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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Game Notes For Opening Day

* The Indians have won 10 of the last 15 at home against the White Sox. * The White Sox fourth place finish in the Central Division in 2007 was the first time Chicago did not finish in the top three in its division since 1989 when they finished 7th in the AL West under skipper Jeff Torborg. 1989 was also the last time Chicago had lost 90 games before doing so again in 2007. * Chicago had the 4th-best relief ERA (3.23) in baseball in 2005 when it won the World Championship, but in 2006 it slipped to 23rd with a 4.53 ERA, and further still in 2007 to 28th with a 5.47 relief ERA. * Jim Thome led the team with 35 home runs in 2007, and has now hit 30+ home runs in 11 of the last 12 seasons. * The Indians had a successful 2007 dispatching the Yankees in the division series in four games, before holding a 3-1 advantage after four games versus the eventual World Champion Red Sox. Cleveland eventually lost the ALCS in seven games to Boston. * C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona each won 19 games in 2007. They were the first Cleveland duo to reach 19 wins since 1956 when Herb Score, Early Wynn, and Bob Lemon all won 20 games for the Tribe. * Victor Martinez has driven in 395 runs over the last four seasons, the most among players whose primary position is Catcher.

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Game Notes For Saturday vs. Cubs

*The Sox come into today's game 8-10 in Cactus League play while the Cubs are 6-11.
*Nick Swisher is still at home in the Cactus League with 10 RBI and is hitting .429 over his last four games.
*The Sox and Cubs also meet March 22 in Mesa.
*Nick Masset starts for the Sox. He is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three appearances this spring.
*Scott Linebrink is scheduled to pitch today. He has made back-to-back scoreless outings after allowing one run in each of his first three appearances.

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Game Notes For Saturday vs. Cubs

*The Sox come into today's game 8-10 in Cactus League play while the Cubs are 6-11.
*Nick Swisher is still at home in the Cactus League with 10 RBI and is hitting .429 over his last four games.
*The Sox and Cubs also meet March 22 in Mesa.
*Nick Masset starts for the Sox. He is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three appearances this spring.
*Scott Linebrink is scheduled to pitch today. He has made back-to-back scoreless outings after allowing one run in each of his first three appearances.

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Game Notes For Monday @ KC

* The White Sox have won eight of 11 meetings with the Royals this season and the teams have seven games left against each other. Despite the success against Kansas City, Chicago has been outscored 49-46 in those contests. * With a walkoff homer in the ninth inning yesterday, Jim Thome became the third player to reach the 500 career home run plateau this season, the others being Frank Thomas and Alex Rodriguez. * Six of Paul Konerko’s ten hits against the Royals this season have gone for extra bases (five homers and a double). * The White Sox have hit 172 homers this season. They need 28 in 13 games to reach 200 for the eighth consecutive season. * The Royals are tied with the Twins for the worst mark in the AL this month (4-10). * Emil Brown is batting .400 (24-60) in his last 17 games, including hitting safely in 15 of his last 16 starts. * The Royals are hitting just .236 (33-140) with runners in scoring position this month, lowest in the majors

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Game Notes For Friday vs. Halos

* The Angels have won four of the past five games against the White Sox in Chicago. * The Angels are 6-4 in their past 10 games, and it has been their offense determining their fate. Los Angeles has scored 54 runs in its last six wins (9.0 per game), but just five runs in its last four losses (1.3 per game). * Chicago is just 23-37 since the break, the worst record in the AL and trailing only Florida (21-36) in the majors. * Los Angeles is more than happy to get Chone Figgins back. Since returning earlier this month from a sprained left wrist, Figgins is torching the ball, hitting .563 with four doubles and adding four stolen bases as well. * Bartolo Colon has not followed up his 21-win 2005 season very well. In the last two seasons, he is just 7-11 with an ERA of 6.08. * Jose Contreras began his career with four consecutive winning seasons, compiling a 48-27 record, but this year his losses have doubled his wins at 8-16.

