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June 30, 2008

Game Notes For Monday vs. Tribe

* The White Sox have won six of their last seven meetings with the Indians. * Cleveland has dropped five of its last seven games, including two in a row. * Chicago will be looking to extend its winning streak to five games. * The White Sox have won seven of Gavin Floyd’s eight home starts this season. Floyd is 1-1 with a 4.38 ERA in two career starts against the Indians. * Jeremy Sowers will be making his seventh start of the season and will be seeking his first victory. * Jermaine Dye is hitting .436 with three doubles, six home runs and 17 RBI during his current 10-game hitting streak. Dye has 29 homers and 84 RBI in his career against the Indians, both of which are the most in his career against any opponent. * Against the Cubs on Sunday, Jim Thome hit his 522nd career homer, passing Ted Williams and Willie McCovey for 16th place on the all-time HR list.

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June 29, 2008

Sox Sweep Cubs

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Game Notes For Sunday Finale vs. Cubs

*The Cubs now lead the all-time series by a single game 33-32. *Both teams go with lefties tonight, Mark Buehrle for the Sox and Sean Marshall for the Cubs. The Cubs are 16-8 vs. lefty starters this year, the Sox are 15-12. *The White Sox have closed strong with a 15-6 record in the third game of a series this year. *The Cubs have lost their last 5 road games and are now 16-22 on the road. *Derrek Lee is 5-for-9 lifetime vs. Buehrle with two doubles and a homer.

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June 28, 2008

Sox Win Saturday Over Cubs

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June 27, 2008

Sox Take Opener Over Cubs

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City Series Heads South

The City Series resumed on the South Side for round 2 of this year's interleague games. Here are a few shots of of the Cubs and Sox at U.S. Cellular Field..

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Go West

That trip home from Los Angeles seems to get longer every year. One thing I was thinking about with the travel is how bad the Seattle Mariners have it. Their shortest trip is probably about 2 1/2 hours and virtually every off day is interrupted by a long trip. That really wears on a team and they are at a geographic disadvantage.

The Sox hit the ball well last weekend at Wrigley but needed the timely hit. The home series should bring out their bats in a big way.

Hawk

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Game Notes For Friday vs. The Cubbies

*It's a good baseball year in Illinois where the team winning % leads all baseball at .586. Florida with the Rays and Marlins is 2nd at .558. *The Cubs current six-game winning streak over the Sox is the longest in the interleague history between the two teams. *Since May 1, the Cubs (.815) and the White Sox (.773) have the two highest home winning percentages in baseball. *Both teams are great from the 7th inning on. The Sox lead MLB with a +52 run differential from the 7th on and the Cubs are 2nd at +43. *Aramis Ramirez hit four home runs versus the White Sox last weekend at Wrigley Field. No Cubs’ player prior to Ramirez had ever hit four home runs in a single season versus the White Sox, let alone one series. *Jose Contreras has lost his last 3 starts, but his 3.96 ERA is still way down from last year's 5.57.

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June 25, 2008

Game Notes For Wednesday @ Dodgers

*Since May 30, the Sox are 11-2 at home and 1-9 on the road, but that win came last night in the opener against the Dodgers. *The Sox are having a great June with the bats, leading MLB in runs per game (6.29), batting average (.310), BA w/RISP (.343), and slugging % (.536). *Both teams have reliable bullpens. The Sox pen ERA (2.81) is 2nd in the majors and the Dodgers (3.11) are 4th. *Over the last ten days, Jermaine Dye has 7 homers, 17 RBI, and 38 total bases.

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June 24, 2008

Game Notes For Tuesday @ LA Dodgers

* The White Sox took two of three games against the Dodgers in Los Angeles in their lone interleague series in 2003. * The White Sox have now lost nine straight games on the road, scoring less than two runs in five of those contests. * Dodgers opponents have committed an error in just one of their last 11 games. * 15 years ago Thursday, Hall of Famer Roy Campanella died from a heart attack at the age of 71. Campanella won three MVP awards with the Brooklyn Dodgers over a 10-year career that was cut short by a paralyzing car accident. * The Dodgers are tied with the Braves (12) for the fewest saves in the majors this season. * Jermaine Dye has gone 12-for-27 with six home runs and 15 RBI over his last seven games. * James Loney has tallied at least one hit in each of his 19 starts this month.

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June 21, 2008

Game Notes For Saturday vs. Cubbies

* The Cubs and White Sox are a combined 26 games above .500 this season, one of the best starts to a season by the cross town rivals since divisional play began in 1969. The Cubs (32-38) and White Sox (29-39) were a combined 61-77 (.442) through games of June 20 last season. *Jason Marquis is 4-0 with a 3.09 ERA in his last six starts. *Jermaine Dye and Aramis Ramirez lead the major leagues with a .390 batting average from the 7th inning on. *The Cubs Carlos Marmol leads all MLB relievers with 63 strikeouts. Octavio Dotel of the Sox is 3rd with 50.

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June 20, 2008

Sox And Cubs Kick It Off At Wrigley

It was a great start to a six-game series over two weekends. Here are a few shots of of the Cubs and Sox at Wrigley..

