CHICAGO WHITE SOX 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 Coordinators: Joe Roti and Megan Golden Interns: Jon Farren and Melody Neer © 2015 Chicago White Sox whitesox.com orgullosox.com whitesoxpressbox.com @whitesox WHITE SOX BREAKDOWN KANSAS CITY ROYALS (90-66) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (73-83) Sox After 156/157 in 2014 ..............72-84/72-85 Streak ...................................................... Lost 2 RHP Johnny Cueto (10-12, 3.45) vs. RHP Jeff Samardzija (10-13, 5.04) Last Trip ........................................................4-7 Last Homestand ...........................................4-6 Game #157/Home #76 Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Last 10 Games .............................................4-6 Series Record ........................................19-26-5 Series First Game.....................................23-27 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS First/Second Half ............................41-45/32-38 The Chicago White Sox have lost fi ve of the last six games as Chicago has won three straight games but is 6-10 this season, Home/Road ....................................37-38/36-45 they open their fi nal homestand of the season tonight vs. Kansas going 3-4 at U.S. Cellular Field and 3-6 at Kauffman Stadium. Opp. At-Above/Below .500 .............43-53/30-30 City … RHP Jeff Samardzija, who threw a one-hit shutout in his Eleven of the 16 games have been decided by three runs or vs. AL East/Central/West ......14-19/29-41/21-12 Interleague.................................................. 9-11 last start on 9/21, takes the mound for the White Sox. less, including six one-run affairs (Chicago is 1-5). Comeback W’s/L’s After Leading ..............30/29 Chicago needs one win to surpass its overall win total from The Sox are batting .251 (140-558) with 15 homers, a 4.07 Extra Innings...............................................13-4 2014, and four to surpass its total at home (40-41). ERA (66 ER/146.0 IP) and have been outscored, 66-65. One-Run/Two-Run Games .............27-30/15-14 Following this three-game series, the Sox conclude the 2015 Chicago is 8-19 at home vs. the Royals since 2013 and has Ahead After 6/7/8 ........................49-6/57-5/61-3 season with three games vs. Detroit. lost fi ve consecutive season series, going 34-56 since 2011. Trailed After 6/7/8 .....................10-64/6-68/4-75 Tied After 6/7/8 .........................14-13/10-10/8-5 The Sox went 4-7 on their fi nal trip at Cleveland, Detroit and The White Sox lead the all-time series, 369-347 … they are Sox/Opp. Score First ......................53-21/20-62 the Yankees and 4-6 ont the last homestand vs. Cleveland, Min- 204-159 at home (112-89 at U.S. Cellular Field) and 165-188 on Sox/Opp. Score 4+ .........................54-23/16-59 nesota and Oakland … the club fi nished 36-45 on the road. the road (154-166 at Kauffman Stadium). Sox/Opp. Score 3 or Less ..............19-60/57-24 April/May/June ........................8-11/15-15/10-16 TONIGHT’S STORYLINES 30/100 CLUB July/August/Sept-Oct. ...........16-10/12-16/11-16 White Sox starters own a 2.83 ERA (24 ER/76.1 IP) in the last Jose Abreu is on-pace for 30 homers and 101 RBI … he is Average Time of Game ............................... 3:00 12 games, allowing three earned runs or less 11 times. trying to join Albert Pujols (2001-02) as the only players to register UPCOMING PROBABLES The Sox have won three straight games vs. Kansas City after 30-plus HRs and 100-plus RBI in their fi rst two MLB seasons. VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS losing fi ve in a row and 10 of the fi rst 13 this season. Albert Belle is the only White Sox to reach those marks in his Tuesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, WPWR Jeff Samardzija is 0-7 with a 10.01 ERA (43 ER/38.2 IP) and fi rst two seasons with the club (1997-98). RHP Johnny Cueto (10-12, 3.45) vs. 1.97 WHIP over his last seven home starts. Abreu ranks fourth in total bases (623), is tied for fourth in RHP Jeff Samardzija (10-13, 5.04) Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN Jose Abreu needs one homer and three RBI to join Albert Pu- RBI (204), ranks