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Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Tribe

*Since August 15, the Indians have gone 19-6, the best record in baseball during that stretch. *The Indians have not lost a series on the road since before the All-Star Break. *The White Sox have lost 47 games this season after holding the lead, second-most in baseball behind Baltimore (50). *Paul Konerko is one of just 3 active players with 100 RBI vs. the Indians. He has 103, trailing Frank Thomas (155) and Magglio Ordonez (106).

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Game Notes For Tuesday @ Detroit

* The White Sox have won four straight meetings with the Tigers and lead the season series 8-4.
* Chicago has just one win in its last 12 road games while the Tigers have won three of their last four at home.
* Jeremy Bonderman will be seeking his first home win since July 1. Bonderman is 0-2 with a 7.07 ERA in two starts against the White Sox this season.
* Placido Polanco is hitting .447 (17-for-38) during his current eight-game hitting streak.
* Jim Thome is five home runs shy of becoming the 23rd player in Major League history to reach the 500 home run plateau.
* The White Sox are hitting an AL-worst .240 with runners in scoring position this season.
* Jon Garland is 0-3 with an 8.49 ERA in his last six starts. Garland is 12-6 with a 4.21 ERA in 23 career starts against the Tigers.
* Curtis Granderson is hitting .692 (9-for-13) with two doubles, two homers and four RBI in his last four games.

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Game Notes For Friday @ Mariners

* The White Sox have lost five of their last six games against the Mariners at SAFECO Field and are 8-18 against Seattle at SAFECO since the beginning of the 2001 season. * Jose Contreras’ 6-14 record is the worst by a White Sox player in a single season since Todd Ritchie went 5-15 in 2002 (minimum 20 decisions). * Bobby Jenks has successfully retired the last 41 batters he has faced, the most since Tom Browning retired 40 batters in a row in 1988. * Miguel Batista is 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA in nine career appearances against the White Sox. The 2.89 ERA is Batista’s second lowest versus any opponent throughout his career (minimum 40 IP). * After having one of the worst months at the plate in his career, Raul Ibanez has bounced back in August with a .400 (20-for-50) average while recording six home runs and 14 RBI. * J.J. Putz has a 1.95 ERA over the past two seasons and has a chance to become the first Seattle pitcher to register an ERA below 2.00 over any two-year span (minimum 100 IP).

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Game Notes For Tuesday @ Oakland

* Since 2001, the White Sox are tied (Tampa Bay) for the worst record (6-24) in Oakland of any team in the American League. * For just the second time this season, the White Sox have won four straight games on the road. * Oakland’s .234 home batting average this season is the lowest in the American League since the 1982 Athletics hit just .229 at home. * On this date 20 years ago, Mark McGwire of the Oakland A's hit his 39th home run, setting a record for the most home runs by a major league rookie. * Dan Haren has allowed more than three earned runs just once over his last 26 starts. * Jack Cust has hit nine home runs in just 95 at bats versus AL Central opponents this season. * Bobby Jenks has tied Jim Barr’s (SF, 1972) record of 41 consecutive batters retired.

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Game Notes For Friday vs. Mariners

* Since 2004, the White Sox are 14-4 at home against the Mariners – their second best (25-7 vs. Royals) home record over that span. * Seattle totaled 31 runs and 49 hits in sweeping three games at Baltimore, capped with a 13-8 win on Thursday. * The White Sox have knocked out multiple home runs in five of their last seven games. * While the Mariners have outscored their opponents by 38 runs (2nd best in the AL) from the 7th inning on this season, the White Sox have been outscored by an MLB-high 90 runs (133/233) after the sixth inning. * Yuniesky Betancourt has 10 RBI over his last seven games, after knocking in just nine runs over his previous 48 games. * Over the last two seasons, Ichiro has been successful on 76 of his 80 (95 percent) stolen base attempts. * Last season, Jarrod Washburn allowed 15 home runs on the road. This season, he has allowed just a single home run away from the Great Northwest.

