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| 975 | CHI WHITE SOX | +135 | Ov 9,-110 | +155 | Ov 9,-115 | | 976 | TORONTO | -145 | Un 9,-110 | -165 | Un 9,-105 |
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| All Games | 19-22 | -5.2 | 16-24 | 3.6 | 0.249 | 0.300 | 0.357 | 0.657 | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.323 | 0.411 | 0.734 | | Road Games | 7-12 | -4.5 | 10-9 | 3.7 | 0.256 | 0.304 | 0.353 | 0.657 | 5.5 | 0.284 | 0.333 | 0.475 | 0.808 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 17-18 | -3.2 | 14-20 | 3.7 | 0.256 | 0.307 | 0.367 | 0.674 | 4.7 | 0.257 | 0.320 | 0.414 | 0.734 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -5.1 | 1-6 | 2.1 | 0.196 | 0.244 | 0.290 | 0.534 | 3.9 | 0.213 | 0.286 | 0.356 | 0.642 | | Night Games | 12-9 | +1.7 | 6-15 | 3.8 | 0.261 | 0.312 | 0.369 | 0.681 | 4.0 | 0.239 | 0.309 | 0.375 | 0.684 |
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| All Games | 3.6 | 0.249 | 0.300 | 41 | 1372 | 342 | 57 | 5 | 27 | 0.357 | 141 | 100 | 303 | 9 | 265 | 48 | 31 | 39 | 28 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.256 | 0.304 | 19 | 640 | 164 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 0.353 | 68 | 44 | 132 | 3 | 120 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 12 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.256 | 0.307 | 35 | 1178 | 302 | 50 | 4 | 24 | 0.367 | 125 | 86 | 253 | 9 | 231 | 43 | 28 | 34 | 23 |
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| All Games | 3.46 | 1.362 | 119.7 | 52 | 46 | 116 | 10 | 47 | 108 | 7-6 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% | | Road Games | 3.61 | 1.433 | 52.3 | 24 | 21 | 61 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 20-26 | -7.6 | 23-21 | 5.1 | 0.255 | 0.323 | 0.425 | 0.748 | 4.7 | 0.253 | 0.323 | 0.432 | 0.755 | | Home Games | 12-11 | -1.8 | 9-13 | 5.2 | 0.271 | 0.344 | 0.462 | 0.806 | 3.9 | 0.225 | 0.297 | 0.380 | 0.678 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 13-21 | -9 | 17-15 | 5.1 | 0.246 | 0.319 | 0.414 | 0.733 | 4.8 | 0.252 | 0.327 | 0.424 | 0.750 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.8 | 3-4 | 5.1 | 0.254 | 0.337 | 0.437 | 0.775 | 3.7 | 0.221 | 0.277 | 0.416 | 0.693 | | Turf Games | 12-11 | -1.8 | 9-13 | 5.2 | 0.271 | 0.344 | 0.462 | 0.806 | 3.9 | 0.225 | 0.297 | 0.380 | 0.678 | | Night Games | 12-20 | -9.4 | 16-15 | 4.7 | 0.243 | 0.306 | 0.412 | 0.718 | 4.7 | 0.251 | 0.323 | 0.430 | 0.753 |
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| All Games | 5.1 | 0.255 | 0.323 | 46 | 1532 | 390 | 93 | 6 | 52 | 0.425 | 221 | 154 | 350 | 26 | 283 | 44 | 23 | 38 | 18 | | Home Games | 5.2 | 0.271 | 0.344 | 23 | 754 | 204 | 48 | 3 | 30 | 0.462 | 117 | 85 | 147 | 14 | 149 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 12 | | Righty Starters | 5.1 | 0.246 | 0.319 | 34 | 1133 | 279 | 73 | 3 | 37 | 0.414 | 158 | 121 | 266 | 21 | 221 | 28 | 20 | 29 | 18 |
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| All Games | 3.68 | 1.182 | 137 | 62 | 56 | 112 | 17 | 50 | 139 | 5-8 | 6 | 7 | 46.2% | | Home Games | 2.37 | 1.068 | 68.3 | 21 | 18 | 52 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
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| 5/11/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 7-10 | L | 100 | 8 un | O | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | | 5/12/2015 | SALE(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 4-2 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 5/13/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 4-2 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | RODON(L) | @ OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 7-6 | W | 115 | 7 ev | O | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 4-3 | W | 150 | 7.5 un | U | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 5/17/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 7-3 | W | 125 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | | 5/18/2015 | SALE(L) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 2-1 | W | -140 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 1-3 | L | -145 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 5/20/2015 | RODON(L) | CLEVELAND | MARCUM(R) | 3-4 | L | -165 | 8.5 ev | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | DANKS(L) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 2-5 | L | +120 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 3-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 5/23/2015 | SALE(L) | MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | 3-4 | L | -165 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 1-8 | L | -140 | 8 ev | O | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | NOESI(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | | | 5/27/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | | | 5/28/2015 | | @ BALTIMORE | | | | 5/28/2015 | | @ BALTIMORE | | | | 5/29/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | | | 5/30/2015 | NOESI(R) | @ HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | |
