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Chicago White Sox 2018 Game Notes and Information 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 (38-36) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (24-49) Sox After 73/74/75 in 2017 ...32-41/32-42/32-43 Streak ...................................................... Lost 7 Game 1: LHP Sean Manaea (6-6, 3.56) vs. RHP James Shields (2-8, 4.63) Last Trip ........................................................0-3 Game 2: RHP Chris Bassitt (0-2, 2.45) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (4-7, 7.19) Last Homestand ...........................................2-5 Games #74-75/Home #37-38 Friday, June 22 3:10 p.m. Guaranteed Rate Field Last 10 Games .............................................2-8 Series Record ..........................................5-16-3 NBCSCH WGN Radio 720-AM WRTO 1200-AM NBCSportsChicago.com Series First Game.......................................7-17 First | Second Half ............................24-49 | 0-0 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX VS. OAKLAND Home | Road ................................12-24 | 12-25 Day | Night ......................................9-28 | 15-21 The Chicago White Sox have lost a season-high tying seven The A's lead the season series, 3-0, sweeping a three-game Opp. At-Above | Below .500 .........10-26 | 14-23 straight games as they open a seven-game homestand today series from 4/16-18 at the Coliseum. vs. RHS | LHS ................................ 18-38 | 6-11 with a straight doubleheader vs. Oakland. The White Sox are batting .252/.313/.358 (31-123) with a vs. AL East/Central/West ..............6-7/11-24/4-9 RHPs James Shields and Lucas Giolito are the scheduled 8.49 ERA (28 ER/29.2 IP) and have been outscored, 30-14. Interleague....................................................3-9 Comeback W's | L's After Leading ..........14 | 20 starters for the White Sox, who were postponed yesterday for The Sox were 1-5 in 2017 (0-3 at home and 1-2 on the road) Extra Innings.................................................1-2 the fi fth time this season and fi rst in Chicago. for their fi rst losing record against Oakland since 2013. One-Run | Two-Run Games ...............7-15 | 3-8 The Sox are coming off a three-game sweep at Cleveland in Oakland's three-game sweep on 6/23-25/17 was its fi rst at Ahead After 6 | 7 | 8 ................17-7 | 17-6 | 22-3 which they were outscored by a 24-5 margin. Guaranteed Rate Field since 2005. Behind After 6 | 7 | 8 ...............4-36 | 4-39 | 0-46 Following this four-game series and a day off on Monday, the The White Sox are 287-310 all-time, going 149-146 at home Tied After 6 | 7 | 8 .........................3-6 | 3-4 | 2-0 Sox | Opp. Score First ..................11-18 | 13-31 Sox conclude the homestand with three games vs. Minnesota (61-64 at Guaranteed Rate Field) and 138-164 on the road. Sox | Opp. Score 4+ .......................19-15 | 5-41 (6/26-28). Sox | Opp. Score 3 or Less ..............5-34 | 19-8 The Sox went 2-5 on their last homestand vs. Cleveland (2-2) SOX-A'S CONNECTIONS April | May | June ....................8-18 | 8-19 | 8-13 and Detroit (0-3) from 6/11-17. White Sox hitting coaches Todd Steverson (2009-13) and Greg Average Time of Game ............................... 3:05 Sparks (1997-2015) both coached in the Oakland organization. UPCOMING PROBABLES ROSTER MOVES RHP Dylan Covey was selected by Oakland in the fourth round VS. OAKLAND A's Prior to the fi rst game of today's doubleheader, the White Sox of the 2013 draft. Friday (Game 1): 3:10 p.m. CT | NBCSCH returned OF Avisaíl García and INF Leury García from their injury Oakland RHPs Chris Bassitt (2014) and Frankie Montas LHP Sean Manaea (6-6, 3.56) vs. rehab assignments at Class AAA and reinstated both from the (2015), INF Marcus Semien (2013-14) and C Josh Phegley RHP James Shields (2-8, 4.63) 10-day disabled list, optioned INF José Rondón to Charlotte and (2013-14) all played for the White Sox. Friday (Game 2): approx. 