The White Sox did not have their good stuff tonight. In the third game of the series against the Rays, the Sox couldn’t do much, as they fell 10-4.

Pitching was all sorts of bad tonight. Gavin Floyd started the game, and he didn’t last very long. In 2.2 innings pitched, he gave up two runs on two hits and two walks. He left in the third inning with a flexor muscle strain in his right elbow. Hector Santiago came on in relief, and he didn’t have a much better night. He pitched 3.2 innings, giving up four runs on ten hits. » Continue reading “White Sox Get Stung, Lose to Rays”

The homestand has not gone well for the White Sox. So far, both series they have played have been weather-shortened. And the team has only won one game. Now, the Tampa Bay Rays are rolling in to town and here is what you need to know for the weekend series:

2013 Record: White Sox: 8-12, 5th in AL Central. Rays: 10-11, 4th in AL East

2012 Series Record: 4-3

All-Time Series Record: 67-49 (The Sox are 33-22 against the Rays at home)

The following pitchers are expected to start the three games:

Chris Sale: 1-2, 4.50 ERA, 23K vs. Jeremy Hellickson: 1-1, 3.55 ERA, 18K

Jake Peavy: 2-1, 3.20 ERA, 33K vs. Roberto Hernandez: 1-3, 4.74 ERA, 25K

Gavin Floyd: 0-3, 4.98 ERA, 24K vs. Matt Moore: 4-0, 1.04 ERA, 29K

Dylan Axelrod: 0-1, 3.80 ERA, 13K vs. David Price: 0-2, 5.52 ERA, 26K

Thursday and *Friday’s games begin at 7:10 pm. Saturday’s game starts at 6:10 pm and Sunday’s game starts at 1:10 pm.  All times CDT. » Continue reading “New Beginning? Series Preview: White Sox Versus Rays”

Tonight’s man of the hour!

What happened tonight? Well, the Twins did the Sox a favor and beat the Tigers. Magic (or Tragic depending on your view) number remains at five games. The Sox still are pretty abysmal with RISP scoring, but they did eek out just enough runs tonight to get a win and cut the lead the Tigers have to just one game. Given how this season has gone, it would be so Tigers and Sox to end up tied in a couple of days. » Continue reading “There Is Hope! White Sox 3 Rays 1″

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Keith Allison

“I don’t know what it was like facing Randy Johnson when he was young. But this kid, he’s going to be great, and I think he has a real bright future as a starter.”

That is a great compliment to Chris Sale’s ability as a starter from Rays outfielder Ben Zobrist. And Sale put on a performance in front of a large group of his family and friends as the Sox beat the Rays 2-1. The young southpaw struck out fifteen batters, one shy of the club record. He threw 80 of his 115 pitches for strikes and only gave up one run, an RBI single to Jose Lobaton that drove in Zobrist.

In his 7.1 innings pitches, Sale gave up just three hits and two walks. Jesse Crain came on to finish the eighth and allowed no baserunners. Addison Reed picked up his fifth save in a perfect inning. » Continue reading “StriKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKing Out the Rays”