Chicago White Sox 2018 Game Notes and Information
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CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2018 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 chisoxpressbox.com @whitesox WHITE SOX 2018 BREAKDOWN OAKLAND A'S (40-37) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (25-51) Sox After 76 | 77 in 2017 ..............33-43 | 33-44 Streak ...................................................... Lost 1 RHP Paul Blackburn (1-1, 8.03) vs. LHP Carlos Rodón (0-2, 4.41) Current Homestand ......................................1-2 Game #77/Home #40 Sunday, June 24 1:10 p.m. Guaranteed Rate Field Last Trip ........................................................0-3 WGN-TV WGN Radio 720-AM WRTO 1200-AM MLB.TV Last 10 Games .............................................1-9 Series Record ..........................................5-16-3 Series First Game.......................................7-18 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX VS. OAKLAND First | Second Half ............................25-51 | 0-0 Home | Road ................................13-26 | 12-25 The Chicago White Sox have lost nine of their last 10 games The A's lead the season series, 5-1, and have clinched back- Day | Night ....................................10-30 | 15-21 as they continue a seven-game homestand this afternoon with to-back season series victories over the White Sox for the fi rst Opp. At-Above | Below .500 ......... 11-28 | 14-23 the fi nale vs. Oakland. time since 2009-10. vs. RHS | LHS ................................19-39 | 6-12 LHP Carlos Rodón is scheduled to start for the White Sox, The White Sox are batting .249/.304/.358 (57-229) with a vs. AL East/Central/West ............6-7/11-24/5-11 who are 2-9 in their last 11 games against the A's. 6.99 ERA (44 ER/56.2 IP) and have been outscored, 52-28. Interleague....................................................3-9 Comeback W's | L's After Leading ..........15 | 21 The Sox have opened the homestand by losing two of the fi rst Oakland's three-game sweep on 6/23-25/17 was its fi rst at Extra Innings.................................................1-2 three game of this series, splitting a doubleheader on Friday and Guaranteed Rate Field since 2005. One-Run | Two-Run Games ...............7-16 | 4-8 suff ering a 7-6 loss yesterday. The White Sox are 288-312 all-time, going 150-148 at home Ahead After 6 | 7 | 8 ................18-7 | 18-6 | 23-3 Following today's game and a day off tomorrow, the Sox con- (62-66 at Guaranteed Rate Field) and 138-164 on the road. Behind After 6 | 7 | 8 ...............4-37 | 4-40 | 0-48 clude the homestand with three games vs. Minnesota (6/26-28). Tied After 6 | 7 | 8 .........................3-7 | 3-5 | 2-0 The Sox went 0-3 on their last trip to Cleveland from 6/18-20 WILD WILD WEST Sox | Opp. Score First ..................11-18 | 14-33 The White Sox are 5-11 vs. the American League West in Sox | Opp. Score 4+ .......................20-16 | 6-42 and 2-5 on their last homestand vs. Cleveland (2-2) and Detroit Sox | Opp. Score 3 or Less ..............5-35 | 19-9 (0-3) from 6/11-17. 2018, going 4-8 at home and 0-3 on the road … they have won April | May | June ....................8-18 | 8-19 | 9-15 fi ve of their last 10 games after losing their fi rst six. Average Time of Game ............................... 3:05 TODAY'S STORYLINES The Sox are 183-165 vs. the AL West since 2008, including a UPCOMING PROBABLES The White Sox are a season-high tying 26 games under .500. 106-71 record at home. The Sox have lost six of their last seven home games after VS. OAKLAND A's Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT | WGN-TV going 9-5 in their previous 14. CWS AT THE CWS RHP Paul Blackburn (1-1, 8.03) vs. White Sox draft choices INF Nick Madrigal (fi rst round, Oregon The White Sox bullpen owns a 7.80 ERA (13 ER/13.0 IP) over LHP Carlos Rodón (0-2, 4.41) his last four games, compared to 1.75 (11 ER/56.2 IP) over the State), LHP Konnor Pilkington (third round, Mississippi State) and RHP Davis Martin (14th round, Texas Tech) all helped their VS. MINNESOTA TWINS fi rst 19 in June. Tuesday: 7:10 p.m. CT | NBCSCH Chicago is hitting .210 (117-556) with 48 runs scored over their teams reach the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. RHP Lance Lynn (5-5, 4.64) vs. last 17 games (2.8 R/G). Madrigal went 1-4 last night as Oregon State defeated Mis- RHP Reynaldo López (2-5, 3.59) Tim Anderson is 4-8 with a double, two home runs, four RBI sissippi State, 5-2, to