CHICAGO WHITE SOX GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox Media Relations Department 333 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60616 Phone: 312-674-5300 Senior Director: Bob Beghtol Assistant Director: Ray Garcia Coordinators: Joe Roti and Megan Golden © 2015 Chicago White Sox whitesox.com orgullosox.com whitesoxpressbox.com @whitesox CHICAGO WHITE SOX (0-0) at KANSAS CITY ROYALS (0-0) RHP Jeff Samardzija (NR) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (NR) Game #1/Road #1 Monday, April 6, 2015 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX VS. KANSAS CITY The Chicago White Sox open the 2015 season this afternoon against the defending American League champion Kansas City Royals … right-hander Jeff Samardzija will make his White Sox debut and his third career Opening Day start. Samardzija will be followed on Wednesday by LHP Jose Quintana and LHP John Danks in Thursday’s series finale. Following this three-game series, the White Sox return to Chicago for a three-game homestand vs. Minnesota (4/10-12) before taking a five-game, six-day trip to Cleveland (4/14-15) and Detroit (4/17-19). The Sox went 11-18-4 in spring training, concluding on Friday with a 10-2 loss at Class AAA Charlotte. The Sox play the Cubs (twice), Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh (twice) and St. Louis (twice) during interleague play. The White Sox and Kansas City are playing on Opening Day for the third time … the Sox are 4-3 all-time and 1-2 at Kauffman Stadium … they won at home in 2013 (1-0) and 2009 (4-2) and lost back-to-back openers in Kansas City in 2003-04. Kansas City has won four straight season matchups for the first time ever, going 46-28 during that span. The Sox were 6-13 against the Royals in 2014, going 4-5 at Kauffman Stadium and 2-7 at U.S. Cellular Field … they batted .253 (163-643) with a 4.59 ERA (85 ER/166.2 IP) and were outscored, 93-64. The Sox lead the all-time series, 363-337 … they are 201155 at home (109-85 at U.S. Cellular Field) and 162-182 on the road (151-160 at Kauffman Stadium). OPENING DAY STORYLINES 1B Jose Abreu, OF Adam Eaton, LHP Jose Quintana and LHP Chris Sale all are under contract with the White Sox potentially through 2019. Sale is signed through 2017 with club options for 2018 and 2019, Abreu through 2019, Quintana through 2018 with club options for 2019 and 2020 and Eaton through 2019 with club options for 2020 and 2021. The White Sox are 60-54 overall on Opening Day (4-3 vs. Kansas City) and 32-31 when opening on the road (1-2 at Kauffman Stadium) … the Sox have won five of their last six season openers and seven of their last 10. Chicago is opening away from home for just the fourth time in the last 11 seasons (also 2008 and 2011-12) after playing 14 straight season openers on the road from 1991-2004. The Sox are 28-46 against Kansas City since 2011 but have won 10 of their last 16 games at Kauffman Stadium dating back to 5/6/13. RHP Jeff Samardzija is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (15.0 IP) in two Opening Day starts (2013-14) … Samardzija joins Jaime Navarro as the only pitchers to start season openers for both the White Sox and Cubs. ROSTER QUICK FACTS The White Sox 25-man roster includes 11 pitchers (four lefthanders), two catchers, eight infielders and four outfielders … the average age is 28.3 (28.1 for position players and 28.6 for pitchers), up from 27.8 in 2014 … the starting rotation averages 28.3, compared to 28.9 for the bullpen. 1B Adam LaRoche (35) is the oldest player, INF Carlos Sanchez (22) is the youngest, and LHP John Danks (2007-) is the longest tenured, followed by SS Alexei Ramirez (2008-). RHP Nate Jones (Tommy John surgery), RHP Jake Petricka (forearm strain), LHP Chris Sale (right foot fracture) and LHP Eric Surkamp (upper back strain) are on the disabled list. INFs Micah Johnson and Sanchez are the only rookies (six in 2014), while RHP Matt Albers, Johnson and C Geovany Soto made the club as non-roster invitees to spring training. A BUSY OFFSEASON The White Sox Opening Day roster includes 12 players who were acquired in the offseason. LHP Zach Duke (11/18), 1B Adam LaRoche (11/25), RHP David Robertson (12/10), OF Melky Cabrera (12/16), INF/OF Emilio Bonifacio (1/8), C Geovany Soto (1/22), INF Gordon Beckham (1/28) and RHP Matt Albers (1/20) were signed as free agents. RHP Jeff Samardzija (12/9 from Oakland) and LHP Dan Jennings (12/11 from Miami) were acquired via trade. OF J.B. Shuck (11/3 from Cleveland) and RHP Kyle Drabek (3/27 from Toronto) were claimed off waivers. THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT ENCORE PERFORMANCE Jose Abreu was a unanimous choice as the 2014 American League Rookie of the Year, finished fourth in the Most Valuable Player voting and won the Silver Slugger Award. Abreu led the AL in slugging percentage (.581) and ranked among the leaders in OPS (2nd, .964), total bases (2nd, 323), home runs (T4th, 36), RBI (5th, 107) and average (6th, .317). He topped the major leagues with a .508 (30-59) average in spring training and hit safely in his final 16 CL games. HONORING “MR. WHITE SOX” The White Sox will wear No. 9 patches on their uniforms throughout the season to honor franchise legend Minnie Minoso, who passed away on 