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Walk This Way

The Cubs start Ted Lilly today and he is no stranger to the White Sox having spent most of his career in the American League. He is 5-2 against the Sox in his career but also has a robust 6.22 ERA against our guys. Lilly has walked 10 in his last 3 starts, so a key today is to watch the free passes. If Lilly keeps walking hitters, the Sox should have at him pretty good with the way they have been swinging the bats.

DJ

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Timing Is Everything

Yesterday's win over Pittsburgh was impressive because of the way it happened. After falling way behind early, it would have been easy to say "well it's not our day - we've won the series" and let that game go. Instead, the Sox were relentless and ended up with a sweep.

Let's hope the Sox are catching the Cubs at the right time today - a bit banged up, on a three-game losing streak, and bleary-eyed after getting in late last night. It's the perfect time to jump on them and take the opener.

This a great rivalry, maybe the best in baseball because both teams have been butting heads on and off the field for over a century.

Hawk

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Game Notes For Friday vs. North Siders

*The teams are tied in the all-time series at 30 games apiece. Both teams have scored a total of 291 runs in the series. *The Cubs hold a narrow 16-14 lead in the all-time series at Wrigley Field. It's been close with the Sox hitting 42 homers to the Cubs 44. The Cubs have outscored the Sox 162-159 in the head-to-head games. *The Sox are 24-11 and 17-20 on the road this year. *The Cubs are working on an 11-game home winning streak. *Ted Lilly is 5-2 lifetime vs. the Sox, but has a 6.22 ERA. *Aramis Ramirez is a .371 hitter vs. the Sox. *The Sox are a +47 in runs from the 7th inning on and the Cubs are +33.

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June 19, 2008

Pitt Pounders

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June 18, 2008

Sox Beat Up On Pirates

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June 13, 2008

Game Notes For Friday vs. Rockies

* The Rockies are 0-3 all-time against the White Sox. Colorado was swept in a three-game series at Coors Field in 2005. * Jeff Francis is 2-2 with a 4.73 ERA in five career starts against teams from the AL Central. * Garrett Atkins has been on a recent tear at the plate, hitting .455 (10-for-22) with six extra-base hits and seven RBI in his last six games. * The White Sox are currently enjoying an eight-game home winning streak. Chicago is hitting .334 with 21 home runs during the eight-game stretch. * Gavin Floyd is 4-1 with a 2.83 ERA in his last five starts, including wins in each of his last three starts. * Orlando Cabrera has hit safely in each of his last 11 games, tied with J.D. Drew and Maicer Izturis for the longest active streak in the league.

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June 10, 2008

How Sweep It Is!

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Game Notes For Tuesday @ Tigers

* These teams will be meeting for the seventh time this season with Chicago leading the season series, 5-1. * The White Sox have won 19 of their last 25 games and will be looking to extend their current winning streak to eight in a row. * Detroit has dropped five of its last seven games. * Jose Contreras is 4-0 with a 1.50 ERA in his last six starts. Contreras is 0-1 with a 6.17 ERA in two starts against the Tigers this season. * Nate Robertson is 0-3 with a 7.39 ERA in his last five home starts against the White Sox. * Nick Swisher is hitting .387 (12-for-31) with four homers, two doubles and 10 RBI during his current eight-game hitting streak. * Placido Polanco is 6-for-9 (.667) with two doubles and three RBI in his last two games but is just 2-for-15 (.133) in his four meetings with Chicago this season.

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June 8, 2008

The Joy of Six

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June 6, 2008

Game Notes For Friday vs. Twins

* The White Sox are just 12-11 at home against the Twins since the beginning of the 2006 season. * Minnesota has registered 10+ hits in 27 games this season (20-7 in those contests), tied with Toronto for the third- most games among AL teams. * Javier Vazquez has pitched at least 5.0 innings in each of his last 44 starts, the second-longest active streak in the majors (Aaron Cook - 50). * Rookie Alexei Ramirez is hitting .417 (10-for-24) with six RBI and five extra-base hits over his last six games. * Nick Blackburn boasts a 1.13 ERA in the first two innings of a game this season. Blackburn has an ERA of 4.33 in the third inning and beyond. * Carlos Gomez’s 17 stolen bases are the most by a Twin through the team’s first 60 games since Chuck Knoblauch recorded 28 stolen bases through the Twins’ first 60 games in 1997.

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June 4, 2008

Not So Fast

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June 3, 2008

Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Royals

* Since 1997, the White Sox have a better record against the Royals (115-64) than against any other AL opponent. * The Royals have hit three home runs over their last two games (both victories), matching their home run total from their 12-game losing streak. * The White Sox are an MLB-worst 3-15 this season when failing to hit a home run. * On this date 27 years ago, Jerry Grote of the Kansas City Royals set a club record by driving in seven runs in a 12-9 win over the Seattle Mariners. Grote, who had been retired for two years before making the Royals out of spring training, collected three hits in four at-bats, including a grand slam. * On this date 83 years ago, Eddie Collins of the Chicago White Sox collected his 3,000th major league hit. The future Hall of Famer singled against Detroit's Harry "Rip" Collins, who was not related to the star second baseman. The White Sox ended up defeating the Tigers, 12-7. * Over the last three weeks (since May 13), Jose Guillen has tallied multiple RBI on seven occasions while no other Royals player has more than three multi-RBI games. * Gavin Floyd has allowed just 10 hits over four home starts (98 opponent at-bats) this season.

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