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| 5/11/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 2-5 | L | 115 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 10-2 | W | 120 | 9.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | 5/13/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 1-6 | L | 115 | 8.5 ov | U | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 5/14/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | 4-6 | L | -105 | 9 un | O | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | DICKEY(R) | @ HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 4-8 | L | 105 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | @ HOUSTON | FELDMAN(R) | 5-6 | L | 105 | 9 un | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 5/17/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 2-4 | L | 130 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 5/18/2015 | REDMOND(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 10-6 | W | -110 | 9.5 ev | O | 17 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | 2-3 | L | -120 | 9.5 ov | U | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 5/20/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 3-4 | L | -125 | 9 un | U | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | DICKEY(R) | LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 8-4 | W | +100 | 8.5 ov | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 3-4 | L | +140 | 8 ev | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 5/23/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 2-3 | L | -140 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 8-2 | W | -105 | 9 ov | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | NOESI(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | DICKEY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | | | 5/27/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | | | 5/29/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | | | 5/30/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ MINNESOTA | NOLASCO(R) | | | 6/1/2015 | | @ WASHINGTON | | |
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| |  | CHI WHITE SOX: CHICAGO (AP) - A decade removed from their most recent championship, the Chicago White Sox once again are eyeing a big season.
Their sights are set on an AL Central title after consecutive losing records, maybe even more. The White Sox added to their offense, boosted their rotation, overhauled their bullpen and sent expectations soaring.
''Obviously postseason first, and World Series,'' new closer David Robertson said. ''I mean that's what I look forward to every year. That's where I want to be.''
The addition of Robertson to the bullpen is among the reasons the White Sox believe they are armed and ready after going 73-89. But it's not the only one.
They added All-Star Jeff Samardzija to a rotation that already included ace Chris Sale. They added free agent Adam LaRoche to their lineup, giving AL Rookie of the Year Jose Abreu more protection, and brought in Melky Cabrera to solidify the No. 2 spot in the order behind Adam Eaton.
Is that enough to compete with Cleveland, Kansas City and Detroit in the division and make a run in the playoffs? The White Sox believe it is. Their fans are pumped, too.
With that in mind, here are some things to look for this season:
LINED UP: It would be hard for Abreu to match, let alone exceed, what he did last season. He batted .317 with 36 homers and 107 RBIs, one year after defecting from Cuba. While the White Sox tied for fourth in the AL in homers, they were just eighth in runs, ninth in batting average and 12th in on-base percentage.
LaRoche, who signed a $25 million, two-year contract, should give them power from the left side. He hit 26 homers and drove in 92 runs for Washington last season. Cabrera, a .301 hitter with Toronto, helps the top of the order.
''I think we're jelling together as a team. Hopefully that translates to wins in April,'' Eaton said.
SALE-ING ALONG: With Sale, Samardzija and Jose Quintana, the White Sox appear strong at the top of the rotation.