fi fth in OPS (.906) and ninth in home runs (65) RHP Edinson Volquez (13-9, 3.65) vs. jols (2001-02) as the only players in history to hit 30-plus homers in the American League since 2014. LHP Jose Quintana (9-10, 3.38) with 100-plus RBI in each of their fi rst two MLB seasons. Thursday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN Adam Eaton is hitting .357 (25-70) with two doubles, one triple, RELIABLE STARTERS RHP Kris Medlen (5-2, 4.30) vs. one homer, eight RBI, seven walks, two HBP, 11 runs scored and White Sox starters own a 2.83 ERA (24 ER/76.1 IP) and .245 LHP John Danks (7-14, 4.53) an .888 OPS during his current 17-game on-base streak. opponents average (70-286) over the last 12 games. VS. DETROIT TIGERS Chicago is hitting .205 (79-386) with 29 runs scored over the Sox starters lead the AL in IP (972.2) and quality starts (94), Friday, 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN+ last 12 games (scored three runs or less nine times). rank second in strikeouts (905), are tied for second in complete RHP Alfredo Simon (13-11, 5.18) vs. games (7) and rank third in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (8.37). LHP Chris Sale (12-11, 3.48) SUNDAY’S RECAP A breakdown of Chicago starters since 9/17: Saturday, 6:10 p.m. CT, WGN RHP Justin Verlander (5-8, 3.39) vs. The White Sox committed three errors, and were limited to W-L G QS ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG just seven hits in their 6-1 loss at Yankee Stadium. TBA 4-6 2.83 9 2.83 76.1 70 31 24 7 25 67 .245 Sunday, 2:10 p.m. CT, CSN The Yankees scored one run in the fi rst and added two in the LHP Daniel Norris (2-2, 3.88) vs. sixth, one in the seventh and two in the eighth … Avisail Garcia DIVISION DYNAMICS TBA tallied the only Sox run with a pinch home run in the seventh. The Sox have lost seven of the last 11 games vs. the Ameri- All games carried live on WSCR-AM 670 Erik Johnson suffered his fi rst loss after allowing three runs can League Central and are 29-41 in 2015 (14-18 home mark). (two earned) on seven hits over 5.2 IP … he allowed three earned Adam Eaton has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games vs. the SOX VS. KANSAS CITY (6-10) runs or less for the fi fth time in 2015. division, batting .351 (13-37) with six RBI and an .859 OPS. Date Opp. Result WP LP Adam Eaton extended his on-base streak to 17 games … The White Sox have gone 223-287 vs. the AL Central since 4/6 R L, 1-10 Ventura Samardzija Garcia hit his fi rst career pinch HR … Sox went 0-5 with RISP. 2009, with their only winning record coming in 2012 (37-35). 4/8 R L, 5-7 Davis Putnam 4/9 R L, 1-4 Volquez Danks MINOR AWARD RUNNING TO 100 4/23 H L, 2-3 (13) Morales Petricka Minor League Baseball and Rawlings Sporting Goods Compa- Adam Eaton is tied for sixth in the American League with 94 4/24 H W, 3-2 Robertson Herrera ny, Inc. announced Class AA Birmingham INF Joey DeMichele as runs scored … he is trying to become the fi rst Sox to score 100 4/25 H Ppd rain; makeup as split DH on 7/17 4/26 H W, 5-3 Danks Volquez a 2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® winner at second base. runs since Jermaine Dye (103) and Jim Thome (108) in 2006. 7/17 H L, 2-4 Young Samardzija DeMichele recorded a .985 fi elding percentage (10 ER/665 The last White Sox No. 1 hitter to score 100-plus runs in a H W, 4-0 Danks Volquez TC) over 135 games with Birmingham this season. season was Ray Durham in 2000 (121). 7/18 H L, 6-7 (11) Finnegan Jennings DeMichele was selected by the White Sox in the third round 7/19 H L, 1-4 Duffy Sale of the 2012 draft out of Arizona State University. SECOND-HALF SURGE 8/7 R L, 2-3 Volquez Danks Below is a breakdown of where White Sox players rank among 8/8 R L, 6-7 Guthrie Samardzja ON THIS DATE: 2005 American League second-half leaders: 8/9 R L, 4-5 Herrera Petricka The White Sox defeated Detroit, 4-2, at Comerica Park on Average: Adam Eaton (9th, .330). 9/4 R W, 12-1 Danks Medlen 9/29/05 to clinch their fi rst American League Central Division Doubles: Melky Cabrera (1st, 23) … Jose Abreu (T4th, 19). 9/5 R W, 6-1 Quintana Duffy 9/6 R W, 7-5 Johnson Cueto championship since 2000. Home Runs: Jose Abreu (T7th, 15) … RBI: Jose Abreu (T5th, 51). 9/29 H 7:10 p.m.