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 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (10-28) at PITTSBURGH PIRATES (24-17) Sox After 38 | 39 in 2017 ..............17-21 | 17-22 Streak ...................................................... Lost 1 LHP Héctor Santiago (0-1, 5.60) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (2-3, 4.08) Current Trip...................................................1-3 Game #39/Road #21 Wednesday, May 16, 2018 11:35 a.m. CT PNC Park Last Homestand ...........................................1-5 Last 10 Games .............................................2-8 NBC Sports Chicago WGN Radio 720-AM NBCSportsChicago.com Series Record ..........................................2-11-0 Series First Game.......................................4-10 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX VS. PITTSBURGH First | Second Half ............................10-28 | 0-0 Home | Road ....................................3-15 | 7-13 The Chicago White Sox have lost eight of the last nine games, Pittsburgh leads the season series, 3-0 … it won both games Day | Night ........................................4-15 | 6-13 12 of 14, 14 of 19 and 21 of 27 as they conclude a fi ve-game, at Guaranteed Rate Field from 5/8-9. Opp. At-Above | Below .500 .............4-15 | 6-13 six-day trip this afternoon at Pittsburgh. The Sox are hitting .267/.300/.448 with four homers, own a vs. RHS | LHS ....................................8-20 | 2-8 LHP Héctor Santiago, who has made two starts and nine relief 7.96 ERA (23 ER/24.0 IP) and have been outscored, 23-11. vs. AL East/Central/West ..................2-4/6-9/1-8 appearances this season, takes the mound for Chicago. The White Sox have lost seven consecutive games to the Pi- Interleague....................................................1-7 Comeback W's | L's After Leading ............6 | 13 The Sox opened the trip by losing two of three games at Cubs. rates after being swept in the four-game season series in 2015 Extra Innings.................................................1-2 The White Sox 10-28 (.263) record is the worst in baseball, … they have been outscored, 42-15, during the losing streak … One-Run | Two-Run Games ...............4-10 | 1-4 behind Kansas City (13-29, .310) and Baltimore (13-28, .317). prior to 2015, the Sox had won eight of nine from 2008-10. Ahead After 6 | 7 | 8 ......................6-5 | 5-4 | 8-3 Following today's series and trip fi nale at PNC Park, the Sox The White Sox and Pirates met in each of the fi rst three years Behind After 6 | 7 | 8 ...............2-21 | 2-22 | 0-23 will return to Guaranteed Rate Field for an eight-game homestand of interleague play (1997-99) and every season from 2006-10. Tied After 6 | 7 | 8 .........................2-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 Sox | Opp. Score First ......................5-12 | 5-16 vs. Texas (5/17-20) and the Orioles (5/21-24). Chicago is 17-16 all-time, going 9-7 at Guaranteed Rate Sox | Opp. Score 4+ .........................9-11 | 4-24 The White Sox went 1-5 on their last homestand vs. Minnesota Field and 8-9 on the road (6-6 at PNC Park). Sox | Opp. Score 3 or Less ................1-17 | 6-4 and Pittsburgh from 5/3-9 and 3-4 on their last trip at Kansas City April | May | June ......................8-18 | 2-10 | 0-0 and St. Louis from 4/26-5/2. WINDY CITY MEETS THE STEEL CITY Average Time of Game ............................... 3:13 White Sox manager Rick Renteria was drafted by Pittsburgh UPCOMING PROBABLES TODAY'S STORYLINES in the fi rst round (20th overall) of the 1980 draft. Chicago's 10-28 start matches its worst 38-game win-loss mark Sox RHPs Joakim Soria (29 games) and Chris Volstad (one AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES Wednesday: 11:35 a.m. CT | NBCSCH in franchise history (also 1948) … the White Sox worst 39-game game) played for the Pirates in 2015. LHP Héctor Santiago (0-1, 5.60 ERA) vs. win-loss mark was 10-29 in 1948. Pirates third-base coach Joey Cora was on the Sox coach- RHP Jameson Taillon (2-3, 4.08 ERA) The White Sox have lost seven of the last eight games, 11 of ing staff from 2004-11, and