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| All Games | 61-68 | -8.8 | 61-64 | 3.8 | 0.252 | 0.300 | 0.381 | 0.681 | 4.3 | 0.261 | 0.317 | 0.407 | 0.725 | | Road Games | 28-36 | -4.6 | 36-25 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.300 | 0.382 | 0.682 | 4.6 | 0.277 | 0.326 | 0.439 | 0.765 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 48-54 | -7.8 | 50-49 | 4.0 | 0.257 | 0.306 | 0.393 | 0.698 | 4.4 | 0.260 | 0.319 | 0.410 | 0.729 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.4 | 4-3 | 3.6 | 0.271 | 0.318 | 0.356 | 0.674 | 4.0 | 0.269 | 0.315 | 0.415 | 0.730 | | Grass Games | 60-63 | -4.6 | 58-61 | 3.8 | 0.251 | 0.300 | 0.382 | 0.683 | 4.2 | 0.259 | 0.316 | 0.405 | 0.721 | | Night Games | 40-39 | +0.3 | 38-40 | 4.1 | 0.261 | 0.308 | 0.393 | 0.701 | 4.1 | 0.256 | 0.312 | 0.394 | 0.706 | | Division | 20-31 | -14 | 21-27 | 3.5 | 0.246 | 0.296 | 0.375 | 0.671 | 4.5 | 0.268 | 0.320 | 0.420 | 0.740 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.252 | 0.300 | 129 | 4415 | 1112 | 214 | 20 | 105 | 0.381 | 468 | 303 | 982 | 52 | 847 | 120 | 80 | 129 | 65 | | Road Games | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.300 | 64 | 2234 | 573 | 116 | 10 | 48 | 0.382 | 255 | 139 | 482 | 29 | 411 | 62 | 40 | 62 | 34 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.257 | 0.306 | 102 | 3515 | 904 | 171 | 15 | 92 | 0.393 | 387 | 245 | 773 | 45 | 681 | 87 | 64 | 100 | 48 |
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| All Games | 3.35 | 1.338 | 352 | 146 | 131 | 336 | 34 | 135 | 336 | 22-18 | 30 | 12 | 71.4% | | Road Games | 3.80 | 1.464 | 151.7 | 70 | 64 | 167 | 19 | 55 | 138 | 8-9 | 14 | 5 | 73.7% |
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| All Games | 67-63 | +17.7 | 59-61 | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.300 | 0.401 | 0.701 | 4.4 | 0.272 | 0.322 | 0.425 | 0.747 | | Home Games | 40-25 | +18.2 | 30-29 | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.318 | 0.432 | 0.750 | 3.9 | 0.265 | 0.309 | 0.409 | 0.718 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 23-20 | +7.4 | 22-19 | 4.8 | 0.253 | 0.309 | 0.409 | 0.718 | 4.1 | 0.264 | 0.313 | 0.417 | 0.730 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +5.1 | 4-3 | 5.0 | 0.232 | 0.281 | 0.439 | 0.720 | 3.9 | 0.279 | 0.340 | 0.415 | 0.755 | | Grass Games | 65-58 | +19.7 | 54-59 | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.301 | 0.399 | 0.701 | 4.3 | 0.271 | 0.319 | 0.420 | 0.739 | | Night Games | 39-35 | +13.6 | 33-37 | 4.6 | 0.250 | 0.300 | 0.405 | 0.705 | 4.1 | 0.266 | 0.317 | 0.408 | 0.725 | | Division | 26-25 | +6.2 | 22-24 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.300 | 0.405 | 0.705 | 4.4 | 0.280 | 0.333 | 0.426 | 0.759 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.300 | 130 | 4368 | 1084 | 224 | 36 | 124 | 0.401 | 536 | 325 | 1006 | 57 | 763 | 119 | 67 | 120 | 67 | | Home Games | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.318 | 65 | 2141 | 571 | 108 | 18 | 70 | 0.432 | 294 | 161 | 445 | 28 | 380 | 68 | 36 | 66 | 23 | | Lefty Starters | 4.8 | 0.253 | 0.309 | 43 | 1471 | 372 | 71 | 9 | 47 | 0.409 | 195 | 120 | 302 | 13 | 264 | 44 | 25 | 43 | 25 |
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| All Games | 3.92 | 1.285 | 403.9 | 193 | 176 | 391 | 47 | 128 | 302 | 22-20 | 38 | 9 | 80.9% | | Home Games | 3.70 | 1.240 | 201.6 | 94 | 83 | 197 | 23 | 53 | 159 | 10-9 | 18 | 2 | 90% |
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| 8/18/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | 3-5 | L | 182 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 8/19/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 0-1 | L | 110 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 8/20/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ LA ANGELS | TROPEANO(R) | 8-2 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 8/21/2015 | SALE(L) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 11-4 | W | -110 | 6 un | O | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 8/22/2015 | RODON(L) | @ SEATTLE | NUNO(L) | 6-3 | W | 100 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 8/23/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 6-8 | L | 130 | 7.5 ev | O | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 8/24/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 4-5 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 8/25/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 5-4 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 15 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | | 8/26/2015 | SALE(L) | BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 0-3 | L | -210 | 7 un | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 8/27/2015 | RODON(L) | SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | 4-2 | W | -130 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 8/28/2015 | DANKS(L) | SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 0-2 | L | +105 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 8/29/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | 6-7 | L | +105 | 7.5 ev | O | 11 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | | 8/30/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | SEATTLE | OLMOS(L) | 6-5 | W | -160 | 8 ev | O | 14 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | | 9/1/2015 | SALE(L) | @ MINNESOTA | DUFFEY(R) | | | 9/2/2015 | RODON(L) | @ MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | | | 9/3/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | | 9/4/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | MEDLEN(R) | | | 9/5/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | | | 9/6/2015 | SALE(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | CUETO(R) | | | 9/7/2015 | | CLEVELAND | | | | 9/8/2015 | | CLEVELAND | | |
