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 NEW YORK YANKEES (24-21) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (23-25) Sox After 48/49 in 2013 .............24-24/24-25 Current Streak .....................................Lost 1 RHP David Phelps (1-0, 3.33) vs. LHP Chris Sale (3-0, 2.30) Last Trip ...................................................4-5 Last Homestand .......................................2-3 Game #49/Home #22 Thursday, May 22, 2014 Last 10 Games .........................................4-6 Series Record ...................................... 5-9-1 Series First Game ..................................10-6 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE COUNTDOWN TO COOPERSTOWN First/Second Half........................... 23-25/0-0 The Chicago White Sox have won two of their last three games Frank Thomas will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Home/Road ................................11-10/12-15 and four of seven as they open a four-game set vs. New York. Fame on July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y. … joining Thomas in the Class Day/Night .................................... 8-10/15-15 LHP Chris Sale, who was reinstated from the disabled list prior of 2014 are pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux and managers Opp. Above/At-Below .500 ...........12-8/11-17 Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa and Joe Torre. vs. RHS/LHS .................................17-19/6-6 to tonight’s game, takes the mound for the White Sox. vs. AL East ...............................................4-3 Chicago is in fourth place in the American League Central, “The Big Hurt”, the White Sox all-time leader in most offensive cat- egories, is one of four players in major-league history with a career .300 vs. AL Central .......................................11-11 vs. AL West ..............................................3-6 7.0 games behind the division-leading Detroit Tigers. average, 500 home runs, 1,500 RBI and 1,000 runs scored and 1,500 Interleague ...............................................5-5 Following this four-game series vs. the Yankees (5/22-25), the walks, joining Mel Ott, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. Sox will continue the homestand vs. Cleveland (5/26-28) and San Comeback W’s/L’s After Leading .........14/11 Extra innings ............................................2-1 Diego (5/30-6/1) … the team has an off day on 5/29. WHITE SOX VS. NEW YORK YANKEES One-run/two-run games .................... 6-6/5-5 Ahead after 6/7/8................... 13-2/15-2/18-2 Chicago has won six of the last nine games overall but are TONIGHT’S STORYLINES Trailing after 6/7/8 ................. 4-18/3-19/2-21 Chris Sale is making his fi rst start since 4/17 vs. Boston … he 12-15 since 2010, including a 7-6 mark at U.S. Cellular Field. Tied after 6/7/8 ............................6-5/5-4/3-2 has allowed three runs or less in all four of his outings in 2014. The White Sox and Yankees split last year’s series, 3-3. Sox/opp. quality start....................13-11/9-13 The White Sox have won six consecutive home games vs. Each of the last three series have been sweeps … Chicago Sox/opp. score fi rst ....................... 14-8/9-17 recorded home sweeps from 8/20-22/12 and 8/5-7/13 … the Sox/opp. score 4+ ........................20-11/6-22 the Yankees dating back to 2012 (two straight sweeps). Sox/opp. score 3 or less................ 3-12/16-5 Yankees won all three games in New York from 9/2-4/13. Chicago is 2-5 over its last seven home games after starting Average time of game ............................3:14 the season 8-5 (three series wins). The Sox hit .269 (58-216) with three homers, owned a 3.83 Sox relievers own a 1.74 ERA (4 ER/20.2 IP) and .174 oppo- ERA (23 ER/54.0 IP) and were outscored, 29-27, in 2013. UPCOMING PROBABLES nents average (12-69) in the last seven games (six scoreless). Chicago trails in the all-time series, 810-1,046 … it has gone Eight players (fi ve current) who made the White Sox Opening 443-487 at home (48-51 at U.S. Cellular Field) and 367-559 on VS. NEW YORK YANKEES the road (5-12 at new Yankee Stadium). Thursday: 7:10 p.m. CT, WCIU Day roster have spent time on the disabled list this season. RHP David Phelps (1-0, 3.33) vs. WEATHERING THE STORM LHP Chris Sale (3-0, 2.30) ROSTER MOVES Friday: 7:10 p.m. CT, CSN