3/1/15 at the age of 90. Minoso batted .298 with 186 home runs, 1,023 RBI, 1,136 runs scored and 205 stolen bases over his 17-year career which spanned five decades. He was a nine-time All-Star, won three Gold Gloves and broke the Sox color barrier in 1951. The White Sox will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the 2005 World Series championship team throughout the 2015 season, highlighted by a reunion on 7/17-19 when Kansas City visits U.S. Cellular Field. The Sox went 99-63 in 2005 and 11-1 during the postseason to capture their first world championship since 1917. MOVING ON WITHOUT THE CAPTAIN For the first time since 1998, Paul Konerko will not be on the White Sox Opening Day roster … Konerko batted .279 (2,3408,343) with 439 home runs and 1,412 RBI over 18 major-league seasons, the last 16 with Chicago. His uniform No. 14 will be retired on 5/23 as part of “Paul Konerko Day” vs. Minnesota. QUALITY IS JOB ONE The White Sox play their first 18 games and 25 of their first 28 vs. American League Central teams. The Sox went 33-43 vs. the AL Central in 2014, including a 6-13 record against Kansas City. Chicago has finished under .500 vs. the AL Central in five of the last six years, with the exception of a 37-35 mark in 2012. The White Sox have made 1,059 quality starts since the start of the 2003 season, the second-highest total in the major leagues behind the Mets (1,062). The Sox ranked fourth in the American League with 89 quality starts in 2014, trailing only Oakland (102), Kansas City (95) and Detroit (90). SALE-ING TOWARD A QUICK RETURN MILESTONES WITHIN REACH LHP Chris Sale, the White Sox Opening Day starter the last two seasons, is on the 15-day disabled list (retro to 3/27) with an avulsion fracture of his right foot suffered on 2/27. Sale finished third in the American League Cy Young Award voting in 2014 after going 12-4 with a 2.17 ERA (42 ER/174.0 IP) and 208 strikeouts over 26 starts. He threw 6.0 IP in a minor-league start on 4/1 vs. Cincinnati, allowing one run on two hits with no walks and 13 strikeouts. Gordon Beckham: Two total bases for 1,000 career. Melky Cabrera: 12 home runs for 100 career. John Danks: 38 starts for 1,000 career. Zach Duke: 11 games for 300 career. Adam LaRoche: 22 games for 1,500 career … seven home runs for 250 career … 63 total bases for 2,500 career. Hector Noesi: Three games for 100 career. Jose Quintana: 13 starts for 100 career … 77 strikeouts for 500 career. Alexei Ramirez: One home run for 100 career … three doubles for 200 career … 20 RBI for 500 career. David Robertson: Three saves for 50 career. Jeff Samardzija: One start for 100 career. Geovanny Soto: Eight home runs for 100 career. Robin Ventura enters his fourth season as White Sox manager … Ventura owns a 221-265 (.455) record, including 73-89 in 2014 … he was a finalist for American League Manager of the Year in 2012 … Ventura agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension on 1/24/14. UPCOMING PROBABLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS Monday: 3:10 p.m. CDT, CSN RHP Jeff Samardzija (7-13, 2.99) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (14-10, 3.20) Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. CDT, WGN LHP Jose Quintana (9-11, 3.32) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (9-12, 2.53) Thursday: 1:10 p.m. CDT, CSN LHP John Danks (11-11, 4.74) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (13-7, 3.04) VS. MINNESOTA TWINS Friday: 3:10 p.m. CDT, CSN RHP Kyle Gibson (13-12, 4.47) vs. RHP Hector Noesi (8-12, 4.75) Saturday: 1:10 p.m. CDT, WGN LHP Tommy Milone (6-4, 4.19) vs. RHP Jeff Samardzija (pitching today) vs. Sunday: 1:10 p.m. CDT, CSN RHP Phil Hughes (pitching today) vs. TBA All games carried live on WSCR 670 AM and WRTO 1200 AM SOX VS. KANSAS CITY (0-0) CELEBRATING A CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON CENTRAL-LY LOCATED AT THE HELM WHITE SOX 2014 BREAKDOWN Record ...................................................... 73-89 Final Streak ............................................. Lost 1 Final Homestand .......................................... 1-3 Final Trip ....................................................... 4-5 Final 10 Games ............................................ 4-6 Series Record ........................................18-27-6 Series First Game..................................... 28-23 First/Second Half ............................45-51/28-38 Home/Road ....................................40-41/33-48 Opp. Above/At-Below .500 .............43-51/30-38 vs. RHS/LHS ..................................51-66/22-23 vs. AL East ................................................ 16-18 vs. AL Central ........................................... 33-43 vs. AL West ............................................... 13-19 Interleague.................................................. 11-9 Comeback Wins/Losses ........................... 35/43 W-L Last At-Bat......................................... 16-24 Extra Innings................................................. 6-8 One-Run/Two-Run Games .............28-24/12-22 Ahead After 6/7/8 ......................51-10/57-9/61-7 Behind After 6/7/8 .....................10-64/5-69/4-75 Tied After 6/7/8 ......................... 