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 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (38-57) at CHICAGO CUBS (51-46) WHITE SOX 2017 BREAKDOWN Sox After 95/96 in 2016 ..................46-49/46-50 Current Streak ......................................... Lost 9 RHP Miguel González (4-9, 4.89) vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-3, 4.09) Last 10 Games .............................................1-9 Game #96 | Road #54 Monday, July 24 1:20 p.m. CT Wrigley Field Current Trip...................................................0-3 Last Homestand ...........................................0-5 TV: CSN Chicago Radio: WLS-AM 890 Spanish Radio: None Series Record ........................................10-18-3 Series First Game.....................................10-21 First/Second Half ................................38-49/0-8 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX LIVE STREAMING INFORMATION Home/Road ....................................19-23/19-34 The Chicago White Sox have lost nine consecutive games, For the fi rst time in 2017, every White Sox game will be live streamed Opp. At-Above/Below .500 .............19-33/19-24 vs. AL East/Central/West ........10-13/19-23/6-13 12 of their last 13 and 21 of 28 as they continue a fi ve-game trip on phones, laptops and tablets … all CSN broadcasts will streamed live Interleague....................................................3-8 this afternoon with the series opener at the Cubs. at CSNChicago.com/WhiteSoxStream and via the NBC Sports app. Comeback W's/L's After Leading ..............16/27 All out-of-market and WGN games will be live streamed through RHP Miguel González takes the mound for the White Sox, Extra Innings.................................................3-3 whitesox.com, MLB.TV and via the MLB.com At Bat app. who are a season-high 19 games under .500. One-Run/Two-Run Games ...............10-14/4-11 The Sox were swept in Kansas City over the weekend to open Ahead After 6/7/8 ........................30-2/32-2/32-0 the trip … following tomorrow's game at Wrigley Field, the White WHITE SOX VS. CHICAGO CUBS Behind After 6/7/8 .......................4-53/4-52/2-51 Sox return home for an eight-game homestand vs. the Cubs The Sox and Cubs play four times in the annual Crosstown Tied After 6/7/8 .................................4-2/2-3/4-6 Cup series … this marks the 21st year of the all-Chicago series. Sox/Opp. Score First ......................27-23/11-34 (7/26-27), Cleveland (7/28-30) and Toronto (7/31-8/2). Sox/Opp. Score 4+ .........................33-22/10-51 The Sox went 0-5 on their last homestand vs. Seattle (0-3) and The White Sox are 8-6 over the last 14 games in the series, Sox/Opp. Score 3 or Less ..................5-35/28-6 Los Angeles-NL (0-2) from 7/14-19, their fi rst winless homestand and 13-8 in the last 21 contests at Wrigley Field. April/May/June ......................13-10/11-18/11-16 of fi ve-plus games since 5/19-24/89 (0-6). The Sox and Cubs split four games in 2016, with each team July/August/Sept.-Oct. ....................3-13/0-0/0-0 Chicago is on pace to win 65 games, which would mark their winning two at home … the Sox retained the Crosstown Cup for Days in First/Second/Third Place ............6/6/16 the second straight year after winning it in 2014 with a 3-1 mark. Days in Fourth/Fifth Place ........................43/33 fewest since going 63-99 in 2013 … it owns the worst record in Average Time of Game ............................... 