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| 8/18/2015 | PELFREY(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 4-8 | L | 130 | 9.5 un | O | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 8/19/2015 | SANTANA(R) | @ NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | 3-4 | L | 155 | 9 un | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 8/20/2015 | DUFFEY(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 15-2 | W | 155 | 8.5 ov | O | 18 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 8/21/2015 | MILONE(L) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 4-3 | W | 150 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | | 8/22/2015 | GIBSON(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 3-2 | W | 140 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 8/23/2015 | PELFREY(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 4-3 | W | 160 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | | 8/25/2015 | SANTANA(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 11-7 | W | 130 | 7 un | O | 12 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | | 8/26/2015 | DUFFEY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 5-3 | W | 170 | 7 un | O | 13 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 8/27/2015 | MILONE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | SMYLY(L) | 4-5 | L | 120 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 8/28/2015 | GIBSON(R) | HOUSTON | KAZMIR(L) | 3-0 | W | +110 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | | 8/29/2015 | PELFREY(R) | HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 1-4 | L | +100 | 8 un | U | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 8/30/2015 | SANTANA(R) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | 7-5 | W | +135 | 8 ev | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 9/1/2015 | DUFFEY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | | | 9/2/2015 | MILONE(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | | | 9/3/2015 | GIBSON(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | | | 9/4/2015 | PELFREY(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | | | 9/5/2015 | SANTANA(R) | @ HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | | | 9/6/2015 | DUFFEY(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | | | 9/7/2015 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | | 9/8/2015 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | |
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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. | | MINNESOTA: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Paul Molitor was hired as Minnesota's new manager, bringing Hall of Fame membership and renowned intelligence and intuition to a team seeking a fresh start.
The Twins brought back one of their most popular players ever, Torii Hunter, to help solidify an unsettled outfield, mentor a fledgling team and hit a few home runs. They have collected plenty of promising young hitters, either slated for the opening day lineup or waiting in the minor league wings.
None of that will matter much if the starting pitching continues to wobble the way it has the last four seasons.
Phil Hughes had by most measures a career year, his first away from the New York Yankees, but his ability to match that is low on the list of 2015 goals. Ricky Nolasco needs to rebound from a terrible first season with the Twins. Ervin Santana must show he's worth that $55 million, four-year contract. Kyle Gibson has to reduce the times (five of 31 starts in 2014) he goes three innings or less and gives up six runs or more. The fifth spot winner, Trevor May, Tommy Milone or Mike Pelfrey, needs to keep it.
''We'd put up a couple good starts and somebody would get hurt or we'd take a step backward,'' said Hughes, whose 2014 season has been one of the few true success stories of the rotation since it unraveled in 2011. ''Every good team I've been on, it seems like the rotation gets on a roll.''
New pitching coach Neil Allen will have more impact on the staff than Molitor, but after 13 years under manager Ron Gardenhire the clubhouse has been naturally buzzing with excitement about the new boss.
''He's one of the smartest baseball people I've ever been around,'' first baseman Joe Mauer said.
As for Hunter? His presence was desired for more energy and stronger camaraderie.
''If there's no tension between players and you're comfortable with everyone, you're going to play better,'' closer Glen Perkins said. ''So that's chemistry, I guess. I think we've held it together as much as we can, as much as we've struggled.''
Here are some key angles to know about the Twins in 2015:
MAUER IMPROVEMENT
Mauer, soon to turn 32, will make $23 million each of the next four years. Injuries have limited him to an average of 116 games from 2011-14. His batting average hit a career-low .277 last season, and he had a career-most 96 strikeouts despite time lost to an oblique muscle injury.