12-15/11-11/7-7 Sox/opp. Quality Start.....................51-38/29-58 Sox/opp. Score First .......................47-30/26-59 Sox/opp. Score 4+ ..........................56-29/15-74 Sox/opp. Score 3 or Less ...............17-60/21-76 April/May/June ......................14-15/14-14/11-15 July/August/Sept.-Oct. ............14-12/9-19/11-14 Average Time of Game............................... 3:08 Date H/R 4/6 R 4/8 R 4/9 R 4/24 H 4/25 H 4/26 H 4/27 H 7/17 H 7/18 H 7/19 H 8/7 R 8/8 R 8/9 R 9/4 R 9/5 R 9/6 R 9/29 H 9/30 H 10/1 H Result WP 3:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT LP SOX ON THE TRIP (0-0) at K.C............................................................ 0-0 Average ....................................................... N/A Home Runs.................................................. N/A Runs Scored/Allowed .................................. N/A ERA ............................................................. N/A Quality Starts ............................................... N/A 2005 REWIND … GAME 1 Chicago defeated Cleveland, 1-0, behind starter Mark Buehrle, who allowed just two hits over 8.0 scoreless IP … Shingo Takatsu tossed a perfect ninth inning for the save … Aaron Rowand drove in the only run with a RBI groundout in the seventh … the game lasted 1:51. World Champions: 1906, 1917, 2005 AL Champions: 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919, 1959, 2005 AL West Champions: 1983, 1993 AL Central Champions: 2000, 2005, 2008 #29 WHITE SOX STARTING PITCHER JEFF SAMARDZIJA Height: 6-5 Born: Merrillville, Ind. Pitcher RHP Jeff Samardzija RHP Yordano Ventura Weight: 225 Resides: Scottsdale, Ariz. 2015 — — 2014 7-13, 2.99 14-10, 3.20 Career 36-48, 3.85 14-11, 3.22 Age: 30 (January 23, 1985) Signed Through: 2015 vs. Opp. 2015 — — SAMARDZIJA AT A GLANCE The 30-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his third career Opening Day start in his White Sox debut … was the OD starter for the Cubs in 2013-14 … owns a 15.0 scoreless IP streak on Opening Day. Is one of just three pitchers in baseball to record at least 200.0 IP and 200 strikeouts in each of the last two seasons, joining Washington’s Max Scherzer and Seattle’s Felix Hernandez. Owns a 2.63 ERA (23 ER/78.2 IP) and a 2.52 run support average (22 RS) over 12 March/April starts since 2013 … has allowed two earned runs or less seven times during that span. Has allowed two runs or less 47 times since 2013, tied with A.J. Burnett for the seventh-most such outings among MLB righties. Agreed to terms on a one-year, $9.8-million deal contract on 1/16, avoiding arbitration … was acquired by Chicago via trade on 12/9/14. OPENING ACT Will make his third career Opening Day start after starting the season opener for the Cubs in 2013 and 2014 … worked 7.0 scoreless IP on 3/31/14 at Pittsburgh and 8.0 scoreless on 4/1/13 at PNC Park. Joins RHP Jaime Navarro as the only pitchers to make an Opening Day start for both the White Sox and Cubs … Navarro pitched the season opener for the Cubs in 1996 and for the Sox in 1997-98. Is just the second RHP since 2000 to start for the Sox on OD (Jose Contreras, 2006) … the other starters during that span are Mike Sirotka (2000), David Wells (2001), Mark Buehrle (2002-06, ‘08-11), John Danks (2012) and Chris Sale (2013-14). vs. Opp. 2014 0-1, 4.26 1-1, 4.76 vs. Opp. Career 0-2, 5.40 1-2, 5.57 Samardzija Among MLB Leaders since 2012 Category Strikeouts/9.0 IP Strikeouts Complete Games IP Quality Starts Starts Rank 6th 7th T8th T9th T13th T15th No. 8.82 596 5 608.0 59 94 RHP SO Leaders Since 2013 Pitcher Max Scherzer Felix Hernandez Yu Darvish Stephen Strasburg Jeff Samardzija SO 492 464 459 433 416 Most No Decisions In MLB Since 2013 Pitcher Jose Quintana Wade Miley Jeff Samardzija Chris Tillman James Shields ND 29 26 25 25 24 Combined to go 7-13 with a 2.99 ERA (73 ER/219.2 IP), 202 strikeouts and a .234 opponents average (191-815) in 33 starts between the Cubs and Oakland … was traded on 7/5 by the Cubs with RHP Jason Hammel to the A’s in exchange for RHP Dan Straily, OF Billy McKinney, INF Addison Russell and cash. Ranked among the major-league leaders in IP (T9th), opponents on-base percentage (10th, .279), starts (T11th), strikeouts (13th, 202), strikeout-to-walk ratio (14th, 4.70) and opponents average (16th). Became just the sixth pitcher since 1919 to own a winning percentage of .350 or less with a sub-3.00 ERA (.350/2.99), joining Al Benton (1942; .350/2.90), Don Cardwell (1968, .350/2.96), Sammy Stewart (1981; .333/2.32), Nolan Ryan (1987; .333/2.76) and Jim Abbott (1992; .318/2.77). Was named to his first National League All-Star Team on 7/7 (did not pitch after being traded). ROLE REVERSAL Has gone 24-39 with a 3.70 ERA (250 ER/608.0 IP), 596 strikeouts and a .244 opponents average (5582,291) since becoming a full-time starting pitcher in 2012 (made five starts for the Cubs in 2009-10) … 123 of his first 128 career appearances were out of the bullpen. Will become the 10th active pitcher to make at least 100-plus career appearances as both a starter and reliever … teammate Zach Duke (169 starts/120 relief outings) also has accomplished the feat. Samardzija’s career breakdown as a starting pitcher and reliever: W-L 26-42 10-6 2014 START-BY-START LOG (33 STARTS) Date 3/31 4/5 