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CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2017 GAME NOTES 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 © 2017 Chicago White Sox whitesox.com orgullosox.com whitesoxpressbox.com @whitesox NEW YORK YANKEES (41-33) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (32-43) WHITE SOX 2017 BREAKDOWN Sox After 75/76 in 2016 ..................37-38/38-38 Current Streak ......................................... Lost 4 RHP Luis Severino (5-3, 3.30) vs. LHP José Quintana (4-8, 4.69) Last 10 Games .............................................3-7 Game #76/Home #32 Tuesday, June 27 7:10 p.m. CT Guaranteed Rate Field Current Homestand ......................................0-4 Last Trip ........................................................3-3 TV: CSN Radio: WLS-AM 890 Spanish Radio: WRTO-AM 1200 Series Record ..........................................9-13-2 Series First Game.......................................8-17 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE First/Second Half ................................32-43/0-0 WHITE SOX LIVE STREAMING INFORMATION Home/Road ....................................15-15/17-27 The Chicago White Sox have lost four straight games and For the fi rst time in 2017, every White Sox game will be live streamed Opp. At-Above/Below .500 .............16-25/16-18 seven of their last eight as they continue a 10-game homestand on phones, laptops and tablets … all CSN broadcasts will streamed live vs. AL East/Central/West ............8-12/19-20/3-7 tonight against the Yankees … LHP José Quintana, who ranks at CSNChicago.com/WhiteSoxStream and via the NBC Sports app. Interleague....................................................2-4 fi fth in the American League with a 2.25 ERA (6 ER/24.0 IP) in All out-of-market and WGN games will be live streamed through Comeback W's/L's After Leading ..............11/19 June, is scheduled to start for the White Sox. whitesox.com, MLB.TV and via the MLB.com At Bat app. Extra Innings.................................................3-2 One-Run/Two-Run Games ...................5-8/4-10 The Sox are 0-4 on the homestand, suff ering a 6-5 loss last WHITE SOX VS. NEW YORK-AL Ahead After 6/7/8 ........................26-1/28-1/29-0 night to the Yankees after being swept last weekend by Oakland Behind After 6/7/8 .......................2-41/2-41/0-40 (18-5 margin). The Yankees lead the season series, 3-1. Tied After 6/7/8 .................................4-1/2-1/3-3 Following this four-game series, the White Sox conclude the The White Sox are batting .230 (31-135) with a 3.71 ERA (14 Sox/Opp. Score First ......................22-16/10-27 homestand with three games vs. Texas (6/30-7/2) before closing ER/34.0 IP) this season and have been outscored, 23-14. Sox/Opp. Score 4+ ...........................27-15/8-38 the fi rst half with a six-game, seven-day trip to Oakland (7/3-5) The Sox are 11-6 in their last 17 home games vs. the Yan- Sox/Opp. Score 3 or Less ..................5-28/24-5 April/May/June ........................13-10/11-18/8-15 and Colorado (7/7-9). kees dating back to 2012, batting .293 (173-590). Chicago is 1-9-3 in the last 13 season matchups against the Days in First/Second/Third Place ............5/6/16 The White Sox went 3-3 on their last trip to Toronto (2-1) and Days in Fourth/Fifth Place ........................40/16 Minnesota (1-2) from 6/16-22 and 3-1 on their last homestand Yankees (2004-16), going 37-57 during that span. Average Time of Game ............................... 3:08 vs. Baltimore from 6/12-15. The White Sox trail the all-time series, 819-1,063 … they are 449-493 at home (53-57 at Guaranteed Rate Field) and 370- UPCOMING PROBABLES TONIGHT'S STORYLINES 569 on the road (8-22 at new Yankee Stadium). VS. NEW YORK YANKEES José Quintana has received 20 runs of support over his last *Tuesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN* LOOKING FOR AN EDGE VS. THE EAST RHP Luis Severino (5-3, 3.30) vs. two starts, compared to 22 in his fi rst 13 of the season. The White Sox are 8-12 vs. the American League East this LHP José Quintana (4-8, 4.69) José Abreu is batting .373 (25-67) with seven doubles, three *Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN+* home runs, 15 RBI and a .642 slugging percentage in his last season (19-14 in 2016) but are 5-3 in their last eight games. