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| 977 | CHI WHITE SOX | +100 | Ov 9,-115 | +115 | Ov 9,+105 | | 978 | TORONTO | -110 | Un 9,-105 | -125 | Un 9,-125 |
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| All Games | 19-24 | -7.2 | 17-25 | 3.6 | 0.250 | 0.299 | 0.356 | 0.656 | 4.7 | 0.261 | 0.324 | 0.420 | 0.744 | | Road Games | 7-14 | -6.5 | 11-10 | 3.8 | 0.256 | 0.302 | 0.352 | 0.654 | 5.8 | 0.286 | 0.334 | 0.488 | 0.822 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 17-20 | -5.2 | 15-21 | 3.8 | 0.256 | 0.305 | 0.365 | 0.671 | 4.9 | 0.259 | 0.322 | 0.425 | 0.747 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -6.7 | 2-5 | 3.0 | 0.222 | 0.254 | 0.326 | 0.580 | 5.6 | 0.241 | 0.308 | 0.443 | 0.751 | | Turf Games | 0-2 | -2 | 1-1 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.278 | 0.343 | 0.621 | 8.0 | 0.299 | 0.347 | 0.612 | 0.959 | | Day Games | 7-13 | -7 | 10-9 | 3.4 | 0.236 | 0.287 | 0.344 | 0.631 | 5.2 | 0.281 | 0.337 | 0.448 | 0.785 |
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| All Games | 3.6 | 0.250 | 0.299 | 43 | 1442 | 360 | 60 | 5 | 28 | 0.356 | 150 | 102 | 319 | 10 | 276 | 50 | 32 | 40 | 28 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.256 | 0.302 | 21 | 710 | 182 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 0.352 | 77 | 46 | 148 | 4 | 131 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 12 | | Righty Starters | 3.8 | 0.256 | 0.305 | 37 | 1248 | 320 | 53 | 4 | 25 | 0.365 | 134 | 88 | 269 | 10 | 242 | 45 | 29 | 35 | 23 |
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| All Games | 3.71 | 1.391 | 123.7 | 57 | 51 | 124 | 11 | 48 | 110 | 7-7 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% | | Road Games | 4.15 | 1.491 | 56.3 | 29 | 26 | 69 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 1-4 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% |
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| All Games | 22-26 | -5.6 | 24-22 | 5.2 | 0.256 | 0.324 | 0.433 | 0.756 | 4.7 | 0.253 | 0.321 | 0.428 | 0.749 | | Home Games | 14-11 | +0.2 | 10-14 | 5.4 | 0.273 | 0.345 | 0.474 | 0.818 | 3.9 | 0.228 | 0.296 | 0.377 | 0.673 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 14-21 | -8 | 17-16 | 5.1 | 0.246 | 0.319 | 0.415 | 0.734 | 4.7 | 0.250 | 0.322 | 0.417 | 0.739 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.4 | 3-4 | 5.7 | 0.250 | 0.325 | 0.478 | 0.803 | 3.7 | 0.222 | 0.272 | 0.378 | 0.651 | | Turf Games | 14-11 | +0.2 | 10-14 | 5.4 | 0.273 | 0.345 | 0.474 | 0.818 | 3.9 | 0.228 | 0.296 | 0.377 | 0.673 | | Day Games | 8-6 | +1.8 | 7-6 | 6.2 | 0.280 | 0.358 | 0.454 | 0.812 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.324 | 0.435 | 0.760 |
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| All Games | 5.2 | 0.256 | 0.324 | 48 | 1599 | 410 | 102 | 6 | 56 | 0.433 | 237 | 159 | 361 | 26 | 291 | 45 | 25 | 40 | 19 | | Home Games | 5.4 | 0.273 | 0.345 | 25 | 821 | 224 | 57 | 3 | 34 | 0.474 | 133 | 90 | 158 | 14 | 157 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 13 | | Righty Starters | 5.1 | 0.246 | 0.319 | 35 | 1163 | 286 | 74 | 3 | 39 | 0.415 | 164 | 125 | 270 | 21 | 225 | 29 | 20 | 31 | 18 |
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| All Games | 3.83 | 1.191 | 141 | 66 | 60 | 118 | 17 | 50 | 142 | 6-8 | 6 | 8 | 42.9% | | Home Games | 2.74 | 1.092 | 72.3 | 25 | 22 | 58 | 7 | 21 | 70 | 3-2 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
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| 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) | 0-6 | L | 145 | 8.5 ev | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 9-10 | L | 145 | 9 ov | O | 14 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | | 5/27/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | | | 5/28/2015 | SALE(L) | @ BALTIMORE | WRIGHT(R) | | | 5/28/2015 | RODON(L) | @ BALTIMORE | | | | 5/29/2015 | RODON(L) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | | | 5/30/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | | | 5/31/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 6/2/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | | @ TEXAS | | |