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Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Tribe

* Cleveland split four games with the Twins in Minnesota over the weekend and is now 5-3 in its last eight road contests overall. * With their 3-game sweep of the Tigers over the weekend, the White Sox have won four straight overall and are now 9-4 since July 24. * These two teams have split their last 24 games in Chicago, each winning 12 times. * The Indians have five wins this season when trailing after eight innings—tied with the D-Rays for most in baseball. * Ryan Garko is hitting .520 (13-for-25) with two home runs in seven games vs. the White Sox this season. Garko has at least one hit in each of his five career games at U.S. Cellular Field (7-for-19, .368). * Jake Westbrook is 0-3 with an 8.78 ERA in five road starts this season—Westbrook’s last road victory came last September 24 vs. Texas. * Bobby Jenks is 1-0 and hasn’t allowed a run or a hit in his last 10 appearances (10 IP). The Sox’ closer has converted all seven of his save opportunities during that span as well. * Jermaine Dye has 10 home runs since the All-Star break—tied for second most in baseball.

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Game Notes For Friday vs. Toronto

* The White Sox have not scored more than three runs in any of their last five games (which include four losses) against the Blue Jays. * The Blue Jays have won five straight games. During the winning streak, they have outscored their opponents 35-5, and shut out their opponents on three occasions. * Last season, the Blue Jays’ leadoff men hit 21 home runs – the seventh most in the majors. This year, Toronto’s #1 hitters have hit 22 homers – tied (Philadelphia) for the most in the majors. * Paul Konerko’s 20 extra base hits since June 28 lead the majors. Over the same stretch, Konerko has twice as many extra base hits as singles (10). * Jon Garland is the only pitchers in the majors this season who has pitched more than 100 innings (132.1) without having a single base stolen against him. * Greg Zaun has hit two home runs over his last four games, after hitting just two homers over his previous 45 games. * Frank Thomas is the White Sox all-time franchise leader in homers (448), RBI (1465), runs (1327) and walks (1466).

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Game Notes For Tuesday Game 2

*The White Sox have baseball's toughest remaining schedule - their opponents have a .537 winning percentage. * The White Sox held the Tigers to just four hits in the first game of the doubleheader, breaking their 10-game long streak of allowing double figures in hits. *Jim Thome's 49 homers vs. the Tigers are his most against any opponent. *Curtis Granderson is a career .214 hitter vs. the White Sox, his lowest against any team.

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Game Notes For Thursday @ Baltimore

* The season series between these teams is tied at two wins apiece. * Chicago has just one loss in its last seven road games. * The Orioles have lost three of their last four games. * Jon Garland is 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA in his last two road starts. Garland has won each of his last three starts against Baltimore. * The White Sox are hitting a major league-worst .241 this season. * Chicago is 7-12 in one run games this season while Baltimore is just 8-18. * Baltimore is 1-4 in Jeremy Guthrie’s last five home starts.

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Game Notes For Friday Vs. Twins

* The Twins have won six of their last eight games played at U.S. Cellular Field. * The White Sox scored a season high 11 runs last night against the Orioles. Last season, they scored at least 11 runs on 14 occasions (tied for the fourth most in the majors). * The Twins have dropped four of their last five, including Thursday's 7-6 loss to the New York Yankees. Reliever Pat Neshek, who entered the game with a 1.34 ERA, gave up a tying two-run homer to Hideki Matsui in the eighth inning. * Boof Bonser is 6-2 in 2007 when he does not allow a home run, but just 6-8 when he allows at least one home run. * Jon Garland has allowed less than two walks in 10 of his 16 starts this season. * Over his career, Jim Thome has hit 46 home runs against the Twins – the second most (Frank Thomas 50) of any active player. * Torii Hunter and Justin Morneau are the first Twins’ duo to each reach the 60 RBI mark before the All-Star break since 1970.

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Game Notes For Monday vs. Orioles

* The White Sox are 5-1 against the Orioles since July 4, 2006. Chicago is averaging 9.4 runs per game in the wins. * After dropping his 2007 road debut on April 2 to Minnesota, Eric Bedard has gone 4-0 with a 3.42 ERA in eight road starts and has allowed three runs or less in six of them. * Baltimore fell to 6-5 with a game suspended under interim manager Dave Trembley following a 4-3 loss to the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. * The Orioles have scored four runs or less in 21 of their last 24 losses. * The White Sox bullpen has an ERA of 1.15 in their last seven games. Prior to their current run the bullpen posted an 8.12 ERA over the previous 41 games. * With one more walk, Jim Thome will move into 22nd place on the all-time list with 1412. Frank Robinson is 21st at 1420. * Chicago has not won a series at home since May 21-23 vs. the Athletics (five series over that span).