4/11 4/18 4/23 4/29 5/5 5/10 5/16 5/21 5/26 6/1 6/7 6/12 6/17 6/23 6/28 Opp. at Pit. vs. Phi. at St. L. vs. Cin. vs. Arz. at Cin. vs. CWS at Atl. vs. Mil. vs. NYY at S.F. at Mil. vs. Mia. at Pit. at Mia. vs. Cin. vs. Was. W-L IP H R ER HR BB SO ND 7.0 5 0 0 0 2 3 L 7.0 6 2 2 1 3 8 ND 7.0 6 1 1 0 0 4 L 7.0 6 3 1 0 2 7 ND 7.1 7 2 2 0 2 5 L 5.2 8 3 3 1 4 4 ND 9.0 3 1 0 0 2 7 ND 6.0 2 0 0 0 1 7 L 5.0 6 4 2 0 3 6 ND 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 3 W 7.0 6 4 3 1 0 10 L 3.0 8 8 9 1 2 3 W 7.0 5 2 2 1 1 8 L 6.0 9 4 4 0 2 7 ND 6.0 7 3 0 0 3 8 ND 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 7 L 5.0 7 6 5 2 0 6 Traded by the Cubs to Oakland on 7/5 7/6 vs. Tor. W 7.0 4 1 1 0 1 5 7/11 at Sea. L 8.0 5 3 3 1 0 5 7/18 vs. Bal. ND 7.0 6 4 4 2 1 4 7/24 vs. Hou. W 8.0 5 1 1 1 0 6 7/29 at Hou. ND 6.2 6 4 4 1 2 7 8/4 vs. T.B. ND 7.0 5 2 2 1 1 3 8/9 vs. Min. W 6.0 7 2 2 0 2 5 8/14 at K.C. L 6.1 8 4 3 0 0 5 8/20 vs. NYM L 3.2 7 7 7 2 2 3 8/25 at Hou. W 8.0 6 2 2 1 1 10 8/30 at LAA L 8.0 4 2 1 0 0 9 9/5 vs. Hou. L 7.0 6 4 4 2 0 9 9/10 at CWS ND 7.0 6 0 0 0 2 6 9/17 vs. Tex. ND 8.0 4 0 0 0 0 10 9/22 vs. LAA W 7.0 5 1 0 0 0 3 9/27 at Tex. L 7.0 8 5 5 2 0 9 2014 Totals 7-13 219.2 191 86 73 20 43 202 Career Totals 36-48 777.2 713 372 333 81 277 738 #P EXIT ERA 89 0-0 0.00 113 0-2 1.29 98 1-1 1.29 113 1-3 1.29 113 5-1 1.53 109 2-3 1.98 126 1-1 1.62 69 0-0 1.45 99 3-4 1.62 95 2-0 1.46 109 8-4 1.68 65 0-8 2.54 103 5-2 2.54 94 0-4 2.77 110 4-3 2.60 107 1-1 2.53 75 2-6 2.83 108 3-1 2.74 98 2-3 2.78 97 2-4 2.91 101 13-1 2.80 104 1-4 2.92 110 2-2 2.91 109 9-2 2.91 90 3-4 2.96 83 2-7 3.27 116 8-2 3.23 102 0-2 3.14 103 3-4 3.21 114 1-0 3.10 116 1-0 2.98 103 8-1 2.88 98 4-5 2.99 — — 2.99 — — 3.85 2014 STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN 2014 SEASON IN REVIEW Pitching Role (Games) Starter (99) Reliever (123) RHP ERA 3.86 3.84 IP 632.1 145.1 H 587 126 R 295 77 ER 271 62 HR 71 10 BB 192 85 SO 610 128 AVG .246 .231 QS 60 — SV — 1 WINDY CITY STATS Is 9-15 with a 3.83 ERA (115 ER/16.0 IP) and 278 strikeouts over 42 career starts (27 QS) in Chicago (two at U.S. Cellular Field and 40 at Wrigley Field). Currently owns a 17.0 scoreless IP streak over his last three appearances (two starts) at U.S. Cellular Field … career ERA is 0.47 (1 ER/19.0 IP) at the White Sox home park. HELP WANTED Received three runs or less of support in 22 of his 33 starts last season, including nine of his first 10. His 3.82 RSA (258 RS/608.0 IP) since 2012 is the sixth-lowest among MLB pitchers (min. 400.0 IP) behind Nathan Eovaldi (2.81), Eric Stults (3.55), Julio Teheran (3.68), Chris Capuano (3.70) and Cliff Lee (3.76). Has received the following run support marks in his 99 career starts: zero runs (20x), one run (19x), two runs (17x) and three runs (15x) … has received six runs or more just 13 times (double digits three times). DIVISION DYNAMICS Has made 11 career appearances (seven starts) vs. the American League Central, going 2-5 with a 3.10 ERA (18 ER/52.1 IP), 43 strikeouts and .232 opponents average (44-190). Owns a 2-3 record with a 2.98 mark (16 ER/48.1 IP) and 40 strikeouts as a starter (six quality starts). Has worked at least 6.0 IP and allowed three earned runs or less in each of his last five outings vs. the division … did not allow an earned run three times and worked 9.0 IP twice (both vs. White Sox). LOCAL LEGEND Was born in Merrillville, Ind., which is located approximately 40 miles southeast of U.S. Cellular Field … graduated from Valparaiso High School in 2003, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball and was named First-Team All-State in football (three times) and baseball (once). Attended the University of Notre Dame from 2003-06, where he played both baseball and football … finished his Irish football career with 179 receptions (ND record), 27 touchdowns and 2,593 receiving yards. Was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Magazine in 2004. VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS Is scheduled to make his third career appearance (second start) vs. Kansas City … has gone 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA (4 ER/6.2 IP) and six strikeouts in the two outings. Suffered the loss in relief on 6/25/11 at Kauffman Stadium, allowing one run with two walks in 0.1 IP … was charged with the loss in his only start on 8/14/14 at Kansas City (3 ER/6.1 IP). WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULED STARTER LHP Jose Quintana is scheduled to make his 2015 debut Wednesday night at Kansas City … went 9-11 with a 3.32 ERA (74 ER/200.1 IP), 178 strikeouts and just 10 home runs allowed in 32 starts last season. Ranked among the American League left-handed leaders in starts (T2nd), quality starts (T3rd, 31), IP (4th), strikeouts (4th) and ERA (5th) … his 0.45 home runs-per-9.0 IP mark was the fourth-lowest in MLB. Tied for fourth in the AL with 12 no decisions in 2014 and leads the majors with 39 NDs since 2012. Is scheduled to make his 13th career start vs. Kansas City … is 0-6 with a 4.38 ERA (38 ER/78.0 IP) and 57 strikeouts lifetime (six QS) … went 0-3 with a 4.88 mark (15 ER/27.2 IP) in four starts last season. Category Home Road Day Night 1st Half 2nd Half March/April May June July August September Category Total vs. Left