7:10 p.m. | NBCSCH designated OF Trayce Thompson for assignment. RHP Chris Bassitt (0-2, 2.45) vs. The White Sox 40-man roster decreases to 38. WILD WILD WEST RHP Lucas Giolito (4-7, 7.19) The White Sox are 4-9 vs. the American League West in 2018, Saturday: 1:10 p.m. CT | NBCSCH TODAY'S STORYLINES RHP Daniel Mengden (6-6, 4.06) vs. going 4-6 at home and 0-3 on the road. RHP Dylan Covey (3-2, 2.90) The White Sox are a season-high 25 games under .500 … The Sox are 182-163 vs. the AL West since 2008, including a Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT | WGN-TV the Sox have been outscored, 43-16, during their seven-game 106-71 record at home. RHP Paul Blackburn (1-1, 8.03) vs. losing streak. LHP Carlos Rodón (0-2, 4.41) The Sox have lost four straight home games after going 9-5 CWS AT THE CWS WHITE SOX VS. OAKLAND (0-3) in their previous 14. White Sox draft choices INF Nick Madrigal (fi rst round, Oregon Date H/R Result WP LP The White Sox have lost fi ve straight games to Oakland (all State), LHP Konnor Pilkington (third round, Mississippi State) and RHP Davis Martin (14th round, Texas Tech) all helped their 4/16 R L, 1-8 Mengden López at the Coliseum) and eight of the last nine. 4/17 R L, 2-10 Cahill González James Shields owns a 2.85 ERA (13 ER/41.0 IP) over his last teams reach the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. 4/18 R L, 11-12 (14) Trivino Shields six home starts (all quality) … Shields has thrown at least 6.0 Madrigal went 2-6 with two runs scored on Wednesday as 6/22 H 3:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH IP in 11 straight starts, his longest streak since 9/9/15-5/25/16 Oregon State rallied to defeat North Carolina, 11-6, in an elimina- H approx. 7:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH when he went 14 in a row. tion game … the Beavers play Mississippi State today at 2:00 6/23 H 1:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH 6/24 H 1:10 p.m. CT WGN The Sox are hitting .202 (91-450) with 34 runs scored over p.m. CT in the double elimination round. their last 14 games (2.4 R/G). Texas Tech was eliminated last night with a 9-6 loss to Florida. SOX ON THE LAST TRIP (0-3) BULLPEN RELIEF at CLE...........................................................0-3 WEDNESDAY'S RECAP Runs Scored | Allowed ............................. 5 | 24 Corey Kluber combined with two relievers on a two-hitter as The White Sox bullpen owns a 2.69 ERA (35 ER/117.0 IP) in AVG | OBP | SLG | HR ...... .163 | .226 | .235 | 1 Cleveland completed its second three-game home sweep of the 37 games since 5/13, the fourth-best mark in the major leagues. ERA .................................. 8.25 (22 ER/24.0 IP) White Sox this season with a 12-0 victory. Joakim Soria owns a 0.00 ERA (12.2 IP) over his last 13 ap- Quality Starts ................................................... 0 Reynaldo López (4 ER/4.1 IP) suff ered the loss to fall to 0-2 pearances, converting all six save chances with fi ve hits allowed, MLB IP LEADERS SINCE 2007 two walks and 13 strikeouts. with a 14.14 ERA (11 ER/7.0 IP) in two starts against Cleveland Pitcher IP in 2018 … Bruce Rondón gave up six runs in 1.0 IP of relief. Jace Fry has posted a 2.25 ERA (5 ER/20.0 IP) with 26 strike- Justin Verlander .....................................2,454.2 Omar Narváez (second-inning single) and José Abreu (ninth- outs and a .151 (11-73) opponents average in 20 appearances James Shields...................................... 2,382.0 inning double) collected the only hits for the Sox, who were shut this season. Cole Hamels ..........................................2,322.1 out for the eighth time this season. Xavier Cedeño has made seven straight scoreless appear- Félix Hernández .................................... 2,316.1 CC Sabathia ..........................................2,222.2 The Sox lost their seventh straight game in Cleveland. ances since joining the White Sox on 6/7. BEST MLB RELIEF ERA SINCE 5/13 LET'S PLAY TWO PITO STILL FIRST AT FIRST Club ERA The White Sox are playing their third doubleheader of the José Abreu continues to lead American League fi rst basemen New York Yankees ......................................1.82 season and fi rst at home … the Sox split twinbills on 4/28 at in fan balloting for the MLB All-Star Game presented by Master- Houston Astros ...........................................2.36 Kansas City and 6/5 at Minnesota. card … as of 6/19, Abreu had received 636,666 votes to widen Boston Red Sox.......................................... 2.59 Below is additional White Sox DH information: his lead over Boston's Mitch Moreland (472,245). Chicago White Sox ...................................2.69 Last Sox DH vs. Oakland: 9/18/82 in Chicago (A's sweep). Abreu is the fi rst White Sox player to lead at any point in the Chicago Cubs .............................................2.76 Last time Sox swept a DH: 9/13/14 vs. Minnesota. balloting process since Frank Thomas won the fan election at Last time Sox were swept in a DH: 7/1/14 vs.
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