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April 29, 2008

Game Notes For Tuesday @ Minnesota

* While these teams have split 20 games since the start of 2007 (10-10), Minnesota holds a 127-100 edge in runs scored, averaging over six runs per game against the Sox. * The Twins have been shut out four times so far this season – tied (Tigers, Nationals) for the most in the majors. * After allowing 17 runs in their first two road games this season, the White Sox pitching staff has an ERA of just 2.24 away from home since April 3 – the lowest in the American League (Arizona 2.14). * Joe Mauer’s current 10-game hit streak is tied for the second longest of his career, trailing only an 11-game streak in May/June of 2006. * Carlos Quentin is the only American League player this season to have at least 20 runs and 20 RBI. * Jim Thome has hit six home runs in his last eight games against the Twins. No active player has hit more home runs against the Twins than Thome has hit (53) over his career.

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April 27, 2008

Sox Win Finale Over The O's

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April 25, 2008

Game Notes For Friday vs. Birds

* Baltimore and Chicago split a two-game series in Baltimore earlier this month. * More than half of the Orioles’ 13 wins have come by a single run (7-1 in 1-run games). Their seven one-run wins are the most in baseball. * The White Sox are 10-1 when holding their opponents to four or fewer runs. * Despite having the lowest batting average in the American League, the White Sox are leading the league in runs scored per game with 5.43. * Nick Markakis has drawn 19 walks on the year, most in the American League. * Joe Crede is tied for the American League lead with 21 RBI (tied with Josh Hamilton – Tex) and had the game-winning RBI off Joba Chamberlain last night.

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Joltin' Joe

Talking with Dan Roan before the game must have been just the tonic for Joe Crede last night!

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April 24, 2008

Hawk & DJ On The Finale

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Game Notes For Thursday vs. Yankees

*The Yankees’ offense has come to life in the last three games (all wins), totaling 22 runs, 33 hits and 12 doubles. *The White Sox are tied with the Twins for the MLB lead in batting average with runners in scoring position at .312. *The White Sox lead all teams with a phenomenal 28-8 advantage in homers vs. their opponents. *Joe Crede leads all MLB 3rd basemen with 20 RBI. *In the Yankees 11 wins, Johnny Damon is hitting .349. In their 10 losses, he is hitting .125.

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April 23, 2008

Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Bronx Bombers

* The Yankees won six of 10 games from the White Sox in last year’s season series. New York averaged 9.2 runs while winning five of the last six meetings. * The Yankees’ 7-1 victory over Baltimore on Sunday snapped a three-game losing streak. * The White Sox, who have played the second-fewest home games in the American League (seven), begin a seven-game homestand on Tuesday. * Through his first 45 pitches of games, Chien-Ming Wang has permitted a puny .122 average to opposing hitters. But from then on, they’ve generated a .306 mark. * After going 2-0 with a 0.60 ERA in his first two career starts against the Yankees, Jose Contreras is 0-4 with a 6.08 ERA in his last four outings versus New York. * Bobby Abreu’s .408 career average against the White Sox is the highest mark by any player versus Chicago since 1956 (minimum 60 PA). His on-base percentage (.523) and slugging percentage (.775) against the Sox also rank first over that span. * Over his last five games, Jim Thome has batted .389 with three homers and nine RBI.

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April 20, 2008

Carlos Quentin

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April 19, 2008

Game Notes For Saturday @ Rays

* The White Sox have won seven of their last eight games against the Rays, scoring at least five runs in each game during the stretch. * With 18 RBI already this season (tied for the MLB lead), Joe Crede has already set a personal record for most RBI during the month of April. *Both the Rays and Sox have 7 players with 2 or more homers. Only the Marlins (8) have more. * Carlos Pena has 10 hits this season, and six of them have left the ballpark.

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April 18, 2008

Game Notes For Friday @ Rays

* The White Sox have won their last five games against the Rays, outscoring Tampa Bay 26-13 in these contests. * Tampa Bay’s 18 infield hits are second-most in the A.L. this season. In 2007, Tampa Bay ranked 25th in the majors in this statistic (114). * The White Sox are 3-for-5 on stolen base attempts this season. The three stolen bases are tied for fewest in the majors. * Joe Crede’s four game-winning runs batted in are tied for the second-most in the majors so far this season. * Left-handed batters are hitting Javier Vasquez at a .364 clip this season, while right-handers are batting just .128 against him. * Like his younger brother Justin (Diamondbacks), B.J. Upton is off to a strong start in 2008, tied for 4th in the A.L. in both runs (13) and runs batted in (15). * Jeff Niemann will be making his second career M.L. appearance. He allowed just one run in six innings in his M.L. debut against the Orioles on April 13. Niemann is one of seven active major league pitchers who is 6’9” or taller, and at 280 pounds, is the fourth heaviest.

