CHICAGO WHITE SOX GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox Media Relations DepartmentGAME 333 W. 35th StreetN Chicago,OTES IL 60616 Phone: 312-674-5300 Fax: 312-674-5116 Director: Bob Beghtol, 312-674-5303 Assistant Director: Patrick O’Connell, 312-674-5306 Coordinator: Ray Garcia, 312-674-5300 © 2010 Chicago White Sox www.whitesox.com www.orgullosox.com CHICAGO WHITE SOX (53-43) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (49-48) WHITE SOX BREAKDOWN Record ..............................................53-43 RHP Daniel Hudson (1-0, 5.06) vs. LHP Dallas Braden (4-7, 3.74) Sox After 96 in 2009 .........................50-46 Sox After 97 in 2009 .........................50-47 Game #97/Road #51 Sunday, July 25, 2010 Streak ..............................................Lost 1 Current Trip ...........................................4-5 Last Homestand ....................................7-0 Last Five Games ...................................3-2 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITESOXPRESSBOX.COM Last 10 Games .....................................5-5 The Chicago White Sox have won 12 of their last 17 games and Series Record ............................... 15-14-3 29 of 39 as they conclude a 10-game road trip today in Oakland For the second straight season, the White Sox offer white- Series First Game .............................20-12 … right-hander Daniel Hudson, who defeated Seattle in his last soxpressbox.com, a private, media-only website that helps First/Second Half ....................... 49-38/4-5 start on 7/19 (1 ER/6.2 IP), takes the mound for the White Sox. streamline and expedite distribution of information to outlets Home/Road ............................ 27-19/26-24 covering the team in a more environmentally friendly manner Day/Night ................................20-11/33-32 During the current 29-10 run, the White Sox have gone from a Grass/Turf .................................. 49-39/4-4 season-high tying nine games under .500 (24-33) and 9.5 games by reducing the use of paper. vs. RHS/LHS ...........................42-33/11-10 out of fi rst place to leading the American League Central by 2.0 Content, including game notes, stat packs, media clips, vs. AL ................................................38-40 games over Minnesota and 2.5 over Detroit. lineups and audio, is updated prior to every White Sox game vs. AL East ..........................................7-11 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only one team in baseball and will remain archived for the remainder of the season. vs. AL Central....................................17-20 See a White Sox media relations representative to obtain vs. AL West .........................................14-9 history has come back from a bigger fi rst-half defi cit to enter the Interleague ..........................................15-3 break with a division lead (1973 Cardinals, -11.5). the login information for the site. Comeback Wins .....................................24 Chicago’s 25-5 mark to end the fi rst half matched the best Losses After Leading .............................22 W-L Last At-Bat .....................................9-7 record in major-league history in the fi nal 30 games before the VIEW FROM THE TOP break (also 1975 Reds and 1990 Mets). Extra innings .........................................2-4 The White Sox have been in fi rst place for 16 days this season Ahead after 6/7/8 ...............43-5/44-5/48-2 The White Sox have used 68 different lineups. and every day since 7/11 … the Sox began the second half with Behind after 6/7/8 .............. 6-32/1-36/1-37 a division lead for the 11th time in club history. Tied after 6/7/8 .........................4-6/8-2/4-4 TODAY’S STORYLINES Chicago also spent the All-Star Break in fi rst place in 1951, Sox/opp. quality start ............. 35-13/15-35 The White Sox are a major-league best 29-10 since 6/9. Sox/opp. errorless .................. 37-23/30-25 1959, 1967, 1977, 1984, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2008 … The Sox are looking to fi nish the trip with a 5-5 record, which Sox/opp. HR .......................... 38-24/24-28 bold denotes made postseason. would mark their fourth consecutive non-losing trip. Sox/opp. multiHR .......................26-4/4-10 Sox/opp. score fi rst ................ 