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| 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) | 6-0 | W | -155 | 8.5 ev | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | DICKEY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | 10-9 | W | -155 | 9 ov | O | 13 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | | 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 | DICKEY(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | | 6/2/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | @ WASHINGTON | SCHERZER(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | | @ 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. |
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*White Sox-Blue Jays Preview* =============================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Chicago (19-23) at Toronto (21-26), 12:37 p.m. EDT
Jeff Samardzija's tenure with the Chicago White Sox not only included some rocky moments on the mound, but also a five-game suspension for his role in a benches-clearing brawl.
He's performed more like the pitcher the White Sox expected over his last two outings, and they sure could use another solid effort to help break their slump.
Samardzija faces a surging Toronto Blue Jays lineup as visiting Chicago looks to avoid an eighth defeat in nine games in Wednesday's series finale.
The right-hander allowed at least four runs in four of his first seven starts and was suspended for participating in a fight that escalated with Kansas City on April 23.
Samardzija (4-2, 4.28 ERA), who was acquired in an offseason trade with Oakland and is in the final year of his contract, has rebounded to win back-to-back starts. He gave up three runs in eight innings of a 7-3 win over the A's on May 17 before allowing two runs and three hits in eight innings of Friday's 3-2 win over Minnesota.
"The last two times out, I've felt really good," Samardzija said. "Me and (pitching coach Don Cooper) made some adjustments in what we're doing, just trying to keep me back and not so aggressive all the time. But (also trying to) understand when you need to add and understand when you need to subtract."
Samardzija's win over the Twins marks the only victory for Chicago (19-24) over its last eight. He pitched well in his only career outing against the Blue Jays, giving up one run and four hits over seven innings in a 4-2 victory July 6.
Toronto (22-26), though, has scored 24 runs and collected six homers and 11 doubles during a season high-tying three-game win streak. Josh Donaldson had a solo homer in the first inning Tuesday then hit a walkoff three-run shot in the ninth to give the Blue Jays a 10-9 victory.
Donaldson, who finished 4 for 4 with a walk and scored five times, also homered in Monday's 6-0 win after going 2 for 19 over his previous five.
"Some guys kind of thrive for that moment and he's got that mindset," manager John Gibbons said. "He's just one of those guys, he just wants to be the guy, the hero."
Jose Bautista missed the previous two with a sore right shoulder, but he played after taking a cortisone shot and finished with three doubles and five RBIs. He expects to be back at DH as the Blue Jays go for the sweep with Marco Estrada on the mound.
Estrada (1-3, 3.90) is 0-3 with a 5.40 ERA in four starts since joining the rotation after Daniel Norris was sent to Triple-A on May 1. He had his longest effort Friday, giving up four runs and throwing 101 pitches in seven innings of a 4-3 loss to Seattle.
The right-hander had made 27 straight appearances out of the bullpen including his time with Milwaukee last season.
"The first two times out, I was pretty tired by the third or fourth inning, felt a little fatigued," Estrada said. "(Friday), I could have kept going. Now I've gone up to seven innings, 100 pitches. I'm ready to go now. "
Jose Abreu hit a three-run homer Tuesday for the White Sox, who matched their run total from the previous five games.
Chicago expects outfielder Avisail Garcia to sit out again after he left Monday's contest with a right knee injury.
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| | Last Updated: 4/18/2024 11:24:07 PM EST. |
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