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CHICAGO WHITE SOX GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox Media Relations Department 333 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60616 Phone: 312-674-5300 Director: Bob Beghtol, 312-674-5303 Manager:G RayAME Garcia, 312-674-5306 N Coordinators:OTES Leni Depoister, 312-674-5300; Joe Roti, 312-674-5319 © 2014 Chicago White Sox whitesox.com orgullosox.com whitesoxpressbox.com @whitesox WHITE SOX 2014 BREAKDOWN NEW YORK YANKEES (25-23) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (25-26) Sox After 51/52 in 2013 .............24-27/24-28 Current Streak .....................................Lost 1 RHP Masahiro Tanaka (6-1, 2.39) vs. RHP Andre Rienzo (4-0, 4.00) Homestand ...............................................2-1 Last Trip ...................................................4-5 Game #52/Home #25 Sunday, May 25, 2014 Last 10 Games .........................................6-4 Series Record ...................................... 5-9-1 Series First Game ..................................11-6 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE COUNTDOWN TO COOPERSTOWN First/Second Half........................... 25-26/0-0 The Chicago White Sox have won four of the last six games Frank Thomas will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Home/Road ................................13-11/12-15 and six of 10 as they conclude their series vs. New York-AL. Fame on July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y. … joining Thomas in the Class Day/Night .....................................8-11/17-15 LHP Jose Quintana, who has allowed three runs or less in of 2014 are pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux and managers Opp. Above/At-Below .500 ...........14-9/11-17 vs. RHS/LHS .................................19-19/6-7 each of his last six starts, takes the mound for the White Sox. Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa and Joe Torre. “The Big Hurt”, the White Sox all-time leader in most offensive cat- vs. AL East ...............................................6-4 Chicago is in fourth place in the American League Central, vs. AL Central .......................................11-11 egories, is one of four players in major-league history with a career .300 vs. AL West ..............................................3-6 6.0 games behind the division-leading Detroit Tigers. average, 500 home runs, 1,500 RBI and 1,000 runs scored and 1,500 Interleague ...............................................5-5 Following this series vs. the Yankees, the Sox will continue the walks, joining Mel Ott, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. homestand vs. Cleveland (5/26-28) and San Diego (5/30-6/1). Comeback W’s/L’s After Leading .........15/12 Extra innings ............................................2-2 TODAY’S STORYLINES WHITE SOX VS. NEW YORK YANKEES One-run/two-run games .................... 8-7/5-5 Ahead after 6/7/8................... 15-3/16-3/19-3 Chicago is 6-0 in games started by Andre Rienzo. The White Sox are looking to clinch their third straight home Trailing after 6/7/8 ................. 4-18/4-19/3-21 The White Sox last three wins, and fi ve of their last seven series win … they recorded home sweeps in 2012 and 2013. Tied after 6/7/8 ............................6-5/5-4/3-2 games overall, have been one-run decisions. Chicago has won eight of the last 13 games overall but are Sox/opp. quality start................. 15-12/10-14 The Sox are trying to win their third consecutive home series 14-16 since 2010, including a 9-7 mark at U.S. Cellular Field. Sox/opp. score fi rst ..................... 15-9/10-17 The Sox are hitting .295 (31-105), own a 3.21 ERA (10 Sox/opp. score 4+ ........................21-11/7-23 over the Yankees (sweeps in 2012 and 2013) … their last home Sox/opp. score 3 or less................ 4-13/17-5 series win this season was 4/25-28 vs. Tampa Bay (3-1). ER/28.0 IP) and have outscored the Yankees, 12-11. Average time of game ............................3:14 Sox starters own a 2.16 ERA (8 ER/33.1 IP) with 29 strikeouts Chicago trails in the all-time series, 812-1,047 … it has gone and .176 opponents average (21-119) in the last fi ve games. 