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| 929 | CHI WHITE SOX | +145 | Ov 7,-105 | +135 | Ov 7,+115 | | 930 | ST LOUIS | -155 | Un 7,-115 | -145 | Un 7,-135 |
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| All Games | 33-42 | -11.3 | 30-42 | 3.5 | 0.241 | 0.289 | 0.356 | 0.645 | 4.5 | 0.272 | 0.327 | 0.422 | 0.749 | | Road Games | 15-27 | -10.7 | 22-18 | 3.6 | 0.246 | 0.289 | 0.353 | 0.642 | 5.3 | 0.298 | 0.346 | 0.478 | 0.824 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 29-32 | -5.6 | 24-34 | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.297 | 0.369 | 0.666 | 4.4 | 0.267 | 0.324 | 0.418 | 0.741 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.8 | 4-1 | 3.9 | 0.265 | 0.308 | 0.440 | 0.747 | 5.6 | 0.307 | 0.343 | 0.512 | 0.855 | | Grass Games | 32-37 | -7.1 | 27-39 | 3.4 | 0.238 | 0.289 | 0.356 | 0.645 | 4.4 | 0.269 | 0.326 | 0.419 | 0.744 | | Night Games | 20-22 | -3.5 | 15-26 | 3.5 | 0.243 | 0.294 | 0.357 | 0.651 | 4.4 | 0.268 | 0.324 | 0.410 | 0.733 | | Interleague | 5-6 | -0.9 | 4-7 | 3.4 | 0.232 | 0.289 | 0.347 | 0.636 | 4.5 | 0.275 | 0.336 | 0.420 | 0.756 |
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| All Games | 3.5 | 0.241 | 0.289 | 75 | 2541 | 612 | 105 | 11 | 55 | 0.356 | 249 | 172 | 559 | 23 | 486 | 73 | 54 | 76 | 47 | | Road Games | 3.6 | 0.246 | 0.289 | 42 | 1460 | 359 | 64 | 6 | 27 | 0.353 | 146 | 88 | 305 | 15 | 274 | 45 | 35 | 41 | 27 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.297 | 61 | 2095 | 521 | 90 | 9 | 48 | 0.369 | 216 | 143 | 439 | 22 | 411 | 56 | 45 | 65 | 36 |
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| All Games | 3.97 | 1.465 | 202 | 98 | 89 | 219 | 22 | 77 | 188 | 13-13 | 19 | 7 | 73.1% | | Road Games | 4.81 | 1.706 | 106.7 | 63 | 57 | 145 | 17 | 37 | 97 | 5-8 | 10 | 5 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 51-25 | +22.6 | 27-46 | 4.1 | 0.264 | 0.325 | 0.401 | 0.726 | 2.8 | 0.241 | 0.296 | 0.352 | 0.648 | | Home Games | 29-8 | +18.5 | 11-25 | 4.1 | 0.275 | 0.341 | 0.408 | 0.749 | 2.6 | 0.241 | 0.292 | 0.340 | 0.633 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 7-10 | -4.8 | 5-12 | 3.4 | 0.242 | 0.306 | 0.374 | 0.680 | 3.5 | 0.254 | 0.313 | 0.370 | 0.683 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +5 | 2-4 | 4.4 | 0.255 | 0.315 | 0.389 | 0.705 | 1.6 | 0.226 | 0.280 | 0.313 | 0.592 | | Grass Games | 51-25 | +22.6 | 27-46 | 4.1 | 0.264 | 0.325 | 0.401 | 0.726 | 2.8 | 0.241 | 0.296 | 0.352 | 0.648 | | Night Games | 33-17 | +14 | 21-27 | 4.3 | 0.265 | 0.327 | 0.406 | 0.733 | 2.9 | 0.244 | 0.296 | 0.346 | 0.643 | | Interleague | 8-8 | -0.4 | 2-13 | 2.7 | 0.242 | 0.298 | 0.384 | 0.682 | 2.7 | 0.243 | 0.297 | 0.384 | 0.681 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.264 | 0.325 | 76 | 2580 | 680 | 145 | 12 | 62 | 0.401 | 296 | 234 | 586 | 30 | 545 | 72 | 43 | 63 | 20 | | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.275 | 0.341 | 37 | 1224 | 336 | 74 | 9 | 24 | 0.408 | 144 | 123 | 261 | 15 | 269 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 12 | | Lefty Starters | 3.4 | 0.242 | 0.306 | 17 | 575 | 139 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 0.374 | 58 | 53 | 149 | 10 | 115 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 6 |
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| All Games | 2.05 | 1.211 | 219.7 | 52 | 50 | 194 | 14 | 72 | 203 | 14-7 | 31 | 5 | 86.1% | | Home Games | 1.72 | 1.226 | 115 | 24 | 22 | 108 | 8 | 33 | 96 | 9-2 | 19 | 2 | 90.5% |
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| 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) | 2-1 | W | -115 | 6 un | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 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 | RODON(L) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | | 7/7/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | TORONTO | BOYD(L) | | | 7/8/2015 | | TORONTO | | |