advance to the CWS fi nals … the Beavers Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. CT | NBCSCH and fi ve runs scored over his last two games. play Arkansas in the best-of-three fi nals starting tomorrow night RHP Kyle Gibson (2-5, 3.25) vs. at 6:00 p.m. CT. RHP James Shields (2-9, 4.59) GONZÁLEZ ON ASSIGNMENT Thursday: 1:10 p.m. CT | WGN-TV BULLPEN RELIEF TBA vs. The White Sox have sent RHP Miguel González on a rehab RHP Lucas Giolito (5-7, 7.01) assignment to Class AAA Charlotte … González, who has been The White Sox bullpen owns a 2.88 ERA (41 ER/128.1 IP) in on the disabled list since 4/22 with right rotator cuff infl ammation, 40 games since 5/13, the fi fth-best mark in the American League. WHITE SOX VS. OAKLAND (1-5) is scheduled to start today for Charlotte vs. Toledo. Joakim Soria owns a 0.00 ERA (13.2 IP) over his last 14 Date H/R Result WP LP appearances, converting all seven save chances with fi ve hits 4/16 R L, 1-8 Mengden López YESTERDAY'S RECAP allowed, two walks and 15 strikeouts. 4/17 R L, 2-10 Cahill González 4/18 R L, 11-12 (14) Trivino Shields Pinch-hitter Nick Martini recorded his fi rst major-league hit, a Jace Fry owns a 2.05 ERA (5 ER/22.0 IP) with 28 strikeouts 6/22 H L, 2-11 Manaea Shields game-winning RBI single off Juan Minaya in the eighth inning, and a .151 (12-79) opponents average in 22 games this season. H W, 6-4 Giolito Bassitt as Oakland overcame a 5-0 defi cit to defeat the White Sox, 7-6. Xavier Cedeño has made eight straight scoreless appearances 6/23 H L, 6-7 Trivino Minaya The Sox scored fi ve runs in the fi rst inning, including a three- (6.1 IP) since joining the White Sox on 6/7. 6/24 H 1:10 p.m. CT WGN run home run from Tim Anderson, but the A's rallied for two runs SOX ON THE HOMESTAND (1-2) in the second and three in the fi fth to tie the game. POWERFUL PROSPECT PIPELINE vs. OAK/MIN .........................................1-2 | 0-0 Anderson, celebrating his 25th birthday, homered for the The White Sox farm system features eight of the Top 100 Runs Scored | Allowed ........................... 14 | 22 prospects in baseball according to MLB Pipeline's latest rankings, second straight game and scored two runs. AVG | OBP | SLG | HR ...... .245 | .292 | .358 | 2 Sox starter Dylan Covey (4 ER/4.0 IP) was removed in the fi fth tied with Atlanta for the most in the major leagues. ERA .................................. 5.33 (16 ER/27.0 IP) inning with right hip soreness … Jace Fry threw 2.0 scoreless IP OF Eloy Jimenéz (No. 4) is the highest rated Sox prospect, Quality Starts ................................................... 0 followed by RHP Michael Kopech (12), OF Luis Robert (26), in relief to lower his ERA to 2.05. BEST AL RELIEF ERA SINCE 5/13 RHPs Dylan Cease (43), Alec Hansen (49) and Dane Dunning HAWK'S FAREWELL (56), OF Blake Rutherford (85) and C Zack Collins (99). Club ERA Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, who is in his 33rd and fi nal season in New York Yankees ......................................1.75 PITO STILL FIRST AT FIRST Houston Astros ...........................................2.25 the White Sox television booth in 2018, will work primarily Sunday Boston Red Sox.......................................... 2.52 home games this season as well as select other contests. José Abreu continues to lead American League fi rst basemen Oakland A's ................................................ 2.87 The celebration of his fi nal season in the broadcast booth in fan balloting for the MLB All-Star Game presented by Master- Chicago White Sox ...................................2.88 continues this season as special guests will join Hawk in the card … as of 6/19, Abreu had received 636,666 votes to widen MLB DOUBLES LEADERS booth … special guest analyst this season include: his lead over Boston's Mitch Moreland (472,245). Player, Club 2B Hall-of-Famer Frank Thomas on 6/17 vs. Detroit. Abreu is the fi rst White Sox player to lead at any point in the Eduardo Escobar, MIN .................................. 32 Former White Sox captain Paul Konerko on 8/19 vs. Kansas City at balloting process since Frank Thomas won the fan election at José Abreu, SOX ......................................... 27 1:10 p.m. on NBC Sports Chicago. fi rst base in 1996. Kevin Pillar, TOR ........................................... 24 Fan-favorite A.J. Pierzynski on Hawk Day, 9/2 vs. Boston at 1:10 p.m. He would be the sixth Sox player (11th time) to be fan-elected Four players tied ............................................23 on NBC Sports Chicago.