445-488 at home (50-52 at U.S. Cellular Field) and 367-559 on Alexei Ramirez is 9-27 (.333) with two home runs, seven RBI the road (5-12 at new Yankee Stadium). UPCOMING PROBABLES and six runs scored in the last eight games (three multihit). VS. NEW YORK YANKEES RISP-Y BUSINESS Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT, CSN ROSTER MOVE Chicago ranks second in the American League, and third in RHP Masahiro Tanaka (6-1, 2.39) vs. RHP Andre Rienzo (4-0, 4.00) RHP Frank Francisco has declined his outright assignment to the majors, with a .277 average with RISP (123-444) in 2014. Class AAA Charlotte and declared for free agency. The White Sox are 20-73 (.274) with four doubles, three home VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS runs and 30 RBI with RISP over the last nine games. Monday: 1:10 p.m. CT, CSN YESTERDAY’S RECAP The Sox own a .324 mark (35-108) with three home runs and RHP Josh Tomlin (3-1, 2.91) vs. 40 RBI with RISP in the last 13 games at U.S. Cellular Field. LHP Jose Quintana (2-4, 3.67) The Yankees combined to scored four runs off Chicago reliev- Tuesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, WCIU ers in the ninth and 10th inning to earn a 4-3, comeback win. NINTH-INNING NUMBERS RHP Justin Masterson (2-3, 5.32) vs. Zach Putnam surrendered a game-winning homer to Jacoby LHP Chris Sale (4-0, 1.89) Ellsbury with two outs in the 10th … Ronald Belisario suffered the Chicago leads the majors with 40 runs scored in the ninth Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN blown save after allowing three runs on four hits in the ninth. inning … Cleveland and Oakland are tied for second with 25. RHP T.J. House (0-1, 6.43) vs. RHP Hector Noesi (0-4, 6.82) John Danks received a no decision despite allowing three hits The Sox rank among the MLB ninth-inning leaders in home over 8.0 scoreless IP … he allowed just two baserunners over runs (T1st, 6), hits (2nd, 47), slugging percentage (2nd, .470), All games carried live on WSCR 670 AM the fi rst 7.2 IP, and retired 12 straight from the fourth-eighth. on-base percentage (2nd, .368 and average (2nd, .283). and 97.5 FM ESPN Deportes The White Sox scored all three of their runs in the fi rst inning … By contrast, the White Sox hit .228 (113-495) with 13 homers Adam Eaton and Gordon Beckham each had three-hit games. and 45 runs scored in the ninth last season. SOX VS. NEW YORK-AL (2-1) RIENZO’S WINNING WAYS RAMIREZ ROLLS ON Date H/R Result WP LP The White Sox are 6-0 this season in Andre Rienzo’s starts. Alexei Ramirez ranks among the American League leaders in 5/22 H W, 3-2 Sale Phelps 5/23 H W, 6-5 Webb Robertson The Sox streak of six team wins behind Rienzo is tied for the average with RISP (4th, .389), singles (4th, 45), hits (T4th, 62), multihit games (T4th, 19) and average (6th, .318). 5/24 H L, 3-4 Betances Putnam longest such streak in baseball to start 2014 and is the longest 5/25 H 1:10 p.m. CT Ramirez has hit safely in 40 of Chicago’s 51 games and has active … Oakland won each of its fi rst six starts behind RHP 8/22 R 6:05 p.m. CT Jesse Chavez (4/3-30) and LHP Scott Kazmir (4/2-29). gone hitless in consecutive contests just twice … has played in 8/23 R 12:05 p.m. CT The last time Chicago won each of a starter’s fi rst seven an AL leading 451.0 innings (out of a possible 455.0 IP). 8/24 R TBA outings to start a season was 2005 behind Jon Garland, when it He is one of 10 AL players (also Jose Abreu and Marcus Semien) to have multiple four-RBI games this season. went 8-0 over his fi rst eight starts (STATS). WHITE SOX ON HOMESTAND (2-1) 8.0 (SCORELESS IP) ISN’T ENOUGH WEATHERING THE STORM vs. NYY/CLE/S.D. .......................2-1/0-0/0-0 Average ................................... .295 (31-105) John Danks allowed just three hits over 8.0 scoreless IP yes- There have been 196 combined games missed by eight White Home Runs .................................................2 terday vs. the Yankees but received a no decision after Ronald Sox players (fi ve current) who made the Opening Day roster. Runs Scored/Allowed ...........................12/11 Belisario suffered his second blown save in the ninth inning. A breakdown of players and games: Jose Abreu (7), Adam ERA ..............................3.21 (10 ER/28.0 IP) Quality Starts...............................................3 It was the 11th time since 2012 that a Sox starter worked at Eaton (14), Avisail Garcia (42), Nate Jones (48), Lindstrom (5), least 8.0 scoreless IP … the Sox are just 7-4 (.636) in those con- Felipe Paulino (34), Chris Sale (32) and Conor Gillaspie (14). tests, the worst winning percentage in baseball in such games. INF Gordon Beckham (22 games) started 2014 on the DL. AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS MISSING IN ACTION Club R/G SOLID STREAK STOPPED Oakland Athletics 5.04 The White Sox 4-3 loss yesterday snapped their eight-game Jose Abreu was placed on the disabled list on 5/18 with in- Los Angeles Angels 4.94 home winning streak vs. the Yankees. fl ammation in his left ankle … no timetable is set for his return.