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CHICAGO WHITE SOX GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox Media Relations DepartmentGAME 333 W. 35th StreetN Chicago,OTES IL 60616 Phone: 312-674-5300 Fax: 312-674-5847 Director: Bob Beghtol, 312-674-5303 Manager: Ray Garcia, 312-674-5306 Coordinators: Leni Depoister, 312-674-5300 and Joe Roti, 312-674-5319 © 2013 Chicago White Sox whitesox.com orgullosox.com whitesoxpressbox.com mlbpressbox.com Twitter: @whitesox CHICAGO WHITE SOX (56-80) at NEW YORK YANKEES (73-64) WHITE SOX BREAKDOWN Record ..............................................56-80 LHP Chris Sale (10-12, 2.99) vs. Hiroki Kuroda (11-10, 2.89) Sox After 136/137 in 2012 ..... 74-62/74-63 Current Streak .................................Lost 4 Current Trip ...........................................0-4 Game #137/Road #71 Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Last Homestand ....................................4-2 Last 10 Games .....................................4-6 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX VS. NEW YORK-AL Series Record ............................... 16-20-7 First/Second Half ................... 37-55/19-25 The Chicago White Sox have lost four straight games as they The White Sox lead the season series, 3-1, and need one win Home/Road ............................ 32-34/24-46 continue a 10-game trip tonight in New York … LHP Chris Sale, to clinch their second consecutive season series victory over the Day/Night ............................... 22-27/34-53 who is 2-0 with 0.49 ERA (1 ER/18.1 IP) and 24 strikeouts in fi ve Yankees, a feat they last accomplished from 1993-95. Grass/Turf .................................. 54-75/2-5 career games (two starts) against the Yankees, takes the mound Chicago’s six-game winning streak against New York ended Opp. Above/At-Below .500 ..... 30-41/26-39 for the White Sox. on Monday. vs. RHS/LHS .......................... 43-59/12-21 vs. AL East ........................................12-14 The Sox are 0-4 on the trip, suffering a three-game sweep at The Sox are batting .293 (43-147) with a 3.32 ERA (14 ER/38.0 vs. AL Central....................................21-36 Boston last weekend before losing, 9-1, yesterday at New York. IP) and have outscored the Yankees, 18-17, in 2013. vs. AL West .......................................15-18 Following this three-game series, the Sox conclude the trip with The Sox went 5-2 in 2012 for their fi rst season victory since Interleague ..........................................8-12 four games at Baltimore (9/5-8) before returning to Chicago for 2003 … their three-game sweep on 8/20-22/12 at U.S. Cellular Comeback Wins .....................................32 a 10-game homestand vs. Detroit (9/9-11), Cleveland (9/12-15) Field was their fi rst at home vs. the Yankees since 8/6-8/91. Losses After Leading .............................35 Extra innings .......................................9-13 and Minnesota (9/16-18). The White Sox trail in the all-time series, 810-1,044 … they One-run/two-run games ..........20-29/11-16 Chicago went 4-2 on its last homestand vs. Texas (2-1) and are 443-487 at home (48-51 at U.S. Cellular Field) and 367-557 Ahead after 6/7/8 .............41-12/41-8/43-3 Houston (2-1) and 6-1 on its last trip to Minnesota (3-1) and on the road (5-10 at new Yankee Stadium). Trailing after 6/7/8 ..............7-55/4-56/2-64 Kansas City (3-0) from 8/15-21. Tied after 6/7/8 ................8-13/11-16/11-13 ON THE TRIP Sox/opp. quality start ............. 41-36/25-56 TONIGHT’S STORYLINES The White Sox are 0-4 on this 10-game trip to Boston (0-3), Sox/opp. score fi rst ................ 29-27/27-53 Sox/opp. score 4+ ..................40-28/14-58 Chris Sale ranks fourth in the American League with 193 New York-AL (0-1) and Baltimore (9/5-8). Sox/opp. score 3 or less ........ 