Sale made the AL All-Star team for the third time last season while going 12-4 with a 2.17 ERA with 208 strikeouts and 39 walks. Samardzija, acquired from Oakland, moves into the No. 2 spot. With Sale recovering from a broken foot, Samardzija - who grew up a White Sox fan - could wind up starting the opener at Kansas City after pitching the previous two for the Cubs.
CLOSING TIME: Chicago tied for seventh in the majors with 21 blown saves and had the fourth-lowest save percentage (63.2) last season. Robertson, who took over as closer after Mariano Rivera retired, saved 39 games for the New York Yankees last season. Chicago also brought in Zach Duke.
RODON WATCH: Whether he starts the season in the rotation or gets sent down to the minors, expect to see top prospect Carlos Rodon in a White Sox uniform at some point this season. The No. 3 pick in last year's amateur draft, he is on a fast track to the majors after three standout seasons at North Carolina State. Rodon, who made nine minor league appearances in 2014, could start the year in the rotation. If Rodon starts in the minors, veteran Brad Penny could make some early starts. | | TORONTO: TORONTO (AP) - The upcoming season for the Toronto Blue Jays seems destined to be defined by the one young pitcher who'll miss it and the two even younger guys who'll try to replace him.
Toronto's plans for ending baseball's longest active playoff drought took a serious hit when Marcus Stroman suffered a season-ending knee injury in spring training.
The second-year right-hander tore a ligament when his knee buckled as he backed off a bunt during a pregame fielding drill. He's out for the year after undergoing surgery.
''It's tough,'' Stroman said. ''I just feel like I let my team down. I've worked harder than I ever had this offseason.''
The injury changed Toronto's thinking about 22-year-old right-hander Aaron Sanchez, who might have been closing games rather than starting them if Stroman was still healthy, and 21-year-old lefty Daniel Norris, the van-dwelling surfer dude.
The two pitchers now look likely to get their shot in Toronto's rotation, slotting in behind 200-inning workhorses R.A Dickey and Mark Buehrle, and 24-year-old right-hander Drew Hutchison.
How successful they are could well determine what happens to the Blue Jays, out of the postseason since winning their second straight World Series in 1993 and the only team that hasn't reached the playoffs this century.
''We may have to rely on a young guy who may not be proven,'' manager John Gibbons said. ''Stro was a baby, too, but a special guy.''
Sanchez has already shown signs that he could also be special. He excelled out of the bullpen in 24 games last season, posting three saves and a 1.09 ERA in 33 innings, striking out 27 while walking nine and holding opponents to a .128 average.
With the increased demands of a starting role lying ahead, the hard-throwing Sanchez has spent this spring refining his slider.
''With the way he throws, it could turn into a big strikeout pitch for him,'' Gibbons said.
The Blue Jays are also high on Norris, currently better known for spending his winters searching for prime surfing spots while living out of a 1978 Volkswagen camper van nicknamed ''Shaggy.''
''He's a different bird,'' Gibbons said. ''Anytime you live in a van, I wouldn't say that's normal.''
Norris had an abnormal 2014 season, rising from Class A to the majors after going 12-2 with a 2.53 ERA at three minor league stops. He underwent elbow surgery last October to remove bone spurs, and expects to be better this year than the pitcher who made five appearances for the Blue Jays in September.
''He's a student of the game,'' Gibbons said. ''He's a very smart kid and he's grounded. He's got the most important thing: He's got a great arm.''
After Jose Reyes and the Blue Jays went 83-79, here's what else to watch as they try to move up:
MIGHTY MIGUEL: Sanchez and Norris aren't the only impressive young arms expected to break camp with the Blue Jays. Right-hander Miguel Castro, 20, didn't allow a run in his first five spring appearances, striking out eight and walking none while allowing three hits over nine innings. A hard thrower who stands an imposing 6-foot-5, Castro has put himself in position to jump from Class A, where he went 8-3 with a 2.68 ERA last season, all the way to the majors. ''He looks like a seasoned vet out there, under control, very relaxed,'' Gibbons said.
NEW GUYS, NEW FOCUS: Toronto strengthened its lineup over the winter by signing free agent catcher Russell Martin to a five-year, $82 million contract and acquiring All-Star third baseman Josh Donaldson from Oakland. Slugger Jose Bautista has praised the newcomers for making a difference in the clubhouse with their winning pedigree and intense focus. ''We need something along those lines here every now and then,'' Bautista said. ''It's good to have guys to whom winning matters.''
