How fitting that a couple of days after the US celebrates its birthday, the Canadian baseball team will be back in town. The White Sox will close out the first half of the baseball season playing the Blue Jays. Here is what you need to know for the upcoming series:

2012 Record: White Sox 45-37, 1st in AL Central. Blue Jays 42-40, 5th in AL East

2012 Season Series: 1-2

All-Time Series Record: 164-189 (The Sox are 89-86 at home against the Blue Jays)

The following pitchers are expected to start this weekend:

Jake Peavy: 6-5, 2.96 ERA, 101K v. Aaron Laffey: 0-0, 2.14 ERA, 10K

Gavin Floyd: 6-8, 4.91 ERA, 88K v. Ricky Romero: 8-3, 5.35 ERA, 74K

Dylan Axelrod: 0-1, 4.91 ERA, 15K v. Brett Cecil: 2-1, 5.64 ERA, 16K

Friday’s game begins at 7:10 pm, Saturday’s game is at 3:10 pm and Sunday’s game is 1:10 pm. All times CDT. » Continue reading “Oh, Canada! Series Preview: White Sox V Blue Jays”