The Twins haven't lost faith in their franchise player, the homegrown guy who was the first overall draft pick in 2001. Playing for Molitor, whom he grew up admiring as an alumnus of the same St. Paul high school, ought to help.
''He's healthy. I think he's anxious to prove that last year was just an aberration,'' general manager Terry Ryan said.
LINEUP FLEXIBILITY
Molitor has been touting his options at the top and in the middle of the order, with a team that quietly scored the third-most runs in the majors after the All-Star break last year and added an accomplished hitter in Hunter.
One decision is whether to bat Mauer third, where he was most of his career until Gardenhire began to bat him second often over the last two seasons.
With Hunter, Kennys Vargas, Trevor Plouffe and Oswaldo Arcia, Molitor has power to play with in the heart of the order. The downsides are Arcia's inconsistency, leadoff man Danny Santana being the only player with a 2014 average above .290 and an unsettled situation in center field.
''It's a small sample, our track record from last year, but it's something you can use as a foundation to see potentially how your offense can work. We're going to have depth, I think, all the way down to the bottom,'' Molitor said.
BULLPEN SHUFFLE
The Twins could return as few as three relievers to their roles from last season: Perkins, Casey Fien and Brian Duensing. Blaine Boyer and Tim Stauffer, from San Diego, were signed. At least one of the losers in the fifth starter competition was headed for the seven-man bullpen. Rule 5 draft pick J.R. Graham, who must be returned to Atlanta if he's not on the 25-man roster, has been pushing for a spot, too.
Reliever use will be one area in which Molitor's strategy could differ from that of Gardenhire.
''I want to get them out of a one-inning mentality. Not that they all have it, or don't want to pitch more. But we've talked a lot about some of those guys, trying to get two innings out of them here, if we can,'' Molitor said. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (CHI WHITE SOX-MINNESOTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*White Sox-Twins Preview* =========================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Chicago (61-68) at Minnesota (67-63), 8:10 p.m. EDT
Considering how they've handled the Chicago White Sox in recent home matchups, the Minnesota Twins could keep making strides in the AL wild-card race this week.
Chris Sale would appear to be an imposing obstacle for the Twins on Tuesday night, but they've proved one of his most difficult opponents this season.
Minnesota (67-63) has won six of its seven home games against its AL Central rivals and eight of the last 10 overall meetings. The Twins also enter this series having won eight of 10 after taking two of three from AL West-leading Houston this weekend.
"I know there's character in there. We're resilient. There's a lot of things I've enjoyed watching about us. We're aggressive and we're finding a way to hang in there," manager Paul Molitor told MLB's official website following a 7-5 victory Sunday.
That surge has pulled Minnesota within striking distance of Texas for the AL's second wild card, and they'll try to take another step while ending Sale's recent success.
The left-hander is 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA in his last four starts and pitched seven scoreless innings Wednesday against Boston. Sale, though, did not get a decision in the 3-0 loss but set a single-season career high with 229 strikeouts - the most by a White Sox pitcher since Ed Walsh's 254 in 1912.
Sale (12-7, 3.20 ERA) needs one more win for his most since going a career-best 17-8 in 2012, but has dropped three consecutive starts to the Twins while posting an 8.15 ERA after beating them April 12. He gave up six runs in 6 2-3 innings in the latest matchup, a 6-1 loss June 24, and dropped to 0-2 with a 12.10 ERA in his two starts in Minnesota this season.
With their playoff hopes faint at best, the White Sox are hoping Sale can solve his woes quickly - he'll likely face the Twins again in a home series that begins Sept. 11.
The White Sox (61-68) went 5-5 on a 10-game stretch against teams that also had losing records and needed a 6-5 win in 11 innings Sunday to salvage a four-game split against visiting Seattle.
"This is definitely crunch time. A time to get going," Sale said. "We know what we are up against, but you know this is baseball. This is sports. This is a crazy game.
"Anything can happen. We aren't giving up on the season. We definitely aren't going to give up on ourselves or each other."
Tyler Duffey (2-1, 4.29) will try again to claim a third consecutive win in his first start against the White Sox. Since struggling in his major league debut Aug. 5 in Toronto, the right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.89 ERA in his last three games but did not get a decision in a 5-3 win in Tampa Bay on Wednesday after yielding two runs in 5 1-3 innings.
Avisail Garcia is batting .417 in his last 10 games versus Minnesota and is a .340 lifetime hitter at Target Field. Geovany Soto is batting .372 in his last 13 matchups, and Adam LaRoche is a career .323 hitter against Minnesota.
Eduardo Nunez is batting .433 in an eight-game hit streak versus Chicago and has a homer and two doubles in eight at-bats against Sale this season.
Brian Dozier is batting .305 with five homers and 15 RBIs versus the White Sox this season. He's 5 for 14 with a home run and two doubles against Sale this year.
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