16-52/42-22 strikeouts, the fourth-highest total in White Sox history by a left- The Red Sox swept a three-game series last weekend, winning Average time of game .........................3:02 hander behind Gary Peters (215 in 1967), Wilbur Wood (210 in the opener and fi nale by one run. 1971) and Peters (205 in 1964). The White Sox have lost four straight games after winning 10 ROAD WOES UPCOMING PROBABLES of their previous 12. The White Sox are 24-46 (.343) on the road, the second-lowest AT NEW YORK YANKEES Chicago has won six of its last seven games vs. New York. winning percentage in the major leagues behind Miami (.324). Tuesday: 6:05 p.m. CT, WGN LHP Chris Sale (10-12, 2.99) vs. The Sox have lost four straight road games after winning six Sox pitchers have walked 22 batters in the last four games. RHP Hiroki Kuroda (11-10, 2.89) Avisail Garcia has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games. of their previous seven. Wednesday: 6:05 p.m. CT, CSN RHP Erik Johnson (NR) vs. YESTERDAY’S RECAP NEW KID ON THE BLOCK LHP CC Sabathia (12-11, 4.91) New York broke open a 1-0 game with a eight-run fourth inning Avisail Garcia, who was acquired from Detroit on 7/30 as part AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES and went on to end a six-game losing streak to the White Sox of the three-team trade that sent RHP Jake Peavy to Boston, is Thursday: 6:05 p.m. CT, CSN with a 9-1 victory. hitting .349 (30-86) in 23 games with the White Sox. LHP Jose Quintana (7-5, 3.69) vs. Dylan Axelrod took the loss, allowing eight runs (six earned) Garcia, 22, is 12-28 (.429) in his last seven games and is RHP Scott Feldman (4-4, 4.18) Friday: 6:05 p.m. CT, CSN hitting .383 (28-73) in 19 games since 8/13, the fourth-highest on eight hits over 2.1 IP of relief … Jake Petricka (2.2 IP) and LHP John Danks (4-11, 4.35) vs. David Purcey (2.0) combined to hold the Yankees scoreless on average in the American League. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (7-7, 3.87) one hit over the fi nal 4.2 IP. Saturday: 12:05 p.m. CT, WGN The White Sox committed three errors, including two in the BULLPEN RELIEF LHP Hector Santiago (4-8, 3.43) vs. eight-run fourth. White Sox relievers own a 3.15 ERA (44 ER/125.2 IP) in the RHP Bud Norris (4-1, 4.28) second half, including a 2.44 mark (18 ER/66.1 IP) over their last Sunday: 12:35 p.m. CT, CSN Paul Konerko hit his 432nd career home run in the seventh RHP Andre Rienzo (1-1, 5.03) vs. inning, moving past Cal Ripken Jr. into 44th place all-time. 21 games. RH Chris Tillman (pitches tonight) Starter Jose Quintana (1 ER/1.0 IP) was removed after the By comparison, Chicago’s bullpen recorded a 4.12 ERA (150 All games carried live on WSCR 670-AM ER/328.0 IP) over the fi rst 114 games of the season. game was delayed by rain in the second inning for 1:53. and ESPN Deportes 97.5-FM ROSTER MOVES QUALITY AND QUANTITY Prior to tonight’s game, the White Sox purchased the contracts The White Sox have made 957 quality starts since 2003, the SOX ON THE TRIP of C Miguel Gonzalez, RHP Erik Johnson, INF Marcus Semien most in the majors … the Angels are second with 952. Overall Record ......................................0-4 and RHP Daniel Webb from Class AAA Charlotte. The Sox rank fi fth in the American League with 77 quality at Bos./NYY/Bal. ......................0-3/0-1/0-0 The Sox also transferred RHP Brian Omogrosso (strained right starts in 2013. Average ............................... .219 (29-132) Home Runs ..............................................3 triceps) to the 60-day disabled list and placed C Tyler Flowers on LET’S PLAY SPOILER Runs Scored/Allowed .......................12/27 the 60-Day DL to undergo right shoulder surgery. ERA ...........................6.47 (23 ER/32.0 IP) With the moves, Chicago’s active roster is at 30 and the 40- The White Sox play 23 of 26 games from 8/20-9/15 vs. teams Quality Starts ...........................................0 man roster increases to 40. above .500, including three-game series vs. each fi rst-place team in the American League (Texas, Boston and Detroit). FLOWERS UPDATE Chicago is a combined 13-9 against Atlanta (2-1), Baltimore SOX VS. NEW YORK-AL (3-1) C Tyler Flowers has returned to Chicago, where he will undergo (2-1), Boston (2-4), New York (3-1) and Texas (4-2) in 2013. Date H/R Result WP LP season-ending exploratory surgery on his right shoulder this week 8/5 H W, 8-1 Quintana Pettitte YOUNG ARMS RACE … Flowers homered in his fi nal at-bat on Sunday at Boston. 8/6 H W, 3-2 Sale Kuroda The White Sox starting rotation features four pitchers who are 8/7 H W, 6-5 Axelrod (R) Warren (R) SETTING SALE 25 years or under … John Danks is the oldest at 28. 9/2 R L, 1-9 Huff Quintana 9/3 R 6:05 p.m. CT Chris Sale ranks among the American League leaders in nu- LHP Chris Sale (24), LHP Jose Quintana (24), LHP Hector 9/4 R 6:05 p.m. CT merous categories, including complete games (1st, 4), strikeouts Santiago (25) and RHP Andre Rienzo (25) have recorded a (4th, 193), quality starts (T4th, 20) opponents average (6th, .228) combined 3.47 ERA (193 ER/500.2 IP) in 80 starts this season.