CHICAGO WHITE SOX GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox Media Relations Department 333 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60616 Phone: 312-674-5300 Director: Bob Beghtol, 312-674-5303 Manager:G RayAME Garcia, 312-674-5306 N Coordinators:OTES Leni Depoister, 312-674-5300; Joe Roti, 312-674-5319 © 2014 Chicago White Sox whitesox.com orgullosox.com whitesoxpressbox.com @whitesox WHITE SOX 2014 BREAKDOWN CHICAGO WHITE SOX (35-39) at MINNESOTA TWINS (34-38) Sox After 74/75 in 2013 .............32-42/32-43 Current Streak .....................................Lost 2 RHP Andre Rienzo (4-4, 5.67) vs. RHP Kevin Correia (3-8, 5.29) Current Trip ..............................................0-2 Last Homestand .......................................4-4 Game #75/Road #36 Saturday, June 21, 2014 Last 10 Games .........................................4-6 Series Record .................................... 9-12-2 Series First Game ................................13-11 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE COUNTDOWN TO COOPERSTOWN First/Second Half........................... 35-39/0-0 The Chicago White Sox have lost six of their last eight games Frank Thomas will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Home/Road ............................... 21-18/14-21 as they continue an 11-game trip this afternoon in Minnesota … Fame on July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y. … joining Thomas in the Class Day/Night ...................................11-17/24-22 RHP Andre Rienzo starts for the White Sox, who have lost the of 2014 are pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux and managers Opp. Above/At-Below .500 ........ 20-18/15-21 vs. RHS/LHS ...............................28-29/7-10 fi rst two games of this series. Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa and Joe Torre. “The Big Hurt”, the White Sox all-time leader in most offensive cat- vs. AL East ...............................................6-5 Following this four-game set, the Sox continue the trip with vs. AL Central .......................................16-17 egories, is one of four players in major-league history with a career .300 vs. AL West ..............................................3-9 three games in Baltimore (6/23-25) and four in Toronto (6/26-29) average, 500 home runs, 1,500 RBI and 1,000 runs scored and 1,500 Interleague .............................................10-8 before returning home for six games in seven days vs. the Angels walks, joining Mel Ott, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. (6/30-7/2) and Seattle (7/4-6). Comeback W’s/L’s After Leading .........18/16 Extra innings ............................................2-2 The White Sox went 4-4 on their last homestand vs. Detroit WHITE SOX VS. MINNESOTA One-run/two-run games .................. 13-9/5-9 (2-1), Kansas City (0-3) and San Francisco (2-0) and 2-4 on their Ahead after 6/7/8................... 24-4/25-4/29-3 The Twins have won three straight games to take a 3-2 lead last trip to the Dodgers (2-1) and Angels (0-3). Trailing after 6/7/8 ................. 5-29/4-30/3-34 in the season series. Tied after 6/7/8 ............................6-6/6-5/3-2 TODAY’S STORYLINES The Sox are 18-10 at Target Field dating back to 8/5/11. Sox/opp. quality start................. 23-16/12-24 The White Sox are a season-high tying four games under .500 Chicago is hitting .283 (51-180) with a 4.73 ERA (24 ER/45.2 Sox/opp. score fi rst ................... 22-12/13-26 IP) and have been outscored, 28-27. Sox/opp. score 4+ ....................... 28-14/9-36 (second time). Sox/opp. score 3 or less................ 7-25/26-3 The Sox have lost fi ve straight road games and six in a row The White Sox trail the all-time series, 393-434 … they are Average time of game ............................3:10 vs. American League Central opponents. 213-201 at home (99-82 at U.S. Cellular Field) and 180-233 on The last seven games between the White Sox and Twins have the road (21-18 at Target Field). UPCOMING PROBABLES been decided by two runs or less. BULLPEN RELIEF Adam Eaton has reached base safely in 15 straight games, AT MINNESOTA TWINS Saturday: 1:10 p.m. CT, WGN going 20-59 (.339) with a .426 on-base percentage. The White Sox bullpen owns a 5.82 ERA (14 ER/21.2 IP) over the last eight games up from a 1.60 mark (7 ER/39.1 IP) in its RHP Andre Rienzo (4-4, 5.67) vs. RHP Kevin Correia (3-8, 5.29) LAST NIGHT’S RECAP previous 13 contests. Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT, CSN Brian Dozier’s two-out single off Ronald Belisario with two Scott Carroll has posted a 2.25 ERA (4 ER/16.0 IP) in fi ve LHP John Danks (6-5, 3.97) vs. outs in the ninth inning gave Minnesota a 5-4 victory. appearances since being moved to the bullpen … Jake Petricka RHP Phil Hughes (7-3, 3.09) The White Sox scored twice in the top of the ninth to tie the owns a 2.00 ERA (6 ER/27.0 IP) over his last 24 games … Zach AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES game at 4-4, but Conor Gillaspie grounded into a double play Putnam has recorded a 1.61 ERA (4 ER/22.1 IP) with eight holds Monday: 6:05 p.m. CT, CSN with the bases loaded to end the potential game-winning rally. in his last 19 appearances. LHP Chris Sale (6-1, 2.20) vs. The Sox built a 2-0 lead on fi rst-inning solo home runs from TBA WHO’S HOT? Tuesday: 6:05 p.m. CT, WCIU Gordon Beckham (No. 6) and Jose Abreu (No. 21) but Minnesota LHP Jose Quintana (3-7, 3.87) vs. Jose Abreu is 13-39 (.333) with four home runs and seven answered with three runs in the second and one in the third to TBA take a 4-2 lead that stood until the ninth. RBI over his last 10 games … Alejandro De Aza is hitting .375 Wednesday: 6:05 p.m. CT, CSN Daniel Webb (1 ER/1.1 IP; 2 BB) suffered the loss in relief of (15-40) with fi ve doubles in his last 13 games … Adam Dunn has RHP Hector Noesi (2-5, 5.34) vs. starter Hector Noesi (4 ER/7.0 IP). four home runs and 10 RBI in his last 13 games. TBA Adam Eaton reached base safely for the 15th straight game, Adam Eaton is batting .383 (18-47) over his last 12 games … All games carried live on WSCR 670 AM going 2-4 with a walk and RBI … Gillaspie collected two hits. Conor Gillaspie is hitting .361 (39-108) over his last 29 games. and 97.5 FM ESPN Deportes ROOKIE SENSATION RAMIREZ ROLLS ON SOX VS. MINNESOTA (2-3) Rookie Jose Abreu ranks among the American League lead- Alexei Ramirez is attempting to become the fi rst White Sox ers in home run ratio (1st, 11.19), slugging percentage (1st, shortstop to make the All-Star Game since Ozzie Guillen in 1991 Date H/R Result WP LP .609), home runs (3rd, 21), extra-base hits (3rd, 37), OPS (6th, … Ramirez ranks among the American League leaders in games 3/31 H W, 5-3 Sale Nolasco played (T3rd, 74), multihit games (T5th, 26), hits (T6th, 87) and 4/2 H W, 7-6 (11) Belisario Deduno .928) and RBI (T6th, 54). 4/3 H L, 9-10 Thielbar Lindstrom average (11th, .304). Among Abreu’s accomplishments in 2014: 6/19 R L, 2-4 Fien Petricka 21 HR are the third-highest total in major-league history by a player 6/20 R L, 4-5 Perkins Webb in his fi rst 60 career games, trailing only Wally Berger (22 in 1930) and COMING UP ACES 6/21 R 1:10 p.m. CT Mark McGwire (22 in 1986-87). Freshmen OFs Corey Ray (Louisville) and Ro Coleman 6/22 R 1:10 p.m. CT 54 RBI are tied for the 10th-highest total in history by a player in his (Vanderbilt), who were teammates at Chicago’s Simeon Career 7/24 R 7:10 p.m. CT fi rst 60 games. Academy, are the fi rst products of the White Sox Amateur City 7/25 R 7:10 p.m. CT Despite missing 14 games while on the disabled list, is on pace to Elite (ACE) program to compete at the College World Series. 7/26 R 6:10 p.m. CT record 46 home runs and 118 RBI. 7/27 R 1:10 p.m. CT Vanderbilt, which lost to Texas yesterday, plays the Longhorns 21 HR are tied with Alexei Ramirez (2008) for the seventh-highest 8/1 H 7:10 p.m. CT total in Sox history by a rookie. again tonight, with the winner advancing to the best-of-three fi nals 8/2 H 6:10 p.m. CT Reached 20 home runs in 58 games, the third-fewest in White Sox … Louisville has been eliminated (0-2). 8/3 H 1:10 p.m. CT history to reach that milestone behind Frank Thomas (46 games in 9/2 R 7:10 p.m. CT 1994) and Jim Thome (49 games in 2006). LEGENDS OF OMAHA 9/3 R 7:10 p.m. CT Reached 50 RBI in 52 games, tied for the ninth-fastest pace in Sox Robin Ventura has been ranked No. 2 among the Top 25 MLB 9/12 H 7:10 p.m. CT history and fastest since Jim Thome in 2006 (also 52 games). players who have made an impact on the College World Series, 9/13 H 6:10 p.m.