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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 6/2/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
CHI WHITE SOX  SAMARDZIJA )
 
TEXAS  LEWIS )
-1.5  +140

+1.5  -160
-105

-105

8.5ev
 
2
Final
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CHI WHITE SOX (23 - 26) at TEXAS (26 - 25)
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Tuesday, 6/2/2015 8:05 PM
JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R) vs. COLBY LEWIS (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
969CHI WHITE SOX-105Ov 9,+105-110Ov 8.5,-120
970TEXAS-105Un 9,-125+100Un 8.5,+100
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CHI WHITE SOX - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games23-26-4.219-293.70.2480.2960.3550.6514.50.2640.3250.4190.744
Road Games11-16-3.513-143.80.2520.2950.3510.6465.10.2860.3330.4710.805
vs Right-handed Starters21-21-1.217-243.90.2560.3040.3680.6724.60.2620.3220.4220.744
Past 7 Games4-3+23-44.60.2540.2890.3690.6593.90.2960.3360.4620.797
Grass Games22-24-3.418-273.60.2450.2960.3540.6504.40.2620.3240.4120.735
Night Games13-11+1.28-163.90.2590.3100.3650.6754.20.2440.3120.3920.704
CHI WHITE SOX - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.70.2480.296491661412706320.3551721133581531754364530
Road Games3.80.2520.29527929234432150.3519957187917236222314
Righty Starters3.90.2560.304421436368635290.368156992971527947334024
CHI WHITE SOX - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.831.401136.3645813915521289-712380%
Road Games4.301.493693633841119663-47277.8%

TEXAS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games26-25+9.924-244.60.2470.3090.4030.7124.60.2630.3250.4200.744
Home Games9-14-4.410-104.30.2570.3200.4070.7274.80.2670.3320.4130.746
vs Right-handed Starters18-15+8.714-164.50.2450.3060.4030.7094.40.2550.3180.4210.739
Past 7 Games5-2+43-45.30.2600.3090.4380.7475.00.2710.3540.4500.804
Grass Games24-23+8.921-234.70.2500.3110.4100.7214.60.2640.3270.4190.747
Night Games19-18+7.516-204.30.2500.3070.4130.7204.20.2530.3140.4040.718
TEXAS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.60.2470.309511753433928550.4032151574063436233454931
Home Games4.30.2570.32023791203435220.40793741741417815222920
Righty Starters4.50.2450.306331096268535370.403136972552920528312320
TEXAS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.231.349178.7878417423671449-613765%
Home Games4.351.333874442861230522-42340%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CHI WHITE SOX - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/19/2015QUINTANA(L)CLEVELANDBAUER(R)1-3L-1457.5 unU470991
5/20/2015RODON(L)CLEVELANDMARCUM(R)3-4L-1658.5 evU650670
5/21/2015DANKS(L)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)2-5L+1208.5 unU77211111
5/22/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)3-2W-1307.5 ovU980320
5/23/2015SALE(L)MINNESOTAMAY(R)3-4L-1657.5 unU751640
5/24/2015QUINTANA(L)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)1-8L-1408 evO431940
5/25/2015NOESI(R)@ TORONTOHUTCHISON(R)0-6L1458.5 evU420740
5/26/2015DANKS(L)@ TORONTODICKEY(R)9-10L1459 ovO14911342
5/27/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)@ TORONTOESTRADA(R)5-3W1159 unU149013121
5/28/2015SALE(L)@ BALTIMOREWILSON(R)3-2W-1308 evU960640
5/28/2015BECK(R)@ BALTIMOREWRIGHT(R)3-6L1658.5 ovO6521390
5/29/2015RODON(L)@ HOUSTONMCCULLERS(R)6-3W1508.5 unO91121081
5/30/2015QUINTANA(L)@ HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L)0-3L1407 evU440872
5/31/2015DANKS(L)@ HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R)6-0W1358.5 ovU10601061
6/2/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)@ TEXASLEWIS(R) 
6/3/2015SALE(L)@ TEXASMARTINEZ(R) 
6/4/2015RODON(L)@ TEXASGALLARDO(R) 
6/5/2015QUINTANA(L)DETROITPRICE(L) 
6/6/2015DANKS(L)DETROITFARMER(R) 
6/7/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)DETROITSIMON(R) 
6/8/2015 HOUSTON  
6/9/2015 HOUSTON  

