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 WHITE SOX 2017 BREAKDOWN OAKLAND A'S (31-42) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (32-39) Record ......................................................32-39 Sox After 71/72 in 2016 ..................35-36/36-36 RHP Jharel Cotton (4-7, 5.40) vs. RHP Mike Pelfrey (3-5, 3.56) Current Streak .........................................Won 1 Game #72/Home #28 Friday, June 23 7:10 p.m. CT Guaranteed Rate Field Last 10 Games .............................................6-4 Last Trip ........................................................3-3 TV: CSN Radio: WLS-AM 890 Spanish Radio: WRTO-AM 1200 Last Homestand ...........................................3-1 Series Record ..........................................9-12-2 Series First Game.......................................8-15 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX LIVE STREAMING INFORMATION First/Second Half ................................32-39/0-0 The Chicago White Sox have won six of their last 10 games For the fi rst time in 2017, every White Sox game will be live streamed Home/Road ....................................15-12/17-27 as they open a 10-game homestand tonight vs. Oakland … RHP on phones, laptops and tablets … all CSN broadcasts will streamed live Opp. At-Above/Below .500 .............16-24/16-15 Mike Pelfrey, who is 3-1 with a 2.03 ERA (7 ER/31.0 IP) and 26 at CSNChicago.com/WhiteSoxStream and via the NBC Sports app. vs. AL East/Central/West ............8-11/19-20/3-4 strikeouts over his last six starts, is scheduled to start for the All out-of-market and WGN games will be live streamed through Interleague....................................................2-4 whitesox.com, MLB.TV and via the MLB.com At Bat app. Comeback W's/L's After Leading ..............11/17 White Sox. Extra Innings.................................................3-2 The Sox are coming off a 3-3 trip to Toronto (2-1) and Min- WHITE SOX VS. OAKLAND One-Run/Two-Run Games .....................5-7/4-9 nesota (1-2), which ended yesterday with a 9-0 victory over the Ahead After 6/7/8 ........................26-0/28-0/29-0 Twins after a 4:50 rain delay. The White Sox have won three straight season series against Behind After 6/7/8 .......................2-38/2-38/0-36 Following this three-game series, the White Sox continue the the A's (fi rst time since 1993-95), going 14-7 in that span. Tied After 6/7/8 .................................4-1/2-1/3-3 Sox/Opp. Score First ......................22-14/10-25 homestand with four games vs. the Yankees (6/26-29) and three The Sox went 5-2 in 2016, batting .243/.277/.349 with a 3.19 ERA (22 ER/62.0 IP) and 26-23 edge in runs scored. Sox/Opp. Score 4+ ...........................27-14/8-35 vs. Texas (6/30-7/2) before closing the fi rst half with a six-game, Sox/Opp. Score 3 or Less ..................5-25/24-4 seven-day trip to Oakland (7/3-5) and Colorado (7/7-9). Chicago has won 14 of the last 19 games overall against the April/May/June ........................13-10/11-18/8-11 The White Sox went 3-1 on their last homestand vs. Baltimore A's and nine of the last 13 at home. Days in First/Second/Third Place ............5/6/16 from 6/12-15. The Sox trail the all-time series, 286-302, going 149-143 at Days in Fourth/Fifth Place ........................38/14 home (61-61 at Guaranteed Rate Field) and 137-159 on the road. Average Time of Game ............................... 3:07 TONIGHT'S STORYLINES UPCOMING PROBABLES The White Sox have won 14 of their last 19 games vs. Oakland. WHO'S HOT? José Abreu is hitting .392/.429/.706 with three home runs, 14 VS. OAKLAND A'S The Sox are hitting .312/.359/.519 with 64 runs scored (6.4 *Friday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN* per game) over the last 10 games. RBI and 12 runs scored over his last 12 games. RHP Jharel Cotton (4-7, 5.40) vs. Chicago has won nine of its last 13 home games, averaging Melky Cabrera owns a .367 (22-60) average with 11 runs RHP Mike Pelfrey (3-5, 3.56) 5.8 runs per game (75 runs). scored over his last 14 games. *Saturday: 1:10 p.m. CT, CSN* Matt Davidson is the fi rst White Sox player since Carlos Rookie Matt Davidson is batting .366 (15-41) with seven RHP Daniel Gossett (0-2, 7.20) vs. home runs, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored over his last 10 games. RHP James Shields (1-0, 2.42) Quentin (6/28-7/11/10) to hit seven home runs in a 10-game *Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT, WGN* Avisaíl