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| All Games | 32-42 | -12.3 | 30-41 | 3.5 | 0.241 | 0.290 | 0.357 | 0.647 | 4.6 | 0.273 | 0.328 | 0.424 | 0.752 | | Road Games | 14-27 | -11.7 | 22-17 | 3.6 | 0.247 | 0.290 | 0.355 | 0.645 | 5.4 | 0.301 | 0.349 | 0.483 | 0.832 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 28-32 | -6.6 | 24-33 | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.298 | 0.371 | 0.668 | 4.4 | 0.268 | 0.325 | 0.420 | 0.745 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.8 | 4-1 | 4.0 | 0.278 | 0.321 | 0.467 | 0.788 | 5.7 | 0.308 | 0.352 | 0.534 | 0.885 | | Grass Games | 31-37 | -8.1 | 27-38 | 3.4 | 0.239 | 0.290 | 0.357 | 0.647 | 4.5 | 0.271 | 0.327 | 0.421 | 0.748 | | Night Games | 19-22 | -4.5 | 15-25 | 3.5 | 0.244 | 0.296 | 0.359 | 0.654 | 4.5 | 0.270 | 0.326 | 0.413 | 0.739 | | Interleague | 4-6 | -1.9 | 4-6 | 3.5 | 0.235 | 0.293 | 0.355 | 0.648 | 4.9 | 0.284 | 0.347 | 0.434 | 0.781 |
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| All Games | 3.5 | 0.241 | 0.290 | 74 | 2499 | 603 | 105 | 11 | 54 | 0.357 | 247 | 170 | 545 | 23 | 477 | 72 | 54 | 76 | 47 | | Road Games | 3.6 | 0.247 | 0.290 | 41 | 1418 | 350 | 64 | 6 | 26 | 0.355 | 144 | 86 | 291 | 15 | 265 | 44 | 35 | 41 | 27 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.298 | 60 | 2053 | 512 | 90 | 9 | 47 | 0.371 | 214 | 141 | 425 | 22 | 402 | 55 | 45 | 65 | 36 |
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| All Games | 4.03 | 1.472 | 199 | 98 | 89 | 217 | 22 | 76 | 186 | 12-13 | 18 | 7 | 72% | | Road Games | 4.95 | 1.727 | 103.7 | 63 | 57 | 143 | 17 | 36 | 95 | 4-8 | 9 | 5 | 64.3% |
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| All Games | 51-24 | +23.6 | 27-45 | 4.1 | 0.265 | 0.326 | 0.403 | 0.729 | 2.8 | 0.241 | 0.296 | 0.353 | 0.649 | | Home Games | 29-7 | +19.5 | 11-24 | 4.2 | 0.277 | 0.344 | 0.412 | 0.756 | 2.6 | 0.242 | 0.294 | 0.342 | 0.636 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 7-9 | -3.8 | 5-11 | 3.6 | 0.245 | 0.311 | 0.379 | 0.690 | 3.6 | 0.257 | 0.318 | 0.376 | 0.694 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +4.2 | 3-3 | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.321 | 0.416 | 0.737 | 2.6 | 0.248 | 0.301 | 0.349 | 0.650 | | Grass Games | 51-24 | +23.6 | 27-45 | 4.1 | 0.265 | 0.326 | 0.403 | 0.729 | 2.8 | 0.241 | 0.296 | 0.353 | 0.649 | | Night Games | 33-16 | +15 | 21-26 | 4.4 | 0.267 | 0.329 | 0.409 | 0.738 | 2.9 | 0.244 | 0.297 | 0.348 | 0.645 | | Interleague | 8-7 | +0.6 | 2-12 | 2.8 | 0.245 | 0.303 | 0.391 | 0.694 | 2.7 | 0.245 | 0.301 | 0.393 | 0.694 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.265 | 0.326 | 75 | 2540 | 672 | 144 | 12 | 61 | 0.403 | 295 | 232 | 572 | 30 | 536 | 72 | 42 | 62 | 20 | | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.277 | 0.344 | 36 | 1184 | 328 | 73 | 9 | 23 | 0.412 | 143 | 121 | 247 | 15 | 260 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 12 | | Lefty Starters | 3.6 | 0.245 | 0.311 | 16 | 535 | 131 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 0.379 | 57 | 51 | 135 | 10 | 106 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
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| All Games | 2.05 | 1.221 | 214.7 | 51 | 49 | 191 | 13 | 71 | 195 | 14-6 | 31 | 5 | 86.1% | | Home Games | 1.72 | 1.246 | 110 | 23 | 21 | 105 | 7 | 32 | 88 | 9-1 | 19 | 2 | 90.5% |
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| 6/16/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 0-3 | L | 150 | 7 un | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 6/17/2015 | DANKS(L) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 2-3 | L | +105 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | | 6/18/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 2-3 | L | +125 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | | 6/19/2015 | SALE(L) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 1-2 | L | -190 | 7 un | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 6/20/2015 | RODON(L) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | -155 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | 6/21/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | 3-2 | W | -130 | 8 un | U | 12 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 6/22/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | 2-13 | L | 120 | 9 un | O | 11 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | | 6/23/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | 6-2 | W | -110 | 8 un | P | 15 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | 6/24/2015 | SALE(L) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 1-6 | L | -130 | 7 ev | P | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 6/25/2015 | RODON(L) | @ DETROIT | SIMON(R) | 8-7 | W | 150 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | | 6/26/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 4-5 | L | 145 | 8 un | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ DETROIT | PRICE(L) | 4-5 | L | 150 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 6/30/2015 | SALE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 7/1/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | | | 7/3/2015 | DANKS(L) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | | 7/4/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | | | 7/5/2015 | SALE(L) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | | | 7/6/2015 | | TORONTO | | | | 7/7/2015 | | TORONTO | | |
