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 (59-68) at NEW YORK YANKEES (63-61) Sox After 127/128 in 2013 ......... 52-75/53-75 Current Streak .....................................Lost 3 LHP John Danks (9-8, 4.94) vs. RHP Shane Greene (3-1, 2.91) Last Homestand .......................................2-4 Last Trip ...................................................2-4 Game #128/Road #65 Friday, August 22, 2014 Last 10 Games .........................................4-6 Series Record .................................. 15-21-4 Series First Game ................................23-17 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE PAUL KONERKo’s fAREWELL SEASON First/Second Half....................... 45-51/14-17 The Chicago White Sox have lost three straight games and Paul Konerko is playing in his 18th and final season, including 16 Home/Road ............................... 31-32/28-36 10 of their last 14 as they open a three-game trip in New York. with the White Sox … agreed to a one-year contract on 12/4/13. Day/Night .................................. 17-28/42-40 Opp. Above/At-Below .500 ........ 34-33/25-35 LHP John Danks takes the mound for the White Sox, who His 16-season tenure with the White Sox is the second-longest with vs. RHS/LHS ............................. 42-51/17-17 are coming off a 2-4 homestand vs. Toronto (2-1) and Baltimore a current team behind the Yankees’ Derek Jeter (20 seasons). Ranks among the franchise leaders in virtually every offensive cate- vs. AL East ...........................................14-14 (0-3), which ended Wednesday with a 4-3 loss to the Orioles. gory … is the club leader in total bases and ranks second in home runs vs. AL Central .......................................24-27 vs. AL West ..........................................10-18 Following this series and a day off Monday, the Sox are home (Frank Thomas), RBI (Thomas) and games played (Luke Appling). Interleague .............................................11-9 for six games vs. Cleveland (8/26-28) and Detroit (8/29-31). The White Sox captain was part of the 2005 World Series champi- Comeback W’s/L’s After Leading .........26/32 Chicago went 2-4 on its last trip to Seattle (1-4) and San onship team, was named the ALCS MVP and is a six-time All-Star. Extra innings ............................................4-5 Francisco (1-1) from 8/7-13. One-run/two-run games ............ 21-18/10-15 WHITE SOX VS. YANKEES Ahead after 6/7/8................. 42-10/47-9/51-7 tonight’S stoRYLINES The season series is even at two games apiece … the teams Trailing after 6/7/8 ................. 7-48/4-52/3-57 The White Sox are a season-high nine games under .500. Tied after 6/7/8 ........................ 10-10/8-7/5-4 split a four-game series at U.S. Cellular Field on 5/22-25, with The Sox have lost five straight games at Yankee Stadium after Sox/opp. quality start................. 39-27/20-40 the Sox winning the first two and the Yankees the final two. winning four of their previous six. Sox/opp. score first ................... 39-22/20-46 Chicago is hitting .277 (38-137) with a 3.41 ERA (14 ER/37.0 Sox/opp. score 4+ ..................... 46-23/16-61 Sox starting pitchers own a 2.66 ERA (13 ER/44.0 IP) over IP) and have been outscored, 18-13. Sox/opp. score 3 or less.............. 13-45/43-7 the last five road games. The Sox have lost five straight games at new Yankee Stadium, Average time of game ............................3:08 LHP John Danks is 2-3 with a 5.67 ERA (25 ER/39.2 IP) in including a three-game sweep on 9/2-4/13. seven career starts against the Yankees but threw 8.0 scoreless The White Sox trail in the all-time series, 813-1,044 … they UPCOMING PROBABLES IP in his last outing on 5/24/14. are 446-489 at home (50-53 at U.S. Cellular Field) and 367-559 Chicago has collected 12 hits total in its last three games. AT NEW YORK YANKEES on the road (5-12 at new Yankee Stadium). Friday: 6:05 p.m. CT, CSN RHP (3-1, 2.91) vs. ROSTER MOVES Shane Greene ROAD REVIVAL LHP John Danks (9-8, 4.94) Prior to tonight’s game, the White Sox recalled INF Carlos Saturday: 12:05 p.m. CT, WGN The White Sox are 13-10 (.565) on the road since 6/27, the Sanchez from Class AAA Charlotte. RHP Hiroki Kuroda (8-8, 3.97) vs. seventh-best winning percentage in the major leagues. Sanchez replaces 2B Gordon