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 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (60-90) at HOUSTON ASTROS (92-58) Sox After 150/151 in 2016 ..............72-78/72-79 Current Streak ......................................... Lost 2 RHP James Shields (4-6, 5.43) vs. RHP Brad Peacock (11-2, 2.98) Last 10 Games .............................................6-4 Game #151/Road #77 Wed., September 20 7:10 p.m. CT Minute Maid Park Current Trip...................................................4-4 Last Homestand ...........................................4-6 TV: CSN Radio: WLS-AM 890 Spanish Radio: None Series Record ........................................16-26-6 Series First Game.....................................18-30 First/Second Half ............................38-49/22-41 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX LIVE STREAMING INFORMATION Home/Road ....................................34-40/26-50 The Chicago White Sox have won six of the last 10 games as For the fi rst time in 2017, every White Sox game will be live streamed Opp. At-Above/Below .500 .............32-55/28-35 vs. AL East/Central/West ......13-20/30-40/11-16 they continue their penultimate trip tonight at Houston. on phones, laptops and tablets … all CSN broadcasts will streamed live Interleague..................................................6-14 RHP James Shields takes the mound for the White Sox, who at CSNChicago.com/WhiteSoxStream and via the NBC Sports app. Comeback W's/L's After Leading ..............24/42 All out-of-market and WGN games will be live streamed through are 1.5 games behind Detroit for fourth place in the AL Central. Extra Innings.................................................4-5 whitesox.com, MLB.TV and via the MLB.com At Bat app. Chicago is on pace to go 65-97 this season. One-Run/Two-Run Games ...............18-22/7-15 The Sox opened the trip by winning two of three at Kansas City Ahead After 6/7/8 ........................46-3/48-4/48-1 WHITE SOX VS. HOUSTON ASTROS and splitting four games at Detroit … following tomorrow's fi nale Behind After 6/7/8 .......................7-80/7-79/4-79 at the Astros, the club returns to Chicago for its fi nal homestand The White Sox lead the season series, 3-1 … they swept a Tied After 6/7/8 ...............................7-7/5-7/8-10 Sox/Opp. Score First ......................43-35/17-55 of 2017 vs. Royals (9/22-24) and Los Angeles Angels (9/25-28). three-game set at Guaranteed Rate Field from 8/8-10. The Sox are hitting .285/.356/.417 with three homers, own a Sox/Opp. Score 4+ .........................50-33/16-80 The White Sox went 4-6 on their last homestand from 9/1-10 Sox/Opp. Score 3 or Less ..............10-57/44-10 vs. Tampa Bay (2-1), Cleveland (0-4) and San Francisco (2-1). 2.68 ERA (11 ER/37.0 IP) and have outscored the Astros, 19-11. April/May/June ......................13-10/11-18/11-16 Chicago was swept in its last trip from 8/29-31 at Minnesota. Chicago has won fi ve of the last six games and 10 of the last July/August/Sept.-Oct. ..............6-18/11-18/8-10 14 overall dating back to 2015 … the club is 6-5 over the last 11 Days in First/Second/Third Place ............6/6/16 TONIGHT'S STORYLINES contests at Minute Maid Park. Days in Fourth/Fifth Place ........................43/87 Average Time of Game ............................... 3:10 Chicago has lost 90 games for just the third time since 1990 The teams split the 2016 season series, 3-3, with each team (72-90 in 2007 and 63-99 in 2013). winning two of three games on the road UPCOMING PROBABLES The White Sox have outscored their opponents, 70-41, and The White Sox lead the all-time series, 28-22, going 19-11 at AT HOUSTON ASTROS hit 14 home runs during the current 6-4 stretch since 9/9. Guaranteed Rate Field and 9-11 in Houston (8-9 at Minute Maid *Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN* The Sox have won fi ve of the last six games and 10 of the last Park) … Sox swept Houston in the 2005 World Series. RHP James Shields (4-6, 5.43) vs. RHP Brad Peacock (11-2, 2.98) 14 vs. Houston dating back to 5/31/15. GO WEST, YOUNG MEN *Thursday: 7:10 p.m. CT* James Shields is 0-6 with a 7.96 ERA (41 ER/46.1 IP) over RHP Carson