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| 6/16/2015 | WACHA(R) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 3-2 | W | -170 | 7 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 6/17/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | 1-3 | L | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 6/18/2015 | GARCIA(L) | @ MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | 1-2 | L | -110 | 8 un | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 6/19/2015 | LYONS(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | AUMONT(R) | 12-4 | W | -190 | 8 un | O | 16 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 6/20/2015 | LACKEY(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HARANG(R) | 10-1 | W | -150 | 7.5 un | O | 16 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 6/21/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | MORGAN(L) | 2-9 | L | -185 | 8.5 ev | O | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | | 6/23/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ MIAMI | URENA(R) | 4-3 | W | -125 | 7 un | P | 9 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | GARCIA(L) | @ MIAMI | LATOS(R) | 6-1 | W | -115 | 6.5 ev | O | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 6/25/2015 | LYNN(R) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 5-1 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | 6/26/2015 | LACKEY(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 3-2 | W | -120 | 6.5 ov | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | | 6/27/2015 | WACHA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ROACH(R) | 8-1 | W | -175 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 4-1 | W | -135 | 7 un | U | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | LYNN(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | | | 7/1/2015 | LACKEY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | | | 7/2/2015 | GARCIA(L) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | | | 7/3/2015 | WACHA(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 7/4/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | | | 7/5/2015 | LYNN(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | | | 7/6/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | | | 7/7/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | | | 7/7/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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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. | | ST LOUIS: ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Cardinals hope Michael Wacha is ready to stand alongside ace Adam Wainwright at the top of their rotation.
Wacha was the NL Championship Series MVP as a rookie but just 5-6 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts last year. He was sidelined for most of the season's second half by a stress reaction in his shoulder, and was rusty in October before giving up Travis Ishikawa's series-winning homer in Game 5 of the NLCS.
Now he feels healthy.
''It's very encouraging, the long term of what this kid could be and the short term of how he feels, somebody every fifth day that can bring the kind of stuff he does,'' St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. ''He feels good about himself and we feel good about what we're seeing.''
The 23-year-old Wacha has long insisted the injury is behind him.
''Ever since I came back last year, I haven't thought about it when I was on the mound,'' Wacha said. ''As far as I know, it was a rare injury. I'm not sure where it came from.''
If it stays away, the Cardinals figure to again have one of the deeper starting staffs despite trading 15-game winner Shelby Miller for outfielder Jason Heyward. Wainwright was a 20-game winner for the second time, and Lance Lynn has averaged 16 wins during three years in the rotation.
John Lackey is a proven late-season talent. Jaime Garcia's resurgent spring following surgery to relieve nerve compression may cause promising Carlos Martinez to be related to the bullpen again.
Lackey expects to be more comfortable in his first full NL season, saying ''It's different for a lot of reasons.''
Things to watch for with the Cardinals, who open April 5 at Chicago:
LEFT-HANDED HEAVY
There are five lefty bats in the lineup, a potential downside. But there also figures to be more power on the bench. Mark Reynolds, who has hit 20 or more homers each of the last seven seasons, was signed as a free agent. He could factor in as a semi-regular, especially at first base, where Matt Adams has struggled against lefties.
HEYWARD TIME
Only 25, Heyward is a potential future core member of the franchise. His is eligible for free agency after the World Series, and the wooing began not long after the trade with Atlanta - which also brought set-up man Jordan Walden.