Beckham, who was traded to RHP Scott Carroll (5-7, 4.99) The Sox are 28-36 away from home this season, already Sunday: 12:05 p.m. CT, CSN the Angels yesterday for a PTBNL or cash considerations. surpassing their win total from 2013 when they went 26-55 (.321) LHP Chris Capuano (1-3, 4.35) vs. Beckham hit .221 (86-390) with 24 doubles, seven home runs to tie Miami for the lowest winning percentage in the majors. LHP Chris Sale (10-3, 2.12) and 36 RBI in 101 games with Chicago this season. All games carried live on WSCR 670 AM Sanchez, 22, is hitting .293 (128-437) with 19 doubles, six SMOOTH SALE-ING and 97.5 FM ESPN Deportes triples, seven home runs, 57 RBI, 60 runs scored and 16 stolen LHP Chris Sale ranks second in the American League in bases in 110 games with the Knights … he also appeared in one ERA (2.12), winning percentage (.769) and WHIP (0.92), third in game in his first stint with the Sox from 7/13-19, going 0-5. strikeouts per 9.0 IP (10.46) and opponents OPS (.547), fourth WHITE SOX VS. YANKEES (2-2) in opponents average (.202) and eighth in strikeouts (158). Date H/R Result WP LP WEDNESDAy’S RECAP Sale is attempting to become the first Sox pitcher to lead the AL 5/22 H W, 3-2 Sale Phelps 5/23 H W, 6-5 Webb Robertson Baltimore completed a three-game sweep of the White Sox in ERA since Joel Horlen in 1967 (2.08) … his 2.12 ERA would be with a 4-3 victory at U.S. Cellular Field. 5/24 H L, 3-4 (10) Betances Putnam the lowest by a Sox starter since Wilbur Wood (1.91) in 1971. 5/25 H L, 1-7 Tanaka Rienzo Hector Noesi suffered the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits Sale has struck out 12-plus batters a franchise-record nine 8/22 R 6:05 p.m. CT (three HR) with no walks and a career-high eight strikeouts. times and has fanned 10 or more 16 times, second-most in 8/23 R 12:05 p.m. CT Avisail Garcia hit a two-run homer in the first inning (No. 3) to franchise history behind Ed Walsh (17) … his 158 strikeouts are 8/24 R 12:05 p.m. CT give the Sox a 2-0 lead and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. a franchise record through 20 starts of a season. The Orioles three-game sweep was their first of the Sox since SOX HOMESTAND RECAP (2-4) 5/4-6/99 in Baltimore and first in Chicago since 5/22-24/89. TURN TWO vs. Tor./Bal. ........................................ 2-1/0-3 The White Sox have turned a major-league leading 132 eaton ON ASSIGNMENT Average ................................... .247 (48-194) doubles plays this season, including 35 in the last 29 games. Home Runs .................................................5 OF Adam Eaton, who has been on the disabled list since 8/9 Alexei Ramirez has been involved in 94 doubles plays this Runs Scored/Allowed ...........................27/33 with a strained right oblique, is scheduled to begin a rehab as- season, most among major-league shortstops. ERA ..............................5.50 (33 ER/54.0 IP) signment tomorrow with Class AAA Charlotte. Quality Starts...............................................2 Eaton ranks among the American League leaders in triples TEST VS. THE BEST (T2nd, 7), average (9th, .304) and on-base percentage (10th, The White Sox are in a stretch where they play 22 straight MLB LEADERS .370) … he is batting .435 (37-85) over his last 22 games. games vs. teams above .500 to end August (4-8 so far). Player, Club HR Chicago is 34-33 this season vs. teams with winning records FOLLOW THE LEADER Nelson Cruz, BAL 33 and 25-35 vs. sub-.500 teams. Jose Abreu, SOX 32 Conor Gillaspie (8th, .306), Adam Eaton (9th, .304) and Jose Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 32 Abreu (10th, .303) rank among the AL leaders in average. QUALITY AND QUANTITY Player, Club RBI The last White Sox to finish in the Top 10 in average in the The White Sox have made 1,036 quality starts since 2003, David Ortiz, BOS 93 American League was Paul Konerko in 2010 (8th, .312). tied with Los Angeles-AL for the second-most in MLB … the Jose Abreu, SOX 90 According to STATS LLC, the last time two White Sox players Mets rank first with 1,042 QS. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 89 Mike Trout, LAA 89 finished in the Top 10 in the AL in average was 1993 when Frank The Sox are tied for seventh in the American League in 2014 Thomas (.317) was sixth and Lance Johnson (.311) was 10th.