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| 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) | 1-2 | L | +105 | 6 un | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 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 | LACKEY(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | | | 7/7/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | | | 7/7/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | | | 7/8/2015 | | @ 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 JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Chicago (32-42) at St. Louis (51-24), 8:15 p.m. EDT
Chris Sale mowed through the St. Louis lineup on his way to entering the record books and helping the Chicago White Sox snap a pair of Cardinals winning streaks.
Another left-hander now looks to help the White Sox accomplish something no team has done at Busch Stadium all season.
Jose Quintana takes the mound Wednesday night as Chicago seeks a two-game sweep of St. Louis.
Sale matched Pedro Martinez's MLB record set in 1999 of striking out at least 10 in eight straight starts by fanning 12 Cardinals over eight innings in the White Sox's 2-1, 11-inning win Tuesday night.
Randal Grichuk homered in the fourth for St. Louis (51-25), which had won nine straight at home and six in a row overall. Every Cardinals starter struck out at least once by the sixth inning.
"It's good to get out there and face that type of competition," said Xavier Scruggs, who struck out three times after going 7 for 11 over his previous three games. "You always want to face the best."
Quintana (3-7, 3.95 ERA) isn't as overpowering as Sale, but his approach has helped him post a 2.97 ERA over his last six starts. Another solid outing could help the White Sox (33-42) become the only team to sweep the Cardinals in a series of any length at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis is a baseball-best 29-8 at home, and the only visitor to win twice in a series there is Detroit on May 15 and 16.
Quintana, who won his only start in St. Louis by giving up one run in 5 1-3 innings June 12, 2012, allowed three runs and 11 hits in six innings of Chicago's 5-4 loss to Detroit on Friday. It marked the first time in 15 outings that he didn't walk a batter.
Quintana was in line for the victory before the Tigers tied it with a homer leading off the seventh. Five of Quintana's defeats have come when he's allowed three runs or fewer.
"I tried to get my outs, tried to get the game close," Quintana said. "(I'll) come back (in my next start)."
The White Sox didn't need many runs Tuesday, and they'll now try to win back-to-back road games for the first time since May 27 and 28. Jose Abreu's single in the third drove in Sale before Tyler Flowers hit a two-out homer in the 11th.
"You don't want to waste those opportunities," Flowers said.
Chicago could again find itself scrounging for runs as John Lackey (6-4, 3.35) takes the hill.
Lackey is 2-0 with a 2.05 ERA in three starts since giving up 10 runs in four innings at Colorado on June 8. He held the Chicago Cubs to two runs in seven innings Friday before the Cardinals rallied for a 3-2 victory in 10.
The right-hander threw 95 pitches through five innings but needed just 11 to get through the next two.
"He's a guy that thrives in a game like that," manager Mike Matheny said. "He figures out a way to keep us close."
Lackey, who is 5-1 with a 1.91 ERA in eight home starts, hasn't faced the White Sox since 2010 while with Boston. He's had some experience against Melky Cabrera, who is 10 for 33 with three doubles in their matchups.
Cabrera hit .444 over his previous seven before going 0 for 4 on Tuesday.
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| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 12:31:58 AM EST. |
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