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Game Notes For Saturday Vs. Cubs

*Rich Hill has been tough on the road, holding hitters to a .180 batting average. He returns to the scene of the crime today where he served up a grand slam to Tadahito Iguchi moments after last year's Michael Barrett/A.J. Pierzynski scuffle. *Javier Vazquez has allowed 4+ runs in 7 of his last 10 starts. *Pierzynski is a .352 hitter against the Cubs. *The White Sox have lost 20 of their last 25 games.

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Game Notes For Friday vs. White Sox

*The White Sox hold a 30-27 series edge in the Crosstown Classic. *The Cubs have been outhomered 13-2 in their last 5 games. *The Sox are 6-10 in one-run games. The Cubs are 7-15. *The White Sox have been outscored by 25 runs from the 7th inning on in June. *Don't look for Jacque Jones to turn up in RF today. He's 1-for-27 lifetime against Mark Buehrle.

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Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Marlins

*Since May 27, the White Sox have allowed 7+ runs in 10 different games. *The Marlins like to strike early. Their 52 first inning runs lead the National League. *Josh Fields is 8-for-19 and has 3 multi-hits games in his last 5. *Jim Thome and Paul Konerko have combined for 78 walks this year, but those free passes have resulted in only 13 runs.

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Game Notes For Monday vs. Marlins

* Florida faces the White Sox for the first time in Chicago. It is the second series overall between the teams with the Marlins taking two of three from the White Sox on June 15-17, 2004. * The White Sox are 4-12 this month, the third worst record in the majors. They have lost 17 of their last 21 games. * Paul Konerko tied Minnie Minoso for fourth on the White Sox all-time RBI list with 808. The top three on the list are Frank Thomas (1465), Luke Appling (1116) and Harold Baines (981). * The White Sox have lost seven consecutive series and have not won one since taking two of three from Oakland May 21-23. * Josh Johnson will return to the mound tonight for the first time since Sept. 12, 2006. He went 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 31 games (24 starts) to finish fourth in the 2006 NL rookie of the year balloting. * Miguel Cabrera is batting .411 (23-56) vs. lefthanders this season, best in the majors (minimum 0.77 PA/team games). * Aaron Boone has been hit by a pitch 12 times this season. The Marlins single-season record is 17 by Carlos Delgado in 2005.

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Game Notes For Friday In Pittsburgh

* Pittsburgh has lost four of the last five games against the White Sox, getting outscored 27-15 in those five contests. * Paul Maholm is 0-2 with a 5.56 ERA in four career starts against the AL Central. * Ronny Paulino is hitless in his last 11 at-bats, including five strikeouts. * The White Sox have outscored opponents 40-25 in the fourth inning this year. * Jermaine Dye is hitting .394 (41-for-104) in his career against the Pirates, the highest average versus Pittsburgh since 1957 (minimum 100 AB). * Jon Garland has recorded at least four strikeouts in his last four interleague road starts.

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Game Notes For Tuesday @ Phils

*After starting 4-11, the Phillies 29-20 record is the best in the National League. *Jose Contreras is 2-3 at both home and on the road, but his road ERA (3.22) is much lower than home (5.86). *The Sox are only 5-8 vs. left-handed starters this year. *Since 2002, Jim Thome (29) and Paul Konerko (27) have the most interleague home runs. *The White Sox are 24-23 with Darrin Erstad, only 3-10 without him.