TEXAS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/19/2015GALLARDO(R)@ BOSTONMILEY(L)3-4L1509 ovU98013121
5/20/2015KLEIN(R)@ BOSTONKELLY(R)2-1W1559 unU8619121
5/21/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)3-1W1708.5 ovU750652
5/22/2015LEWIS(R)@ NY YANKEESPINEDA(R)10-9W1757.5 unO12511272
5/23/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ NY YANKEESSABATHIA(L)15-4W1608 unO1572771
5/24/2015GALLARDO(R)@ NY YANKEESCAPUANO(L)5-2W1508.5 unU1382661
5/25/2015KLEIN(R)@ CLEVELANDMARCUM(R)10-8W1209 ovO931872
5/26/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)4-3W1458.5 evU881590
5/27/2015LEWIS(R)@ CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R)3-12L1458.5 unO8411780
5/28/2015MARTINEZ(R)BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)1-5L+1209 unU5611390
5/29/2015GALLARDO(R)BOSTONWRIGHT(R)7-4W-1159 evO1251650
5/30/2015GONZALEZ(R)BOSTONMILEY(L)8-0W+1209 unU1390593
5/31/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)BOSTONKELLY(R)4-3W+1108.5 ovU810111103
6/2/2015LEWIS(R)CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R) 
6/3/2015MARTINEZ(R)CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L) 
6/4/2015GALLARDO(R)CHI WHITE SOXRODON(L) 
6/5/2015GONZALEZ(R)@ KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R) 
6/6/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R) 
6/7/2015LEWIS(R)@ KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R) 
6/9/2015 @ OAKLAND  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
TEXAS: When Yu Darvish pitched only one inning this spring before season-ending elbow surgery, the Texas Rangers were already off to an ominous start.
The Rangers lost their ace even before what they are still hoping will be a comeback season.
''There is no way to spin that, other than it's a tough deal for us. He's one of the best pitchers in the game,'' general manager Jon Daniels said this spring. ''That being said, it's one guy. It's not 17. Good teams and good organizations have had similar news at similar times before and found a way. That's got to be our mentality.''
Texas had 22 different players spend time on the disabled list last season, including Darvish missing the final seven weeks with elbow inflammation before needing Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery this spring.
The aching result for the Rangers was the American League's worst record (67-95) and their most losses since 1985, ending an impressive four-year run of 90-win seasons with their only two World Series appearances (2010-11).
Darvish was 10-7 and an All-Star again before getting sidelined last season.
As for the top of the rotation without him, the January trade to get local pitcher Yovani Gallardo proved even more important. Gallardo, who can be a free agent after this season, started the last five season openers for Milwaukee.
Derek Holland, who didn't pitch until September last season after knee surgery, had a strong finish. Shoulder soreness slowed the left-hander this spring, but that likely set him up to start the home opener April 10 against Houston, in the fifth game of the season.
Also among the injured in 2014 were slugger Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo, the big offensive additions before last season.
Fielder had missed only one game the previous five seasons with Detroit and Milwaukee before being limited to only 42 games and three home runs in his Rangers debut because a herniated disk in his neck that required surgery. Choo played 123 games, but his on-base percentage dipped from .423 in 2013 for Cincinnati to .340 before operations late last season for a bone spur in his left elbow and torn cartilage in his left ankle.
''There's no telling what this ballclub can do,'' new manager Jeff Banister said. ''They've yet to have an opportunity to play together. Let's hope they get a really strong shot of playing together for 162-plus (games).''
Here are a few things to know about the Rangers, who open the season April 6 at Oakland:
CLOSING TIME: Neftali Feliz is back in his World Series role for the Rangers as their closer after an ill-fated and injury-plagued attempt to be a starter. The right-hander was 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA in eight games (seven starts) in 2012 before Tommy John surgery. Feliz was 2-1 with 13 saves in 14 chances with a 1.99 ERA in 30 relief appearances after rejoining the Rangers last July, just before Joakim Soria was traded.
BELTRE'S IMPACT: Third baseman Adrian Beltre is going into his 17th major league season, his fifth with the Rangers and signed through next season. ''He's the heart and soul of this club,'' Banister said. ''A shining light in the storm, that's what he was last year. ... Do yourself a favor and watch that last at-bat he put together in 2014.'' Determined not to be the final out of the season, Beltre went from an 0-2 count to getting a single on the third straight slider thrown after that.
LEFT OF CENTER: With pretty much every other defensive position set, Jake Smolinski and Ryan Ruo entered spring as candidates in left field. Both showed promising glimpses in short stints in their major league debuts the second half of last season. Ryan Ludwick, who made his major league debut with Texas in 2002 and played for five other teams the past decade, was a non-roster invitee who could play left. Michael Choice, who got 35 of his 55 outfield starts in left last year, was the early man out when optioned to the minors in mid-March. Choo moves from left to right after Alex Rios departed in free agency.
MISSING WORK: The 26 different DL stints for the Rangers last season amounted to 2,281 days lost. That was 833 more than Arizona, who had the second most, and more than double any other American League team.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (CHI WHITE SOX-TEXAS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(ADDS Daniels quote)