vs. Right W-L 5-6 2-7 4-6 3-7 3-8 4-5 0-3 1-1 1-3 2-1 2-3 1-2 AVG .234 .241 .228 ERA 2.68 3.38 3.50 2.69 2.78 3.26 1.98 1.32 5.45 3.19 3.92 2.25 G-GS 18-18 15-15 13-13 20-20 19-19 14-14 6-6 5-5 6-6 5-5 6-6 5-5 AB H 815 191 381 92 434 99 2B 38 22 16 IP H 121.0 97 98.2 94 82.1 77 137.1 114 123.0 108 96.2 83 41.0 38 34.0 21 33.0 40 36.2 26 39.0 37 36.0 29 3B 5 1 4 HR 20 9 11 BB 43 30 20 R 43 43 38 48 48 38 11 9 24 13 19 10 ER HR BB SO 36 12 24 105 37 8 19 97 32 7 20 72 41 13 23 130 38 8 32 113 35 12 11 89 9 2 13 31 5 1 8 33 20 4 10 39 13 5 4 27 17 4 6 35 9 4 2 37 SO GDP OBP SLG 202 20 .279 .367 98 8 .287 .375 104 12 .272 .359 SAMARDZIJA 2014 STARTER BREAKDOWN Category Statistics GS-QS Pct. RSA 33-23 69.7 4.06 #P/GS SB-ATT 101.2 19-27 PCK 2 GIDP W-L 20 11-22 SAMARDZIJA VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS Player AB Christian Colon 3 Omar Infante 3 Erik Kratz 3 Alex Gordon 3 Kendrys Morales 3 Mike Moustakas 3 Alcides Escobar 6 Alex Rios 9 Jarrod Dyson 1 H 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.333 0 0 0 1 1 .667 .750 .667 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 0 0 1 1 1 .333 .500 .333 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 SAMARDZIJA’S GAME BESTS AS STARTER SO Low Hits IP CG SHO Win Streak 2015 Season — — — — — — Career 13 (4/7/13 at Atl.) 2 (5/27/13 at CWS, 9.0 IP) 9.0 (4x, last 5/5/14 vs. CWS) 5 (last 8/30/14 at LAA, 8.0 IP) 1 (5/27/13 at CWS) 5 games (8/4/11-5/13/12) YORDANO VENTURA VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX Player AB Gordon Beckham 6 Adam Eaton 8 Tyler Flowers 4 Conor Gillaspie 7 Alexei Ramirez 6 Jose Abreu 2 Melky Cabrera 2 Avisail Garcia 8 H 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 2B 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3B HR RBI BB SO 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 AVG OBP SLG .500 .500 .500 .500 .444 .750 .500 .500 1.250 .286 .375 .571 .167 .167 .167 .000 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 WHITE SOX HITTERS NOTES TEAM HITTING NOTES Series: N/A Chicago improved its production and ranking in virtually every offensive category last season (compared to 2013) under hitting coach Todd Steverson. The White Sox tied for fifth in the AL with 61 10-plus hit games and recorded 39 multiHR games (T6th). The Sox ranked among the AL second-half leaders in AVG (5th, .256), SLG (5th, .392) and OPS (5th, .700). Chicago ranked eighth in the AL with 279 doubles last season, its highest total since 2008 (296). #79 JOSE ABREU, 1B, R-R Trip: N/A Road: N/A Trip: N/A 2014 AL Rankings Category Home Runs Slugging Pct. OPS Runs Scored Runs/Game Average On-Base Pct. Rank T4th 5th 6th 8th 8th T8th 12th No. 155 .398 708 660 4.07 .253 .310 Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A #12 CONOR GILLASPIE, INF, L-R Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: NONE GS: 1 (8/7/14 vs. Tor.) Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (4; 5/26/14 vs. Cle.) … HR (1; 21x, 9/8/14 vs. Oak.) … RBI (4; 2x, 8/17/14 vs. Tor.) Is scheduled to be Chicago’s OD third baseman for the second straight year. Established career highs in 2014 in hits (131), doubles (31), triples (5), RBI (57), runs scored (50), average (.282), total bases (193) and extra-base hits (43). Ranked among American League third-base leaders in triples (T1st), average (2nd), doubles (T3rd), OBP (4th, .336) and OPS (5th, .752). Owns a .306 career average (37-121) in April, his highest monthly mark. Is a career .278 hitter (206-741) vs. righties, compared to .194 (34-175) vs. lefties. #7 MICAH JOHNSON, INF, L-R Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: 4 (last 6/27/14 at Tor.) GS: 1 (4/25/14 vs. T.B.) Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (3; 14x, 8/30/14 vs. Det.) … HR (2; 4x, 6/2714 at Tor.) … RBI (6, 4/25/14 vs. T.B.) MultiHR Games: N/A GS: N/A Career High: H (N/A) … HR (N/A) … RBI (N/A) Enters his second year as the Sox first baseman. Abreu Among MLB Is the reigning American League Rookie of the Year Leaders in 2014 (sixth White Sox winner) as selected by the BBWAA, Category Rank No. Sporting News, Baseball America and MLB players. Slugging Pct. 1st .581 Placed fourth in the AL MVP voting, the highest finish OPS 2nd .964 Total Bases 2nd 323 for a Sox since Frank Thomas was runner-up in 2000. 4th 73 Became the first rookie in history to rank among the XBH Home Runs T4th 36 Top 5 in his league in each Triple Crown category. RBI 5th 107 Joined Hal Trosky (1934), Ted Williams (1939) and Albert Pujols (2001) as the only rookies to record 30 2B/30 HR/100 RBI in a season. Made his first Opening Day roster and has no major-league experience. Entered the season rated by Baseball America as the No. 4 Prospect and the Fastest Baserunner in the White Sox system. Hit .294 (123-419) with 19 doubles, six triples, five homers, 44 RBI and 22 steals in 102 games between Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte in 2014. Led all of minor league baseball with 84 stolen bases in 2013. #15 GORDON BECKHAM, INF, R-R Trip: N/A Enters his first season with Chicago after signing a two-year, $25-million deal. Led Washington with 26 homers and 92 RBI in 2014 … ranked among the NL leaders in AB/RBI (3rd, 5.37), AB/HR (4th, 19.0), RBI (5th, 92) and home runs (7th, 26). Was a finalist for the NL Gold Glove at first base last year (.994 fielding percentage) … won the 2012 Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards in 2012 with the Nationals. Is one of just two active players to hit 25-plus home runs in a season with four different clubs (Atl., Pit., Ariz., Wash.) … Adrian Beltre also has accomplished the feat. Joins Miguel Cabrera, Matt Holliday, David Ortiz, Albert Pujols, Nick Swisher and Mark Teixeira as the only active players to hit 20-plus HR nine-plus times since 2005. Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: 1 (6/1/12 vs. Sea.) GS: None Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (4; 5x, 5/6/14 at Cubs) … HR (2; 6/1/12 vs. Sea.) … RBI (4; 3x, 6/20/12 vs. Cubs) Made his fifth Opening Day roster with Chicago (started 2014 on the disabled list). Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the White Sox on 1/28 after being traded by the Sox to the Angels on 8/21/14 in exchange for RHP Yency Almonte. Appeared in 105 games (103 starts) at second base, 13 (seven) at third and six (two) at shortstop last season … recorded a .981 fielding percentage (10 E/534 TC). Hit .293 (34-116) with two homers, 11 RBI and a .780 OPS vs. left-handers in 2014, compared to .203 (67-330) with seven homers, 33 RBI and a .560 OPS vs. righties. #64 EMILIO BONIFACIO, INF/OF, S-R Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: None GS: None Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (5; 4/2/14 at Pit.) … HR (1; 13x, 9/28/14 at Phi.) … RBI (3; 4x, 9/1/11 at NYM) Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the White Sox on 1/8 … appeared in 110 games between the Cubs and Atlanta last season, hitting .259 (102-394). Appeared in at least one game at every infield and outfield position last season … was one of just 10 position players to play at least one game at seven or more different positions (including DH) throughout the season (STATS LLC). Is a career .291 hitter (201-690) vs. LHP, compared to .250 (442-1,766) vs. RHP. Ranks among MLB leaders since 2009 in infield (9th, 146) and bunt hits (3rd, 49). #53 MELKY CABRERA, OF, S-L Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: 3 (7/28/14 at Bos.) GS: 2 (7/29/11 at Cle.) Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (4; 12x, 5/20/14 at Bos.) … HR (2; 3x, 7/28/14 at Bos.) … RBI (5; 5x, 7/28/14 at Bos.) Agreed to terms on a three-year, $42-million contract with Chicago on 12/16/14. Opened 2014 with a 14-game hitting streak (.323), the longest in Toronto history to start a season … also set a franchise record with 41 hits in April/May. Is a career .290 hitter (903-3,113) with 57 home runs and 380 RBI vs. right-handers and owns a .277 mark (359-1,297) with 31 homers and 140 RBI vs. lefties … has homered from both sides of the plate in a game once in his career (7/28/14 at Boston). Ranks fourth among major-league outfielders since 2006 with 82 assists. Owns a .288 career average (112-389) with eight homers and 51 RBI at K.C. #1 ADAM EATON, OF, L-L Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: NONE GS: NONE Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (4; 5x, 9/16/14 at K.C.) … HR (1; 6x, 4/12/14 vs. Cle.) … RBI (3; 9/18/13 vs. LAD) Enters his second year as the Sox starting center fielder. Led the American League in triples (10) in 2014 and Spanky Stays “South” ranked 10th with a .300 average … became the first Sox to Agreed to terms on a fivelead the AL in triples since Lance Johnson from 1991-94. year, $23.5-million contract Ranked among the AL leadoff hitter leaders in OBP (2nd, with the Sox on 3/21 (club options for 2020 and 2021). .362), average (3rd), hits (3rd, 146) and runs (4th, 76). Is a career .300 hitter (66-220) vs. left-handers. Hit .368 (28-76) with four doubles, three triples and five RBI in 19 games vs. Kansas City last season … hit safely in 16 of the contests. #21 TYLER FLOWERS, C, R-R Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: 2 (9/8/14 vs. Oak.) GS: 1 (8/28/11 at Sea.) Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (4; 4/3/14 vs. Min.) … HR (2; 2x, 9/8/14 vs. Oak.) … RBI (4; 2x, 9/2/14 at Min.) Enters his third season as the White Sox starting catcher … ranked among the AL catching leaders in 2014 in starts (4th, 120), IC (4th, 1,052.0) and CS (T6th, 22). Sox pitchers owned a 3.97 ERA (1,065 ER/2,415.2 IC) when he was behind the plate in 2014 … threw out 26.2 percent (22-84) of attempted basestealers last season. Owns a career-high .269 average (42-156) in April. Hit .333 (13-39) vs. K.C. (1 HR/3 RBI) in 2014. #26 AVISAIL GARCIA, OF, R-R Trip: N/A #25 ADAM LAROCHE, 1B/DH, L-L Trip: N/A 2014 15 11 14 21 17 2013 10 11 18 11 13 Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: 2 (9/21/14 at T.B.) GS: NONE Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (4; 4/8/14 at Col.) … HR (2; 2x, 9/21/14 at T.B.) … RBI (3; 7x, 9/13/14 vs. Min.) Will be the White Sox Opening Day right fielder for the second straight season. Appeared in just 46 games last season due to a torn labrum in his left shoulder … all 46 of his starts came in right field (started 38 of the final 40 games of 2014). Hit .333 (15-45) vs. righties last season, compared to .213 (27-127) vs. lefties. Is a career .299 hitter (35-117) with RISP and .292 (19-65) with RISP/two outs. Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: 24 (9/7/14 vs. Phi.) GS: 3 (9/17/08 at LAD) Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (4; 12x, 9/4/12 vs. Cubs) … HR (2; 24x, 9/7/14 vs. Phi.) … RBI (6; 8/1/10 at NYM) #10 ALEXEI RAMIREZ, SS, R-R Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: 1 (4/12/11 vs. Oak.) GS: 6 (5/9/14 vs. Ari.) Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (4; 13x, 5/8/14 vs. Cubs) … HR (2; 4/12/11 vs. Oak.) … RBI (5; 3x, 5/22/11 vs. LAD) Will make his eighth straight Opening Day start for the Ramirez Among AL White Sox, and seventh at shortstop (CF in 2008). Shortstops Since 2009 Won his second AL Silver Slugger Award in 2014 (also Category Rank No. 2010) and was a finalist for the Gold Glove Award. RBI 1st 401 Selected to his first All-Star Team by the AL players Hits 1st 986 Total Bases 1st 1,418 … played in 158 games for the fourth straight season. 1st 263 His 99 home runs are the second-most by a Sox Extra-Base Hits Games 1st 933 shortstop behind Jose Valentin (136). His 949 games at SS with Chicago are the fourth most in team history behind Appling (2,218), Guillen (1,724) and Aparicio (1,508). #5 CARLOS SANCHEZ, INF, S-R Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: NONE GS: NONE Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (3; 2x, 9/2/14 vs. Min.) … HR (N/A) … RBI (1; 5x, 9/16/14 at K.C.) Made his first career Opening Day roster with the White Sox … appeared in 28 games with the Sox last season (major-league debut), including 27 starts at second base. Hit .364 (12-33) vs. LHP and owned a .992 fielding mark (1 E/128 TC) with the Sox. Spent most of 2014 with Class AAA Charlotte … led the Knights in steals (16), ranked second in hits (160) and TB (180), tied for third in RBI (57) and fourth in doubles (19). #20 J.B. SHUCK, OF, L-L Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: NONE GS: NONE Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (3; 9x, 4/13/14 vs. NYM) … HR (1; 4x, 4/19/14 at Det.) … RBI (4; 6/25/13 at Det.) Made his second career Opening Day roster (also 2013 Los Angeles Angels). Started the 2014 season with the Angels before being designated for assignment on 9/2 … was claimed off waivers by Cleveland on 9/5 and the White Sox on 11/3. Is a .293 career hitter (39-133) vs. LHP, compared to .257 (127-495) vs. RHP. Played 128 career games (109 starts) in LF, 33 (14) in RF and nine (seven) in CF. #58 GEOVANY SOTO, C, R-R Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Current Streak: N/A MultiHR Games: 3 (9/19/11 vs. Mil.) GS: NONE Season-High Streak: N/A Career High: H (4; 4x, 7/14/11 vs. Fla.) … HR (2; 3x, 9/19/11 vs. Mil.) … RBI (7; 8/26/08 at Pit.) Made the White Sox Opening Day roster after signing as a ST non-roster invitee. Was limited to just 24 games with Texas and Oakland last season due to injuries … was traded by the Rangers to the A’s on 8/24/14 in exchange for cash considerations. Threw out 38.1 percent (8-21) of attempted basestealers last season and owns a 23.5 percent mark (124-528) in his career. Pitchers own a 4.05 lifetime ERA (2,460 ER/5,470.0 IP) when he catches. WHITE SOX HITTERS VS. KANSAS CITY AL Catchers with 10+ HR in 2013 and 2014 Player Tyler Flowers Alex Avila Jason Castro Yan Gomes Salvador Perez Season-High Streak: N/A Player Abreu Beckham Bonifacio Cabrera Eaton Flowers Garcia Gillaspie Johnson LaRoche Ramirez Sanchez Shuck Soto TOTALS AVG AB 2015 H HR RBI CAREER H HR AVG AB .226 .216 .182 .299 .368 .270 .218 .240 53 306 11 147 76 100 78 104 12 66 2 44 28 27 17 25 1 8 0 3 0 5 0 3 RBI 5 24 2 22 5 9 2 12 .409 .267 .333 .407 .200 22 453 9 27 30 9 121 3 11 6 0 9 0 0 3 1 50 1 3 7 WHITE SOX BULLPEN NOTES TEAM BULLPEN NOTES Series: N/A Saves: None IR-IS: None Season Highs: IP (None) … SO (None) Last Game: N/A Trip: N/A 1st Batter: None Bullpen includes five right-handers and two lefties. Five of the seven pitchers in the White Sox bullpen are new to the organization in 2015 (Matt Albers, Kyle Drabek, Zach Duke, Dan Jennings and David Robertson). Chicago relievers issued 236 walks last season, the third-most in team history and most since 1996 (240). The Sox bullpen has surrendered 75 home runs since 2013, the second-fewest in the American League, only one more than Kansas City (74). Relievers owned a 4.57 ERA (130 ER/256.0 IP) at home and a 4.10 mark (98 ER/215.0 IP) on the road in 2014. 2014 AL Rankings Category Rank No. Walks 1st 236 Losses 1st 32 1st Batter AVG 6th .218 Wins T8th 23 IP 11th 471.0 Saves T11th 36 IR Scored Pct. 13th 31.8 Save Pct. 13th 63.2 ERA 14th 4.36 Opp. AVG 14th .265 Strikeouts 15th 379 #34 MATT ALBERS, RHP Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Scoreless Streak: N/A 2015 Holds: None IR-IS: N/A 1st Batter Faced: N/A Career High In Relief: IP (5.0; 7/27/06 vs. Cin.) … SO (4; 6x, last 4/2/14 vs. NYY) Last Relief Outing: N/A Enters his first season with the White Sox after signing a minor-league deal with a spring invite on 2/13/15. Appeared in eight Cactus League games this spring, striking out 11 over 9.0 IP. Made just eight appearances with Houston in 2014 due to right shoulder tendinitis. Owns a 2.63 ERA (39 ER/133.1 IP) over 127 relief appearances since 2012. Has forced opponents to ground into 54 double