39-15/14-28 Chicago has won fi ve of its last seven games in Oakland after CENTRAL STANDINGS Sox/opp. score 4+ ..................45-13/16-32 going 6-28 (.176) from 5/18/01-8/15/08. A look at the American League Central standings following Sox/opp. score 3 or less ...........8-30/37-11 The White Sox are 20-11 in day games. the games on 6/8 and games of yesterday: Sox/opp. outhit opp. .................37-6/12-33 Sox/opp. 10+ hits .....................27-9/13-28 YESTERDAY’S RECAP ON 6/8 CURRENT April/May/June ................. 9-14/13-14/18-9 The White Sox dropped a 10-2 decision at Oakland, their fi rst TEAM W-L PCT GB TEAM W-L PCT GB July/August/September .......... 13-6/0-0/0-0 Average time of game .........................2:44 loss by more than three runs since 6/8 vs. Detroit (L, 2-7). MIN 34-24 .586 — SOX 53-43 .552 — Freddy Garcia allowed fi ve runs over 1.1 IP, the shortest start DET 30-27 .526 -3.5 MIN 52-46 .531 -2.0 of his career, as his six-game winning streak came to an end … SOX 24-33 .421 -9.5 DET 50-45 .526 -2.5 K.C. 24-35 .407 -10.5 K.C. 42-55 .433 -11.5 SOX VS. OAKLAND (1-1) it was Garcia’s fi rst loss since 5/23 vs. Florida. CLE 21-36 .368 -12.5 CLE 41-56 .423 -12.5 Date H/R Result WP LP Ramon Castro hit a two-run homer in the second inning to 7/23 R W, 5-1 Buehrle Cahill account for the Sox runs. SOUTHPAW STATISTICS 7/24 R L, 2-10 Mazarro Garcia The White Sox are 11-10 vs. left-handed starting pitchers this 7/25 R 3:07 p.m. CT ON THE TRIP season, including fi ve wins in their last six games. 7/30 H 7:10 p.m. CT The White Sox are 4-5 on this 10-game, 11-day trip to Min- The Sox are hitting .241 (170-704) with 24 home runs vs. 7/31 H 6:05 p.m. CT 8/1 H 1:05 p.m. CT nesota (1-3), Seattle (2-1) and Oakland (1-1). lefties in 2010, the third-lowest average in the American League 9/20 R 9:07 p.m. CT The Sox are hitting .263 (82-312) with a 3.69 ERA (32 ER/78.0 ahead of only Cleveland (.241) and Toronto (.212). IP) and have been outscored, 38-36. 9/21 R 9:07 p.m. CT 9/22 R 2:37 p.m. CT Mark Buehrle recorded his 26th career complete game and SOUTHSIDE HITMEN second straight in the Sox 5-1 win on Friday vs. Oakland. The Sox are hitting .293 (208-710) with 38 doubles, 23 home The White Sox failed to protect ninth-inning leads in losses on runs and 106 runs scored (5.0/G) since 6/29, raising their average UPCOMING PROBABLES 7/18 at Minnesota and 7/21 at Seattle. from .249 to .258. AT OAKLAND A’S Chicago’s nine-game winning streak ended with a 7-4 loss on Chicago’s .293 average in those 21 games is the best in the Sunday: 3:07 p.m. CT, CSN 7/16 at Minnesota, its fi rst loss by more than two runs since a 7-2 majors, ahead of Minnesota (.292) and San Diego (.283). RHP Daniel Hudson (1-1, 5.06) vs. setback vs. Detroit on 6/8. Gordon Beckham has gone 20-43 (.465) with six doubles, two LHP Dallas Braden (4-7, 3.74) home runs, eight RBI and eight runs scored in his last 12 games, VS. SEATTLE MARINERS WHITE SOX SINCE JUNE 9 raising his average from .205 to .242. Monday: 7:10 p.m. CT, WCIU Chicago is 29-10 since 6/9, the best record in baseball. RHP Felix Hernandez (7-6, 2.75) vs. During the 29-10 run, the Sox are hitting .282 (369-1,308) with LHP John Danks (10-7, 3.37) QUALITY IS JOB ONE Tuesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN a 2.71 ERA (104 ER/346.0 IP) and a 194-106 edge in runs scored Since the start of the 2003 season, White Sox pitchers lead LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith (1-9, 6.27) vs. … they have compiled 11-game (6/15-26) and nine-game (7/4-15) the major leagues with 669 quality starts, including 59 in 2010, RHP Gavin Floyd (5-8, 3.87) winning streaks and are a combined 12-4 vs. the Angels (4-0), tied with Seattle for the most in baseball … Mark Buehrle leads Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN Atlanta (3-0), Detroit (2-0), Texas (2-1) and Minnesota (1-3). the majors with 201 quality outings since 2001. LHP Jason Vargas (6-5, 2.94) vs. LHP Mark Buehrle (9-8, 3.96) WHITE SOX VS. A’S PUTZ-ING ON A SHOW Thursday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN The A’s evened the season series at one game apiece yester- RHP David Pauley (0-2, 2.18) vs. J.J. Putz has made 25 consecutive scoreless appearances RHP Freddy Garcia (9-4, 4.74) day with a 10-2 victory … with a win today, the Sox would record (25.0 IP), the longest streak in White Sox history … his career- their third consecutive series win at the Coliseum.