*White Sox-Rangers Preview* ===========================

Chicago (23-26) at Texas (26-25), 8:05 p.m. EDT

Josh Hamilton probably can't expect to start too many games on the bench over the next two weeks with Adrian Beltre out during that span for the Texas Rangers.

Jose Abreu is eager to get back into the lineup to help out the Chicago White Sox.

Hamilton and Abreu figure to return to their respective club's lineups Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set in Arlington.

Beltre will miss at least two weeks with a sprained thumb that he also cut while sliding into second base Sunday. He had been showing signs of emerging from a slump, batting .293 with 16 RBIs in May after hitting .205 with two RBIs in the season's first month.

Texas will purchase the contract of top prospect Joey Gallo from Double-A Frisco prior to this game. The 21-year-old Gallo hit .314 with nine homers and 31 RBIs in 34 games for Frisco.

"He'll be in the lineup a majority of the time he's here," general manager Jon Daniels said. "We called him up with the intent that he's going to play."

Hamilton was Sunday's hero with a pinch-hit, two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 4-3 win over Boston. He went 5 for 11 with two homers and two doubles in the four-game series - his first at home since returning last week.

"It feels like old times," Hamilton said. "It really does. It's a lot of fun. Coming back home and having some good games against Boston and then having a game like today reminds you of some good times for the Rangers."

Abreu has missed the last two games for Chicago (23-26) with an injured right index finger, though he feels he is responding well to treatment.

"I think the treatment the last two days and today have worked well for me," Abreu told an interpreter on MLB's official website. "I think with (Monday's off-day) and one more day of treatment, I will be ready to play in Texas."

Abreu, who leads the White Sox with eight homers and 29 RBIs, is 2 for 6 against Rangers starter Colby Lewis.

Lewis (4-3, 4.70 ERA) has posted a 0.92 ERA in winning his last four starts over Chicago and yielded one run over 14 1-3 innings in two victories last year.

The right-hander has an 11.93 ERA over his last three outings and looks to bounce back after surrendering 10 runs over 2 2-3 innings in Wednesday's 12-3 loss at Cleveland.

Melky Cabrera is 3 for 6 off Lewis and Conor Gillaspie is 3 for 7.

Gillaspie went 2 for 4 with two RBIs in Sunday's 6-0 victory at Houston. Chicago captured two of three in the series and improved to 4-4 on its 11-game trip.

"The way we played, grinding stuff out, has been nice on this road trip," manager Robin Ventura said. "These are some tough teams and we're still keeping our heads up and getting after it."

Ventura will start right-hander Jeff Samardzija (4-2, 3.84), whose only experience against Texas (26-25) came when he went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two September starts for Oakland. Hamilton has two homers in six at-bats in this matchup and AL batting leader Prince Fielder is 3 for 8 with one home run.

Samardzija went 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA in five starts in May, yielding an unearned run in seven innings in Wednesday's 5-3, 10-inning win at Toronto.

Texas took four of six from Chicago last year.


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