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Game Notes For Monday vs. Phils

* Chicago travels to Philadelphia for the first of six consecutive games in the Keystone State. They start a three game series with the Pirates on Friday. The White Sox and Phillies meet for the first time in Philadelphia since June 20, 2002. * Mark Buehrle won his 100th career game yesterday. He is the fifth pitcher in history to record each of his first 100 career victories in a White Sox uniform. The others are Red Faber, Joe Horlen, Ted Lyons and Ed Walsh. * Ozzie Guillen has 299 career wins as White Sox manager. With his next win, he will become the 11th White Sox manager to win 300 games. * Jim Thome returns to Philadelphia for the first time since being traded from the Phillies to the White Sox on November 25, 2005. He has hit .286 since joining the White Sox after hitting .207 in an injury-plagued 2005 season with the Phillies. * In his last four starts since May 20, Adam Eaton is 3-1 with a 4.95 ERA. At home this season, though, he's 2-3 with a 7.04 ERA in six starts. * Jimmy Rollins has 10 extra base hits in his last 61 at-bats (six doubles, three triples, one home run). * The Phillies are 3-3 in Interleague play this season. They have not had a winning season vs. American League opponents since 2003 when they went 8-7.

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Game Notes For Friday vs. Astros

* Including the White Sox two World Series wins over the Astros in 2005, the White Sox have won eight of their 11 all-time meetings with the Astros at U.S. Cellular Field. * The White Sox have lost 10 of their last 12 games, and have been outscored 78-39 over the stretch. * The Astros have lost 10 of their last 11 games away from home, and have allowed their opponents to hit .341 over the stretch. * Since May 8, Chicago’s bullpen, without Bobby Jenks’ numbers included, has posted a 10.47 ERA (64 ER/55.0 IP), has allowed 10 home runs, and has allowed opponents to hit .379 (96/253) against them. * Chris Sampson has allowed more than three runs just once over his ten starts this season. * Jim Thome leads all major leaguers with 52 career home runs in interleague play, including three in his last four games against NL competition. * Houston could be without Lance Berkman after he was suspended Friday by MLB for two games for being ejected Tuesday in a win over Colorado.

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Game Notes For Monday vs. Yankees

* The White Sox have won four of the last six meetings between the teams, all at U.S. Cellular Field. * Jorge Posada is batting .398 (43-108) since May 1, tops in the majors during that span. * The Yankees record through June 3 of last season was 33-21. They led the AL East by a half game ahead of Boston in the standings. Today they are 12 ½ games behind the division-leading Red Sox. * Bobby Abreu has not homered since May 16 against the White Sox, a span of 17 games. * Jon Garland has won 18 games each of the last two seasons, but the White Sox are just 3-7 when he's pitched this year. * Bobby Jenks has converted 14 consecutive save opportunities, the longest active streak in the American League. * The White Sox went 1-6 on their just completed seven-game road trip. They allowed seven runs or more in four of those games (all losses).

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Game Notes For Thursday @ Jays

* The White Sox went 5-4 against the Blue Jays last season, with three of those wins coming in Toronto. * Toronto has won five of its last six home games. * The White Sox will be looking to snap their four-game losing streak. * Roy Halladay will be making his first start since undergoing an appendectomy on May 11. Halladay, who was initially expected to miss four to six weeks, is 4-2 with a 4.37 ERA in eight starts this season. * Mark Buehrle will be seeking his 100th career victory. In seven career starts against Toronto, Buehrle is 2-1 with a 3.96 ERA. * Chicago is hitting .344 with runners in scoring position over its last 10 games. * The White Sox have a league-worst .236 batting average this season.

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Game Notes For Monday

*The Sox are 11-6 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs while the Twins are 12-13. *The Twins are +34 in runs scored from the 7th inning on, 3rd best in baseball. *The Sox are last in the majors with a .236 batting average. *Paul Konerko is a .128 career hitter against Johan Santana but does have 2 HRs off him. *Justin Morneau has driven in 24 runs this month, Torii Hunter 23.

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Game Notes For Friday vs. Devil Rays

* The Devil Rays have won just one of the last seven games they have played in Chicago against the White Sox. * After scoring seven runs in the first-inning over its first 41 games, Tampa Bay has scored nine runs in the first-inning over its last five games. * Since Jim Thome returned to the lineup, the White Sox are 3-1. In these games Chicago i

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