BLOCKING THE PLATE: Adding Martin gave the Blue Jays a logjam at catcher, where incumbent Dioner Navarro is signed through 2015 and Josh Thole is Dickey's knuckleball specialist. Martin has worked hard this spring to prove he can handle Dickey's floater, which could mean Thole is ticketed for Triple-A. Or, Toronto may yet trade the switch-hitting Navarro to open room at DH for Edwin Encarnacion, who has been slowed this spring by a balky back and may not be able to handle regular duty at first base. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (CHI WHITE SOX-TORONTO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*White Sox-Blue Jays Preview* =============================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Chicago (19-21) at Toronto (19-26), 7:07 p.m. EDT
Drew Hutchison's record is almost entirely the work of the Toronto lineup, masking what could be a hefty loss total if it weren't for an MLB-high 9.55 run-support average.
The Blue Jays just seem to be relying on that lineup a little too much, and things have more often than not failed to work out as the team labors through a 4-11 stretch.
Hutchison and the Jays will try to turn the page on some of those concerns and win consecutive games for the first time in that span Monday night as they begin a three-game series against the visiting Chicago White Sox.
Jose Reyes (ribs) may give Toronto another bat on which to lean, as he's expected to return from the disabled list, but Jose Bautista could remain out for a second straight game after receiving a cortisone shot in his ailing right shoulder.
After dodging a home sweep at the hands of Seattle with Sunday's 8-2 victory, the Blue Jays' last six wins have come with the club scoring at least seven runs - something that would represent a promising trend if there weren't 11 losses sprinkled in.
Edwin Encarnacion homered for the third time in four games and eighth time in 16 after opening the year with four in 30.
It was the first time in eight games that a starting pitcher for Toronto (20-26) allowed fewer than three runs.
With Hutchison (3-1, 6.06 ERA) on the mound, three runs weren't enough in Wednesday's 4-3 home loss to the Los Angeles Angels for the right-hander's first defeat after he allowed four in 6 2-3 innings.
"The offense did their job again and we're not doing ours," Hutchison said. "We need to do a better job."
In his lone start against the White Sox, Hutchison allowed seven runs in seven innings of a 7-5 loss on Aug. 17 that included a Conor Gillaspie grand slam in a six-run first.
Hutchison will face Hector Noesi, who is returning to the rotation after a pair of relief efforts as the club rests rookie Carlos Rodon.
Noesi (0-3, 5.60) is 0-3 with a 6.06 ERA in four starts, the last coming on May 9 in a 10-4 loss to Cincinnati. He allowed three hits and two walks while throwing 46 pitches in 1 2-3 innings before departing after being hit by a line drive.
The White Sox have lost all six games he's pitched in.
"I want to be a starter," Noesi told MLB's official website. "I came here to be a starter,"
The right-hander's only start against Toronto came in the same series as Hutchison's against Chicago, with Noesi allowing five runs and eight hits over five innings but earning an 11-5 victory on Aug. 15. Combined with five relief efforts, he's 1-0 with a 6.06 ERA against the Blue Jays. Josh Donaldson (0 for 6), Encarnacion (0 for 5) and Danny Valencia (0 for 5) haven't had any success against Noesi, but Munenori Kawasaki is 4 for 4.
About the only positive the White Sox (19-22) have entering this matchup is road success. They haven't lost a series in Toronto since 2011, going 8-4 since with wins in 15 of the last 22 overall meetings.
Sunday's 8-1 home loss to Minnesota was their fifth in six games, but they're embarking on an 11-game road trip with a five-game road winning streak. Chicago last won six in a row away in August 2013.
Continuing that run will take some hitting. The White Sox are batting .196 in their last seven games.
"It's embarrassing," Adam LaRoche said.
Melky Cabrera has been at the center of that, heading into his return to Toronto in a 2-for-24 slump.
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| | Last Updated: 4/26/2024 12:03:36 AM EST. |
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