling Time 2014 SV/HLD: 9 (8/17 vs. Tor.)/8 (7/19 vs. Hou.) IR-IS: 33-13 (39.4) 1st Batter Faced: 10-48 (.208) Career High In Relief: IP (3.0; 4/19/14 at Tex.) … SO (3; 4/11/14 vs. Cle.) 8/12 at S.F. Danks out a HP 10th F. Culbreth/J. Reynolds Confirmed 1:12 Last Relief Outing: 8/26 vs. Cleveland (L, 0-4; 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER; 1 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR) 8/13 at S.F. Blanco out at HP 7th F. Culbreth/C. Segal Overturned 4:55 8/15 vs. Tor. Flowers foul tip SO 2nd T. Welke/T. Timmons Stands 3:00 AL Relief Leaders: 2nd-GB % (63.6); T4th-Opp. GIDP (10); T9th-IP (63.0). 8/17 vs. Tor. Reyes out at HP 1st T. Welke/C. Fagan Overturned 2:42 Surrendered a game-winning, two-run home run to Zach Walters in the 10th inning 8/17 vs. Tor. A. Garcia out at 3B 8th T. Welke/T. Tichenor Confirmed 1:13 on 8/26 … it was the first homer he has allowed at U.S. Cellular Field in his career. 8/18 vs. Bal. Pearce out at HP 5th T. Hallion/H. Gibson Confirmed 1:07 Allowed a game-ending, three-run home run to Brian McCann on 8/24 … the three 8/22 at NYY Gillaspie out at HP 6th M. Muchlinski/M. Winters Confirmed — runs allowed were a career high … it was his first home run allowed since 4/19 at Texas 8/23 at NYY Beltran home run 6th M. Winters/A. Fletcher Confirmed 0:53 (Kevin Kouzmanoff). 8/23 at NYY Prado out at 2B 6th M. Winters/A. Fletcher Overturned 1:23 Owns a 2.03 ERA (3 ER/13.1 IP) over his last 14 games at U.S. Cellular Field. 8/27 vs. Cle. Sanchez out at HP 7th J. West/R. Drake Confirmed 0:48 Has allowed three runs over 12.1 IP in 12 save opportunities this season (9-12). Bold = challenged by White Sox manager Robin Ventura Owns a 2.18 mark (8 ER/33.0 IP) at home and 3.60 ERA (12 ER/30.0 IP) on road. Italics = reviewed by umpire crew chief Forty-three of his 55 appearances this season have been scoreless and 25 have been hitless, including five straight from 4/29-5/7. Is holding righties to a .197 average (25-127) in 2014 (lefties are hitting .307) … opponents are 0-11 with the bases loaded. WHITE SOX HITTERS NOTES
TEAM HITTING NOTES Home: .256 (581-2,266), 55 HR, 280 R #28 LEURY GARCIA, INF, S-R Last Game: DNP Series: .294 (10-34), 0 HR, 1 R Homestand: .263 (36-137), 1 HR, 12 R Homestand: 0-0 Current Streak: None