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (5-7, 5.74) vs. 16 games. From 6/6-29, the Sox play 14 of their 23 games vs. the AL LHP Carlos Rodón (NR) Melky Cabrera is batting .344 (45-131) with six home runs, East, including three vs. Tampa Bay (1-2), four vs. Baltimore *Thursday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN* RHP Luis Cessa (0-2, 6.57) vs. 23 RBI and 20 runs scored over his last 32. (3-1), three at Toronto (2-1) and four vs. the Yankees (0-1). RHP James Shields (1-1, 4.26) Aaron Judge (26) and Matt Davidson (17) rank 1-2 among SEARCHING FOR QUALITY American League rookies in home runs. SOX VS. NEW YORK-AL (1-3) Chicago's starting rotation owns a 5.63 ERA (99 ER/158.1 Date H/R Result WP LP IP) over the last 33 games, making just seven quality starts. LAST NIGHT'S RECAP 4/17 R L, 4-7 Montgomery Holland A late White Sox rally came up just short as the Yankees held The White Sox went a franchise-record 13 straight games 4/18 R W, 4-1 González Severino on for a 6-5 victory in the opener of the four-game series. without a quality start from 5/29-6/12, which was the longest 4/19 R L, 1-9 Tanaka Covey Trailing, 5-1, entering the ninth, the Sox scored four runs, streak in the American League since Toronto also went 13 in a 6/26 H L, 5-6 Montgomery Holmberg including a three-run homer from Tim Anderson and RBI double row from 6/8-22/12 (STATS LLC). 6/27 H 7:10 p.m. CT CSN The Sox rank last in the American League with 26 quality 6/28 H 7:10 p.m. CT CSN+ from José Abreu … with pinch-runner Alen Hanson on second 6/29 H 7:10 p.m. CT CSN and one out, Aroldis Chapman retired Avisaíl García and Todd starts this season after fi nishing second in 2016 with 95. SOX ON THE HOMESTAND (0-4) Frazier to end the threat. NOT SO RIGHTY TIGHTY David Holmberg suff ered the loss, allowing six runs (two vs. OAK/NYY/TEX ............................0-3/0-1/0-0 The White Sox have gone 13-9 vs. left-handed starters this earned) on fi ve hits over 5.1 IP … Juan Minaya (1.2 IP) and Runs Scored/Allowed ...............................10/24 season, compared to 19-34 in games started by right-handers. AVG/OBP/SLG/HR ...................216/.248/.336/4 Michael Ynoa (2.0) combined for 3.2 scoreless IP in relief. The Sox are hitting a major-league best .301 (207-687) vs. ERA .................................. 4.50 (18 ER/36.0 IP) Melky Cabrera and Abreu each collected three hits, but the lefties in 2017 and .247 (468-1,891) against right-handers. Quality Starts ................................................... 1 Sox committed three errors. Avisaíl García (1st, .429) and José Abreu (3rd, .412) rank AL ERA LEADERS IN JUNE RODÓN READYING FOR A RETURN among the major-league leaders in average vs. left-handers. Pitcher, Club ERA LHP Carlos Rodón is scheduled to make his 2017 debut to- DAVIDSON ON A ROLL Corey Kluber, CLE ......................................1.29 morrow night against the Yankees … Rodón, who has been on Mike Fiers, HOU .........................................1.42 Matt Davidson leads the White Sox, ranks second among the disabled list since 4/2 with left biceps bursitis, made one Jacob Faria, TB .......................................... 2.10 American League rookies and is tied for ninth overall in the AL Jason Vargas, KC .......................................2.12 rehab start with Class A Winston-Salem and three with Class with 17 home runs this season … among AL players with at José Quintana ...........................................2.25 AAA Charlotte from 6/6-23. least 200 plate appearances, he ranks fourth with a 12.47 home He went 9-10 with a 4.04 ERA (74 ER/165.0 IP) in 28 starts MLB ROOKIE HR LEADERS run ratio. last season with the Sox. Player, Club HR Davidson homered seven times in 10 games from 6/12-22, Aaron Judge, NYY .........................................26 PUTNAM UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL SURGERY the fi rst Sox player to accomplish that feat since Carlos Quentin Cody Bellinger, LAD ...................................... 24 RHP Zach Putnam underwent Tommy John surgery on 6/22 from 6/28-7/10. Matt Davidson, SOX .................................... 17 in a procedure performed by Dr. James Andrews in Florida. Hunter Renfroe, SD .......................................15 ALL ABOUT AVI Two players tied............................................. 14 Putnam, 29, posted a 1.04 ERA (1 ER/8.2 IP) with two hits Avisaíl García is in position to become the fi rst Sox outfi elder allowed over seven appearances this season before being placed to make the All-Star Team since Carlos Quentin in 2011 and the MLB AVERAGE LEADERS SINCE 5/16 on the disabled list on 4/25 (retro to 4/23). fi rst native of Venezuela since Magglio Ordoñez in 2003. Club AVG Houston Astros ............................................285 SOX SERVE WEEK García ranks among the American League leaders in aver- age (4th, .325), multihit games (T2nd, 29), RBI (T5th, 51) and Chicago White Sox ....................................284 The White Sox are celebrating Sox Serve Week – their ninth Colorado Rockies ........................................278 total bases (8th, 148).