3:11 the American League and third-worst in the major leagues. The Sox are 10-4-6 over 20 all-time season series matchups. The White Sox lead the all-time series, 57-51 … they are 30- UPCOMING PROBABLES TODAY'S STORYLINES 24 at Guaranteed Rate Field and 27-27 at Wrigley Field. AT CHICAGO CUBS The White Sox have lost a season-high nine consecutive *Monday: 1:20 p.m. CT, CSN* games, their longest losing streak since 8/30-9/7/13 (nine) … CROSSTOWN CONNECTIONS RHP Miguel González (4-9, 4.89) vs. Below is a rundown of current players, coaches and broadcast- RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-3, 4.09) the last time the club lost 10 straight was 7/26-8/4/13. *Tuesday: 1:20 p.m. CT, WGN* ers who have spent time with the White Sox and Cubs: The Sox are hitting .220/.269/.334 with six homers and 24 LHP Carlos Rodón (1-3, 5.75) vs. White Sox manager Rick Renteria managed the Cubs in 2014. runs scored (2.7 R/G) during their nine-game losing streak … RHP John Lackey (6-9, 5.04) Cubs bench coach Dave Martinez played for the Sox from 1995-97. they are 10-65 (.154) with RISP during that span. Sox catcher Geovany Soto, who is currently on the disabled list, VS. CHICAGO CUBS Chicago is trying to avoid its worst July mark in franchise his- played for the Cubs from 2005-12 (won 2008 N.L. Rookie of the Year). *Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN/ESPN* tory … the club's worst July record is 9-23 (.281) in 1950 … its LHP José Quintana was acquired by the Cubs from the White Sox RHP Jake Arrieta (9-7, 4.11) vs. fewest wins came in July 2013 (8-18). in exchange for four prospects on 7/13 … it marked the 15th trade RHP James Shields (2-2, 5.79) RHP Miguel González is 0-1 with a 2.77 ERA (4 ER/13.0 IP) in history between the teams involving major-league players. *Thursday: 7:10 p.m. CT, WGN* Sox TV analyst Steve Stone and radio analyst Darrin Jackson played and 11 strikeouts in two career starts vs. the Cubs. LHP Jon Lester (6-6, 4.07) vs. for both teams … Stone spent 20 years as a Cubs TV analyst. RHP Mike Pelfrey (3-7, 4.46) Melky Cabrera is 30-86 (.349) with six doubles, fi ve home runs, 14 RBI and a .971 OPS over his last 21 games. INTERLEAGUE INSIGHT SOX IN INTERLEAGUE PLAY (3-7) Date Opp. Result WP LP YESTERDAY'S RECAP Chicago has lost seven of its last eight interleague games and is 3-8 overall in 2017 with nine games remaining. 5/12 vs. S.D. L, 3-6 Chacín González Brandon Moss recorded a game-ending, RBI double off Tyler The Sox have been outscored, 67-38, during IL play in 2017 5/13 vs. S.D. W, 5-4 Robertson Hand Clippard in the bottom of the ninth inning as Kansas City com- … starters are 0-8 with an 8.25 ERA (48 ER/52.1 IP) and 18 HRs. 5/14 vs. S.D. W, 9-3 Ynoa Buchter 5/22 at Arz. L, 1-5 Greinke González pleted a three-game sweep of Chicago with a 5-4 win. The White Sox went 9-11 during IL play last season, their Whit Merrifi eld connected on a game-tying home run in the 5/23 at Arz. L, 4-5 Corbin Covey second consecutive losing record vs. the NL. 5/24 at Arz. L, 6-8 Chafi n Quintana bottom of the eighth to set up the walkoff double by Moss. Chicago is 203-171 (.543) all-time during IL play, the fourth- 7/7 at Col. L, 4-12 Márquez Holland The White Sox overcame a 3-0 defi cit by scoring four times best mark in baseball (see box at right). 7/8 at Col. W, 5-4 Kahnle Holland in the fi fth, highlighted by Adam Engel's bases-clearing triple. 7/9 at Col. L, 0-10 Freeland Rodón Derek Holland received a no decision (3 ER/4.2 IP) … he PITO POWER 7/18 vs. LAD L, 0-1 Kershaw González allowed three straight home runs to Merrifi eld, Jorge Bonifacio José Abreu is trying to join Al Simmons (11), Albert Pujols 7/19 vs. LAD L, 1-9 Maeda Rodón and Eric Hosmer in the fourth. (10), Ted Williams (8) and Joe DiMaggio (7) as the only players 7/24 at Cubs 1:20 p.m. CT CSN 7/25 at Cubs 1:20 p.m. CT WGN Melky Cabrera left the game in the fi fth inning with a bruised ever to record 100-plus RBI in each of his fi rst four seasons. left foot following a foul ball in the fi rst. 7/26 vs. Cubs 7:10 p.m. CT CSN/ESPN Abreu leads the White Sox with 60 RBI and is on pace to 7/27 vs. Cubs 7:10 p.m. CT WGN SWEET HOME CHICAGO fi nish with 102 RBI this season. 8/15 at LAD 9:10 p.m. CT WGN Abreu has hit 14 of his 16 homers on the road, tied with three 8/16 at LAD 9:10 p.m. CT CSN The White Sox are currently in a stretch of playing 21 of 28 other players for the fourth-most road home runs in the AL. 9/8 vs. S.F. 7:10 p.m. CT CSN games in Chicago from 7/14-8/13 … in addition to 19 games at 9/9 vs. S.F. 6:10 p.m. CT WGN Guaranteed Rate Field, the Sox play two games at the Cubs.