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April 16, 2008

Game Notes For Wednesday @ Orioles

* The Orioles won their final three games against the White Sox last season – marking their longest win streak against the Sox since also winning three straight from June 18-20, 1999. * The White Sox have not committed a single error over their last seven games. * The White Sox have stolen just one base this season – the fewest in the majors. * Melvin Mora, who has hit three home runs this season, hit just one over his final 46 games last season. * The Orioles are one of three teams (Giants, Rays) to have multiple players (Markakis, Roberts) with at least four steals this season. * Joe Crede, who leads the majors with 16 RBI, needed 36 games last season to reach 16 RBI. * Amazingly, Gavin Floyd has already doubled his victory total from a year ago, despite the fact that he made 10 starts and 16 appearances in 2007.

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April 15, 2008

Danks Leads Sox To Afternoon Win

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April 14, 2008

Game Notes For Monday vs. A's

* The Athletics won five of the nine meetings between these teams last season and will be looking to extend their winning streak against the White Sox to five in a row. * Oakland’s five-game winning streak was snapped in its loss to Cleveland on Sunday. * Chicago has posted shutouts in each of its last two games, including an 11-0 win over the Tigers yesterday. * Mark Buehrle is 1-4 with a 4.13 ERA in his last eight starts against Oakland. * Greg Smith will be making his second career start. Smith pitched six innings in his ML debut last Wednesday, allowing three runs and two hits in six innings as Oakland beat Toronto 6-3. * Nick Swisher will be facing his former team for the first time. Swisher spent four seasons with Oakland before being traded to the White Sox in January.

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April 13, 2008

Sox Slam Past Tigers

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Hawk & DJ on the Sox Start

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Ozzie Rates Gavin Floyd Performance

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April 11, 2008

Champions Plaza Unveiled

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Game Notes For Friday vs. Tigers

* Since the beginning of the 2005 season, no MLB team has a better record against the Tigers than the White Sox (40-19). * The Tigers have scored 13 runs over their last two games, after scoring just 15 runs over their first seven games this season. * The White Sox, who are missing Jerry Owens from their lineup, have stolen just one base this season – second fewest in the majors (Yankees 0). * A.J. Pierzynski both scored and drove in five runs in two games against the Tigers last week. * Going back to last season, Todd Jones has allowed just one run over his last 10 appearances. Bobby Jenks, meanwhile, has gone eight straight appearances without allowing a single run. * Justin Verlander has won just once (1-5) in nine career starts against the White Sox, while recording an ERA of 6.00 in those starts.

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April 9, 2008

Watch Ozzie

Probably no manager in the game today is as important to his team as Ozzie Guillen who sets not only the strategic guidelines, but really is an emotional leader as well. It's no surprise to me to see how the clubhouse and attitude on the field have changed this year. Ozzie has stated repeatedly that he wanted that to be a priority and is a leader by example.

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Game Notes For Wednesday vs. Twins

*The Sox and Twins were at different ends of the spectrum last year with the home run ball. The Sox scored 43.4% of their runs via the long ball (2nd most in the majors) while the Twins only got 27.6% of their runs from homers (4th fewest in the majors). *18 different players on both sides got a hit in Monday's game. *The Twins are the 3rd youngest team in baseball with an average age of 28 years, 103 days. Only Arizona and Oakland field younger squads. *Jim Thome leads all active players with 53 career homers vs. the Twins.

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April 7, 2008

Sox Academy at Opening Day

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Game Notes For Opening Day

* These teams split their 18 head-to-head meetings last season nine apiece, highlighted by a July 6th double-header that featured a 32-run barrage by the Twins that day. Minnesota won both games. * The White Sox will try to reverse a negative trend from last season when they open their home schedule today. Last season Chicago went 38-43 on the South Side for their first losing record there since 1999. * Justin Morneau has collected an RBI in each of his last four games, including four on Saturday against the Royals. He has 12 career four-plus RBI games. * Twins pitchers have walked just six batters through seven games this season, the fewest walks by a pitching staff in the majors. * Paul Konerko hit five homers vs. the Twins last season. Only Jim Thome (7) and Travis Hafner (6) had more round-trippers vs. Minnesota in 2007. * The White Sox have three players in the MLB top 15 in on-base percentage entering today. A.J Pierzynski leads the majors at .565. Jermaine Dye and Nick Swisher are tied for 14th with a .481 average.

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April 4, 2008

Sox Win at Detroit

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Sox Set To Unveil New Plaza

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Hawk and DJ from Detroit

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Danks For Our First Win

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Game Notes For Friday @ Detroit

*The White Sox are 37-19 vs. the Tigers in the last three seasons. *The Sox have hit 120 HRs vs. the Tigers in the last four years, more than any other opponent vs. another team. *The Tigers stole 20 bases against the White Sox last year and were caught only once. *Placido Polanco hit .350 with 2 strikes last year, the highest average in baseball under those conditions since Tony Gwynn was a .358 hitter with two strikes in 1997.

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April 2, 2008

Game Notes For Wednesday @ The Tribe

*Bobby Jenks is one of just three pitchers who have tallied at least 40 saves in each of the last two seasons. *Javier Vazquez has 8 straight years with 150+ strikeouts, most in the MLB. The runner-up only has 5. *Jermaine Dye has 26 career homers against Cleveland, the most against any opponent. *Grady Sizemore saw more pitches at bat (3,101) than any player in baseball last year.

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