''He fits in very well with how our guys work, how seriously they take the game,'' Matheny said. ''He's mixed in very well to this point.''
IMPROVED POP
St. Louis hit just 105 homers last season, second-fewest in the majors. They Cardianls are anticipating more out of right field from Heyward, who had a career-low 11 last year while forced into the leadoff spot with Atlanta. Jhonny Peralta followed his drug suspension with a 21 homers, a franchise record among shortstops, and the smooth-swinging Adams is capable of hitting a lot more than 15.
HEALTHY CHOICES
A full return by Garcia would be an unexpected bonus after two injury-filled seasons. Wainwright and Lynn are recovering from health setbacks early in spring training. Center fielder Jon Jay made a delayed exhibition debut following wrist surgery. ''I said the whole goal was to be ready April 5,'' Jay said.
MORE SPEED
Along with increasing the power profile, there will be an emphasis on manufacturing runs. The Cardinals stole 57 bases last year, third-fewest in the major leagues, but are primed for at least a little more thievery with both Wong and Heyward capable of swiping 20-plus.
''I want to see bigger leads. I want to see more aggressive chances with balls in the dirt,'' Matheny said. ''I want to see us take a first-and-second double steal because we have the kind of players to do that.'' |
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*White Sox-Cardinals Preview* =============================
By MATT BECKER STATS Editor
Chicago (32-42) at St. Louis (51-24), 8:15 p.m. EDT
The surging St. Louis Cardinals have the majors' best record and are in the midst of baseball's best home start since division play began in 1969.
The Chicago White Sox are scuffling, especially on the road, but they have reason to be optimistic with ace Chris Sale pitching against a team not named the Minnesota Twins.
The Cardinals look to win 10 straight at home for the first time in 11 years, while Sale tries to become the second pitcher in history to record at least 10 strikeouts in eight consecutive games in Tuesday night's series opener.
St. Louis (51-24) pushed its winning streak to six by sweeping the Chicago Cubs with a 4-1 victory Sunday. The Cardinals dropped the Cubs 11 1/2 games back in the NL Central and are nine ahead of second-place Pittsburgh - easily baseball's biggest division lead.
"It's important because this was the week we had in front of us," said Jason Heyward, who is batting .395 with four homers, three doubles and 10 RBIs in his last 11 games. ".... A division game, when the outcome is a win for you, you put more distance between you. But we got to take the same mindset every night."
They're certainly playing with a winner's mindset at Busch Stadium, going 29-7 with nine straight victories since losing 1-0 to Milwaukee on June 1. They last won 10 consecutive home games in 2004.
The White Sox (32-42) have lost 10 of 12 on the road and are 4-12 in their last 16 overall. Sunday's 5-4 defeat in Detroit was especially painful after Chicago blew a 4-0 lead in the eighth inning and lost on a walkoff homer.
Sale (6-4, 3.02 ERA) may help take away some of the sting from that loss if he can match Pedro Martinez's 1999 record of eight straight starts with at least 10 strikeouts.
Sale became the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2001 to strike out at least 10 in seven consecutive games Wednesday in Minnesota. He has totaled 85 strikeouts with 31 hits and eight walks over 52 innings in his last seven starts and has dominated hitters all season. His 34.4 percent of swings that miss is the best in baseball since Martinez's 35.8 mark in 1999.
"It's cool, but it'd be a lot better if we were winning more games, for sure," Sale said.
Sale struck out 10 Twins but wasn't particularly sharp, yielding six runs and nine hits in 6 2-3 innings of a 6-1 loss. The left-hander is 1-3 with a 6.46 ERA in four outings against Minnesota and 5-1 with a 1.88 ERA in his 10 other starts.
The three-time All-Star is making his first appearance against the Cardinals and is 3-0 with a 1.72 ERA in his last six interleague outings.
Lance Lynn (5-4, 2.84) has also enjoyed pitching against the opposite league, going 3-1 with a 1.02 ERA in six interleague starts at Busch Stadium. That includes his only outing against the White Sox on June 13, 2012, when he yielded three hits with a career-high 12 strikeouts in 7 1-3 innings of a 1-0 win.
In his first outing since June 7 after a stint on the disabled list for a strained forearm, the right-hander allowed two hits over six scoreless innings in Thursday's 5-1 win at Miami. He has a 1.46 ERA in his last four starts.
Adam LaRoche is 1 for 8 against Lynn and batting .135 in 13 games against the Cardinals since 2013.
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