Fulmer (2-1, 4.50) vs. Chicago has won fi ve of the last eight games vs. the Ameri- his last nine starts vs. the American League West. LHP Dallas Keuchel (13-4, 2.96) José Abreu needs two RBI to record his third season of 30-plus can League West since 8/8, hitting .284/.361/.439 with eight VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS home runs and 100-plus RBI. home runs … the club has recorded 10-plus hits fi ve times. The White Sox are 11-16 overall vs. the AL West in 2017. *Friday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN* RHP Jason Hammel (8-12, 5.05) vs. The Sox are trying to record a winning record vs. the division LAST NIGHT'S RECAP RHP Reynaldo López (2-3, 4.84) Following a Tim Anderson leadoff single, Ken Giles struck out for the seventh time since 2008. *Saturday: 6:10 p.m. CT, WGN* the side in the ninth inning to close out Houston's 3-1 win. LHP Danny Duff y (8-9, 3.71) vs. PITO POWER José Abreu gave the White Sox an early lead with a RBI double RHP Dylan Covey (0-6, 8.18) *Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT, CSN* in the third, bringing his season RBI total to 98. José Abreu has hit 30 home runs for the third time in his career, and needs two RBI to reach 100 for the fourth time. RHP Sam Gaviglio (4-5, 4.35) vs. José Altuve tied the game with a solo homer in the fourth, Alex RHP Lucas Giolito (2-3, 2.58) Bregman added a RBI double and George Springer scored on a Below is a list of Abreu's accomplishments and milestones: Looking to become the third player in MLB history to begin his career WHITE SOX VS. HOUSTON (3-1) groundout in the eighth, beating Kevan Smith's tag. with four straight seasons of 25-plus homers and 100-plus RBI, joining Date H/R Result WP LP Lucas Giolito suff ered the loss after allowing two runs on seven Joe DiMaggio (1936-39) and Albert Pujols (2001-10). hits with one walk and three strikeouts over 6.2 IP. Is the fi rst player in White Sox history to begin his major-league 8/8 H W, 8-5 Holland Keuchel Yoán Moncada was 3-4, and Anderson extended his hitting career with four-plus consecutive 25-homer seasons, and the 10th 8/9 H W, 7-1 González McHugh 8/10 H W, 3-2 Holmberg Martes streak to 10 … the Sox went 1-11 with RISP and left nine on. in major-league history to accomplish the feat (STATS LLC). Trying to become the fi fth player ever to record 100-plus RBI in his 9/19 R L, 1-3 McHugh Giolito 9/20 R 7:10 p.m. CT CSN YOUNG GUNS fi rst four-plus seasons … the others: Al Simmons (1924-34), Pujols (2001-10), Ted Williams (1939-42, '46-49) and DiMaggio (1936-42). 9/21 R 7:10 p.m. CT CSN Lucas Giolito (5 GS/4 QS), Reynaldo López (4 GS/3 QS) and Is the fi rst Sox ever to hit 30-plus homers in three of his fi rst four MLB Carson Fulmer (2 GS/2 QS) have combined to make nine quality seasons … the only other foreign-born players to hit 30-plus HRs in WHITE SOX ON CURRENT TRIP (4-4) starts over their last 11 outings. three of his fi rst four years are Jose Canseco and Albert Pujols (Elias). at K.C. | DET | HOU......................2-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 The trio is a combined 5-4 with a 2.60 ERA (20 ER/69.1 IP), Attempting to join Magglio Ordonez (2002), Frank Thomas (2000) Runs Scored | Allowed ........................... 49 | 39 and Albert Belle (1998) as the only players in Sox history to record AVG | OBP | SLG | HR ...... .314 | .363 | .430 | 6 50 strikeouts and just seven homers allowed in the 11-start span. 40 2B/30 HR/100 RBI/100 runs scored in a single season. ERA | QS ..................... 4.98 (38 ER/68.2 IP) | 4 Giolito, López and RHP Dane Dunning were acquired from His 39 doubles, six triples and 76 extra-base hits are career highs… Washington in December 2016 in exchange for OF Adam Eaton is on pace to record career highs in total bases and hits this season. ABREU AMONG 2017 AL LEADERS … Fulmer was Chicago's fi rst-round pick (No. 8 overall) in 2015. Would be the fourth Sox to lead the AL in TB, joining Belle (399 in Category Rank No. 1998), Minnie Minoso (304 in 1954) and Joe Jackson (293 in 1916). Total Bases 1st 322 HOUSTON'S NEWEST WONDER Became the sixth White Sox and fi rst Cuban-born player to hit for the Four-Hit Games 1st 7 cycle on 9/9 vs.