García is hitting .397 (27-68) with 14 RBI in his last 17 span (Elias). RHP Sonny Gray (2-3, 4.84) vs. José Abreu owns a 16-game hitting streak vs. Oakland, the games to raise his average to an American League-best .342. LHP Derek Holland (5-7, 4.48) longest by a Sox player against the A's since Luke Appling also Rookie Adam Engel is 9-21 (.429) over his last fi ve games … WHITE SOX VS. OAKLAND (0-0) went 16 from 1948-49 … Abreu is batting .390/.479/.712 with rookie Kevan Smith owns a fi ve-game hitting streak (.476, 10-21). Date H/R Result WP LP fi ve home runs and 14 RBI during the streak. ALL ABOUT AVI 6/23 H 7:10 p.m. CT CSN Tim Anderson celebrates his 24th birthday. Avisaíl García is in position to become the fi rst Sox outfi elder 6/24 H 1:10 p.m. CT CSN 6/25 H 1:10 p.m. CT WGN YESTERDAY'S RECAP to make the All-Star Team since Carlos Quentin in 2011 and the fi rst native of Venezuela since Magglio Ordoñez in 2003. 7/2 R 8:07 p.m. CT CSN Following a 4:50 rain delay, the longest at home in Minne- 7/3 R 3:07 p.m. CT CSN sota Twins franchise history, José Quintana combined with two García leads the American League with a .342 average and 7/4 R 2:37 p.m. CT WGN relievers on a seven-hitter, and the White Sox collected 18 hits ranks among the leaders multihit games (T1st, 29), RBI (T4th, SOX ON THE TRIP (3-3) to avoid a sweep with a 9-0 victory. 51), OPS (7th, .936) and slugging percentage (9th, .553). at TOR/MIN ............................................2-1/1-2 Quintana earned his 50th career victory, allowing fi ve hits García after 69 games in 2016 and 2017: Runs Scored/Allowed ...............................37/26 with no walks and nine strikeouts over 6.2 IP to improve to 2-1 Year AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI OBP SLG OPS AVG/OBP/SLG/HR .................308/.345/.527/10 with a 2.25 ERA (6 ER/24.0 IP) over four starts in June. 2017 .342 266 40 91 17 3 11 51 .384 .553 .936 ERA .................................. 4.06 (23 ER/51.0 IP) Jake Petricka (1.0 IP) and Chris Beck (1.1) closed Chicago's 2016 .238 244 31 58 8 1 5 28 .307 .340 .648 Quality Starts ................................................... 3 third shutout of the season. DAVIDSON ON A ROLL SOX AMONG AL LEADERS SINCE 5/16 Rookies Matt Davidson, Kevan Smith and Adam Engel com- Matt Davidson leads the White Sox, ranks second among Club AVG bined for 10 hits … Davidson was 3-4 with a double, home run American League rookies and is tied for ninth overall in the AL Chicago White Sox ....................................291 (No. 17) and three runs scored, Smith matched his career high with 17 home runs this season … among AL players with at Colorado Rockies ........................................288 with three hits (second time), and Engel collected a career-high least 200 plate appearances, he ranks fourth with a 11.53 home Houston Astros ............................................287 four hits with his fi rst two career RBI. Atlanta Braves .............................................279 run ratio. José Abreu (No. 13) and Todd Frazier hit (12) hit two-run New York Yankees .......................................276 Davidson has homered seven times in his last 10 games, homers as part of a fi ve-run fi rst inning, and Avisaíl García post- the fi rst Sox player to accomplish that feat since Carlos Quentin AVI GARCÍA AMONG AL LEADERS ed his 29th multihit game of the season. from 6/28-7/10. Category Rank No. BUEHRLE TO BE IMMORTALIZED Batting Average ..........................1st ........... .342 NOT SO RIGHTY TIGHTY Multihit Games..........................T1st .............. 29 The White Sox will retire Mark Buehrle's uniform No. 56 prior The White Sox have gone 13-8 vs. left-handed starters this Runs Batted In .........................T4th.............. 51 to tomorrow's game vs. Oakland (1:10 p.m.). season, compared to 19-31 in games started by right-handers. Total Bases .................................5th............ 147 Buehrle will be the 12th player to have his number retired The Sox are hitting a major-league best .306 (197-644) vs. OPS ............................................7th........... .936 Slugging Percentage ..................9th ........... .553 by the Sox, including former teammates Paul Konerko (2015) lefties in 2017 and .249 (449-1,800) against right-handers. and Hall-of-Famer Frank Thomas (2010), and the fi rst in major- Avisaíl García (1st, .455) and José Abreu (T6th, .391) rank AL ROOKIE HR LEADERS league history to have No.