Prior to tonight’s game, the White Sox returned LHP Chris Matt Lindstrom is the eighth White Sox player who made the RHP Hiroki Kuroda (3-3, 4.61) vs. Sale from his injury rehab assignment at Class AAA Charlotte and team’s Opening Day roster to be placed on the disabled list. RHP Hector Noesi (0-4, 7.31) Saturday, 1:10 p.m. CT, CSN reinstated him from the disabled list … to make room for Sale, There have been 181 games missed by OD roster players. A breakdown of players and games: Jose Abreu (4), Adam LHP Vidal Nuno (1-1, 5.82) vs. the Sox designated RHP Frank Francisco for assignment. LHP John Danks (3-4, 5.64) Sale was placed on the disabled list on 4/22 (retro to 4/18) Eaton (14), Avisail Garcia (39), Nate Jones (45), Lindstrom (2), Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CT, CSN with a fl exor muscle strain in his left arm. Felipe Paulino (31), Chris Sale (32) and Conor Gillaspie (14). RHP Masahiro Tanaka (6-1, 2.39) vs. INF Gordon Beckham (22 games) started 2014 on the DL. RHP Andre Rienzo (4-0, 4.00) LAST NIGHT’S RECAP MISSING IN ACTION All games carried live on WSCR 670 AM Alexei Ramirez grounded into a game-ending double play with and 97.5 FM ESPN Deportes the tying runs on base as Kansas City defeated Chicago, 3-1. 1B Jose Abreu was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Jose Quintana suffered his fourth loss despite allowing three 5/18 with infl ammation in his left ankle … he will be in a walking runs on eight hits over 7.1 IP … Jake Petricka allowed the go- boot during his recovery … no timetable is set for his return. SOX VS. NEW YORK-AL (0-0) ahead runs to score in the eighth inning (inherited runners). Abreu ranks among the MLB leaders in homers (1st, 15), RBI Date H/R Result WP LP Quintana retired the fi rst seven Royals of the game, and 11 (2nd, 42), AB/HR ratio (2nd, 11.53), extra-base hits (3rd, 27), 5/22 H 7:10 p.m. CT straight from the fourth-eighth … he received one run or less of total bases (4th, 103) and slugging percentage (5th, .595). 5/23 H 7:10 p.m. CT Chicago is 2-2 since Abreu went on the disabled list. 5/24 H 1:10 p.m. CT support for the 25th time in his career (65 career starts). 5/25 H 1:10 p.m. CT Abreu is the reigning American League Player and Rookie of Paul Konerko drove in the White Sox only run with a RBI single 8/22 R 6:05 p.m. CT in the second … Gordon Beckham was 1-4 with a double. the Month … he is the only AL player, and second ever, to win 8/23 R 12:05 p.m. CT both awards in his fi rst month in the majors (Yasiel Puig, 6/13). 8/24 R TBA CAPTAINS SAY FAREWELL DIGGING THE LONG BALL White Sox captain Paul Konerko and Yankees captain Derek WHITE SOX ON TRIP (4-5) Jeter are both playing their fi nal seasons in 2014. The White Sox rank second in the American League with 52 home runs this season. at Oak./Hou./K.C. ........................1-2/1-2/2-1 Jeter (20 years; 1995-) and Konerko (16; 1999-) are the longest Average ................................... .274 (72-263) tenured active players with their current clubs … Konerko also The Sox are 19-9 when hitting at least one homer and 12-3 Home Runs ...............................................10 played two seasons with the Dodgers and Reds (1997-98). when recording a multihomer game (4-16 when homerless). Runs Scored/Allowed ...........................37/49 Konerko is a career .316 hitter (118-373) with 23 home runs Chicago ranks among the MLB home run leaders in the follow- ERA ..............................5.57 (47 ER/76.0 IP) and 65 RBI vs. New York, while Jeter is batting .291 (81-278) with ing categories: with two outs (T1st, 19), RISP (2nd, 17), seventh Quality Starts...............................................4 seven homers and 25 RBI lifetime at U.S. Cellular Field … the inning or later (T2nd, 19) and RISP/two outs (T3rd, 7). Sox are 43-50 vs. the Yankees when Konerko and Jeter play. THE KIDS JUST WON’T QUIT AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS Chicago will honor Jeter prior to Sunday’s series fi nale. Club R/G The White Sox have two wins when trailing after eight innings Oakland Athletics 5.24 STREAKING THROUGH NEW YORK in 2014, matching their total from the entire 2013 season. Los Angeles Angels 4.93 The White Sox have won six consecutive home games vs. Chicago leads the major leagues with 38 runs scored in the Chicago White Sox 4.88 New York-AL after recording sweeps in 2012 and 2013.