played for the club from 1991-94 … VS. TEXAS RANGERS the last 15 and 13 of the last 18 on the road … they have been pitching coach Ray Searage pitched for the Sox from 1986-87. Thursday: 7:10 p.m. CT | NBCSCH outscored, 45-21, over the last eight road games. Pittsburgh RHP George Kontos is a native of Lincolnwood, LHP Cole Hamels (2-4, 3.48 ERA) vs. The Sox have lost seven consecutive games vs. Pittsburgh Ill., graduate of Niles West H.S. and pitched for Northwestern. RHP James Shields (1-4, 5.44 ERA) and have been outscored, 42-15. Friday: 7:10 p.m. CT | NBCSCH+ Héctor Santiago is 0-7 with a 10.03 ERA (39 ER/35.0 IP) and INTERLEAGUE INSIGHT RHP Doug Fister (1-4, 4.06 ERA) vs. The White Sox are 1-7 during interleague play, their worst start RHP Carson Fulmer (2-3, 6.23 ERA) 1.97 WHIP over his last nine starts … his last win as a starter Saturday: 6:10 p.m. CT | NBCSCH vs. the National League in a season in franchise history. came on 5/9/17 at the White Sox with Minnesota. LHP Matt Moore (1-5, 7.82 ERA) vs. José Abreu has hit safely in eight of his last nine games, batting Chicago has lost eight of the last nine games and 16 of 19 IL RHP Lucas Giolito (2-4, 6.91 ERA) .389 (14-36) with four doubles, one home run and eight RBI. games on the road … the club has not won consecutive road IL Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT | WGN-TV LHP Mike Minor (3-2, 5.61 ERA) vs. Matt Davidson is hitting .333 (16-48) with two doubles, six games since 8/12-13/16 at Miami. RHP Reynaldo López (0-3, 3.50 ERA) homers, 12 RBI and a 1.193 OPS over his last 16 games. The Sox went 6-14 during IL play last season and have not recorded a winning record since 2014 (11-9). WHITE SOX IN INTERLEAGUE (1-7) LAST NIGHT'S RECAP The Sox are 207-184 (.530) all-time during IL (since 1997). Date Opp. Result WP LP Pittsburgh scored four times in the fi rst inning and twice in the Yolmer Sánchez is hitting .377/.377/.604 with one double, four 5/1 at STL L, 2-3 Norris Soria second en route to a 7-0 win … Chicago was shut out for the fi fth triples, one homer and seven RBI in his last 15 IL games. 5/2 at STL L, 2-3 Martinez Giolito time this season, and second on the road. 5/8 vs. PIT L, 6-10 Glasnow Volstad Reynaldo López (loss) surrendered six runs on seven hits with TROTTING AND WALKING 5/9 vs. PIT L, 5-6 Rodriguez Jones zero strikeouts in a career-low 2.0 IP … he allowed four straight Matt Davidson hit his 11th home run of the season on Sun- 5/11 at CUBS L, 2-11 Chatwood Fulmer hits to open the fi rst, including a leadoff homer to Adam Frazier. day at Wrigley Field, tied for the eighth-most in the American 5/12 at CUBS L, 4-8 Lester Shields 5/13 at CUBS W, 5-3 Giolito Hendricks Chris Beck worked a career-high 3.2 IP in relief, allowing one League and 10th-most in the major leagues. He is on pace to hit 47 home runs in 2018, which would be 5/15 at PIT L, 0-7 Williams López run on zero hits and one hit-by-pitch. 5/16 at PIT 11:35 a.m. CT NBCSCH the second-most in club history behind Albert Belle (49 in 1998). 1B José Abreu (2-4, 2B) recorded the White Sox only multihit 6/1 vs. MIL 7:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH eff ort and extra-base hit … 2B Yoán Moncada went 1-4 in his Davidson has walked 22 times in 35 games this season, sur- 6/2 vs. MIL 1:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH fi rst game off the disabled list. passing his total of 19 in 118 games in 2017 … he ranks sixth in 6/3 vs. MIL 1:10 p.m. CT WGN The Sox went 0-7 with RISP and left seven runners on base. the AL in PA/BB ratio (6.45) and is tied for 11th in walks. 7/2 at CIN 6:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH 7/3 at CIN 6:10 p.m. CT WGN JOSÉ GOES STREAKING STOP! THIEF! 7/4 at CIN 6:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH José Abreu owns a 15-game, interleague hitting streak, tied The White Sox are tied for the American League lead and are 7/10 vs. STL 7:10 p.m. CT WGN 7/11 vs. STL 7:10 p.m. CT NBCSCH with Mike Caruso for the fourth-longest by a Sox during IL play tied for third in baseball with 32 stolen bases … the club is tied for third in the major leagues with an 82.1 (32-39) success rate.