Game Notes For Opening Day vs. Indians
* Although they had no postseason appearances to show for it, the Indians outscored their opponents by 236 runs over the past two seasons. Only the Yankees (+260) sported a better scoring differential during the same span.
* Grady Sizemore led the American League in 2006 with 53 doubles, and he ranked second with 11 triples. The leadoff hitter’s 92 extra-base hits were the third-highest single-season total in Indians history.
* Travis Hafner has hit .318 against the White Sox each of the past two seasons. He also has collected more homers (10) and RBI (30) versus the White Sox since 2005 than any other player.
* The White Sox were 17-7 each of the past two Aprils. Their combined mark of 34-14 (.708) was the best April winning percentage over the last two seasons.
* The White Sox have won five straight games on Opening Day, the fourth-longest active streak in the majors. Only the Yankees (9), Orioles (6) and Giants (6) boast longer current streaks.
* Jim Thome hit 42 homers last year, the most by any player in his first season with the White Sox. He also took 46.5 percent of the pitches he saw for balls, the highest rate in the majors.