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Game Notes For Thursday @ Rays

* Chicago won two out of three from Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field earlier this season. Over the past two seasons, the White Sox are 8-2 in Florida against the Rays. * The White Sox have won three of four and 11 of their last 14 contests overall. On the road, the White Sox have won seven of their last eight games. * Since starting the season 4-7 at home, the Rays have won 17 of their last 19 played at Tropicana Field. This run at home started after their series with the White Sox. * Tampa Bay base runners have stolen 54 bases on the season, most in the American League and second-most in the majors in 2008. * Over his past four games, Orlando Cabrera is batting .444 (8-for-18), has an on-base percentage of .500 (10/20) and is slugging .611 (11/18). * Evan Longoria is riding a five-game hitting streak and is batting .389 (7-for-18), slugging .833 and has driven in eight runs over this stretch.

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Game Notes For Tuesday @ Tribe

*The Sox have run off five straight wins over the Indians. *Over the last two weeks, the Sox have MLB's lowest ERA at 2.13. *The Sox are an MLB-leading 28-1 when tied or leading in the 9th inning. *Carlos Quentin is hitting .250 with the bases empty this season and .391 with runners on base. *Ryan Garko is 8-for-14 lifetime vs. Mark Buehrle.

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Game Notes For Monday @ Tribe

* The White Sox have won each of the last four meetings between these teams, holding the Indians to a total of five runs in that span. * Chicago has won nine of its last 11 games and will be looking to extend its current road winning streak to six games. * The Indians have lost eight of their last nine games, scoring two runs or less five times in that span. * The White Sox have won each of Javier Vazquez’ last three starts. Vazquez is 0-2 with a 5.73 ERA in his last two starts at Cleveland. * Carlos Quentin has hit an AL-leading 14 home runs this season. Quentin is hitting .667 with the bases loaded this season and .467 with runners in scoring position with two outs. * Travis Hafner has 57 RBI in his career against the White Sox which is tied for the most in his career against any opponent (also has 57 against the Twins). * Cleveland’s starting pitching staff boasts the best ERA in the majors this season (3.16), while the White Sox starters have the third-best ERA (3.49).

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Sox Win Finale Over Angels

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Angels Make It Two Straight

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Game Notes For Friday vs. Halos

*The Sox and Angels are two of the four team in baseball that are over .500 at home and on the road. The Marlins and Phillies are the other two. *The Sox lead baseball in home run differential. They have hit 57 dingers while giving up only 24. *Garret Anderson enters this season with 13 straight years hitting .280 or better. *Carlos Quentin leads the AL in homers (12), is second in RBI (40), and leads in being hit by a pitch (7). *Gavin Floyd is 2-0 at home this year with a 2.08 ERA.

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Eight Is Great

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Carlton Fisk Back With The Sox

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Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Tribe

* Cleveland has won two of the three meetings between these teams this season. * The Indians will be looking to snap their three-game losing streak and to avoid losing four in a row for the first time this season. * The White Sox will be seeking their sixth straight victory which would be their longest winning streak since winning nine in a row from June 15-24, 2006. * After posting a 0-3 record with a 13.50 ERA in his first four starts of the season, C.C. Sabathia is now 3-2 with a 1.49 ERA in his last five starts. Sabathia is 14-3 with a 3.66 ERA in 24 career starts against the White Sox, including 6-0 in his last nine starts against them. * Jose Contreras is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in his last two starts. * The Indians have the worst batting average in the American League this season (.236) while the White Sox have the second-worst (.247). * A.J. Pierzynski will be looking to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.

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Game Notes For Friday @ SF

* This is just the second time these teams have met in interleague play. San Francisco took two of the three games from Chicago in 2003. * The White Sox were just 4-14 in interleague play last season, and have a current five-game losing streak against N.L. clubs. * The Giants have scored just 14 first-inning runs this season, 2nd fewest among N.L. teams (Pirates – 8). * A.J. Pierzynski is tied for 2nd in the A.L. with 14 doubles on the season. Five of his last eight hits have been doubles. * Saturday’s projected starter, Barry Zito, has the lowest run support average of any starter in the majors this season (2.27). * Righthanded batters are hitting just .169 against Gavin Floyd this season, 5th lowest versus A.L. pitchers. * Aaron Rowand has faced his former club once before, in 2007. He went 1-for-8 with five runs batted in during the three-game series, the one hit being a grand slam off of Matt Thornton.

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Game Notes For Monday @ Los Angeles of Anaheim in California which is part of the United States

* Chicago has won nine of its last 12 games in Anaheim. * The Angels will be looking to snap their season-high four-game losing streak. * The White Sox have won three of their last four games and have recorded at least 10 hits in each of their last three contests. * Mark Buehrle is 0-4 with a 4.54 ERA over his last five starts. Buehrle is 0-4 in his last 11 starts against the Angels and will be seeking his first win against them since August 8, 2001. * Orlando Cabrera went 4-for-5 on Sunday, matching his career-high for hits in a game. Cabrera, who spent the last three seasons with the Angels, will be facing his former team for the first time. * Nick Adenhart will be making his third career major league start since being called up on May 1. * The Angels’ bullpen has the second-highest ERA in the majors this season (4.88).

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Welcome to the WGN-TV South Side Baseball Blog hosted by WGN Sports broadcasters Hawk Harrelson and Darrin Jackson.

May 29, 2008

Game Notes For Thursday @ Rays

May 27, 2008

Game Notes For Tuesday @ Tribe

May 26, 2008

Game Notes For Monday @ Tribe

May 25, 2008

Sox Win Finale Over Angels

May 24, 2008

Angels Make It Two Straight

May 23, 2008

Game Notes For Friday vs. Halos

May 22, 2008

Eight Is Great

Carlton Fisk Back With The Sox

May 20, 2008

Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Tribe

May 16, 2008

Game Notes For Friday @ SF

May 12, 2008

Game Notes For Monday @ Los Angeles of Anaheim in California which is part of the United States

May 10, 2008

Octavio Dotel

May 8, 2008

In The Pink

May 7, 2008

Pie-Eyed

May 6, 2008

Doll Update

May 4, 2008

Break Out The Bats

Meeting With Mark