plays as a reliever, the sixth-most among active MLB relievers. Most GIDP Among Active MLB Relievers Pitcher Chad Qualls Brad Ziegler Brandon League LaTroy Hawkins Jim Johnson Matt Albers #51 KYLE DRABEK, RHP Trip: N/A GIDP 92 90 81 76 68 54 Last Game: N/A Scoreless Streak: N/A 2015 Holds: None IR-IS: N/A 1st Batter Faced: N/A Career High In Relief: IP (2.0; 4x, last 8/19/14 at Mil.) … SO (3; 3x, last 8/19/14 at Mil.) Last Relief Outing: N/A Was claimed off waivers by the White Sox from Toronto on 3/27. Owned a 2.16 ERA (2 ER/8.1 IP) and seven strikeouts this spring (seven games). Spent the majority of the 2014 season with Class AAA Buffalo in the Toronto organization … made two scoreless relief appearances (3.0 IP) for the Blue Jays. Has made nine career relief appearances (11.1 IP) from 2011-2014 … has allowed one run or less in eight of the nine outings. #33 ZACH DUKE, LHP Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Scoreless Streak: N/A 2015 Holds: None IR-IS: N/A 1st Batter Faced: N/A Career High In Relief: IP (4.0; 3x, last 9/7/12 vs. Mia.) … SO (4; 4/21/13 at NYM) Last Relief Outing: N/A Agreed to terms on a three-year deal with the White Sox on 11/18/14. Worked 8.0 IP over nine games this spring. Needs 11 appearances for 300 in his career. Ranked among National League left-handed reliever leaders in numerous categories last season, including wins (T3rd, 5), ERA (4th, 2.45), strikeouts (7th, 74), IP (T7th, 58.2) and opponents average (.223). Limited lefties to a .198 (19-96) average in 2014. Has gone 8-2 with a 3.28 ERA (47 ER/129.0 IP) over 120 career relief outings. #41 JAVY GUERRA, RHP Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Scoreless Streak: N/A 2015 Holds: N/A IR-IS: N/A 1st Batter Faced: N/A Career High In Relief: IP (2.2; 8/1/12 vs. Arz.) … SO (4; 2x, last 7/31/14 at Det.) Last Relief Outing: N/A Enters his second season with the White Sox after posting a 2.91 ERA (15 ER/46.1 IP) over 42 outings in 2014. Allowed just two runs over 9.0 IP in nine Cactus League games this spring. Posted a 2.42 ERA (7 ER/26.0 IP) at U.S. Cellular Field last season, compared to a 3.54 mark (8 ER/20.1 IP) on the road. Held lefties to a .217 average (20-92) last season … opponents went 12-51 (.235) with RISP, 6-27 (.222) with RISP/two outs and 1-7 (.143) with the bases loaded. #43 DAN JENNINGS, LHP Trip: N/A 2015 Holds: None IR-IS: N/A Career High In Relief: IP (2.1; 6/13/14 vs. Pit.) … SO (4; 9/16/13 at Phi.) Last Relief Outing: N/A Last Game: N/A Scoreless Streak: N/A 1st Batter Faced: N/A Begins his first season with the White Sox after being acquired from Miami in exchange for right-hander Andre Rienzo on 12/11/14. Appeared in eight spring training games, allowing two runs over 8.1 IP. Recorded career highs in appearances (47) and strikeouts (38) in 2014. Needs 16 strikeouts for 100 in his career. Has limited right-handers to a .238 (44-185) average in his career. His 2.43 career ERA (27 ER/100.0 IP) ranked 10th among National League relievers from 2012-14 (min. 100.0 IP). #57 ZACH PUTNAM, RHP Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Scoreless Streak: N/A 2015 Holds: None IR-IS: N/A Career High In Relief: IP (2.2; 4/25/14 vs. T.B..) … SO (4; 4/22/14 at Det.) Last Relief Outing: N/A 1st Batter Faced: N/A Made his first career Opening Day roster in his second season with Chicago. Ranked among the American League relief leaders in first batter faced average (7th, .136) and ERA (10th, 1.98) last season. Finished 2014 ranked among AL rookie relief leaders in ERA (2nd), holds (2nd, 16) and appearances (6th, 49). Made nine Cactus League appearances (8.2 IP) this spring, striking out 10. Held opponents to a .205 (39-190) average in 2014 … righties went 15-88 (.170). #30 DAVID ROBERTSON, RHP Trip: N/A Last Game: N/A Scoreless Streak: N/A 2015 Saves: None IR-IS: N/A 1st Batter Faced: N/A Career High In Relief: IP (2.0; 13x, last 7/22/14 vs. Tex.) … SO (4; 5x, last 5/28/14 at St. L.) Last Relief Outing: N/A Begins his first season with the White Sox after signing MLB Opp. AVG/1st Bata three-year deal on 12/10/14. ter Faced Since 2009 Converted 39 of his 44 save opportunites (88.6) last Pitcher AVG season with the Yankees … ranked third among American Aroldis Chapman .133 League relievers in saves, fourth in games finished (55) Craig Kimbel .169 and fifth in strikeouts (96), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (13.43) and Al Alburquerque .170 save percentage. Pat Neshek .171 .172 Has struck out 524 batters in his career, the eighth-most David Robertson among active AL relievers. Has limited left-handers to a .194 (140-720) average in his career, including a .174 (86-495) mark since 2011 … the .174 average against lefties is the third-lowest mark in baseball during that span. Ranks fifth among major-league relievers with a .172 (58-338) average vs. first batter faced since 2009 ... has registered 124 strikeouts vs. first batters during that span. Is the only pitcher in major-league history to average 10.0 strikeouts per 9.0 IP in each of his first seven seasons (2008-14). WHITE SOX PITCHERS vs. Kansas city Pitcher ERA 2015 W L S IP ER SO ERA W CAREER L S IP ER SO Albers 4.82 1 2 0 18.2 10 7 Danks 2.43 7 0 0 103.2 28 70 Drabek 5.91 1 0 0 10.2 7 5 Duke Guerra 1.69 0 0 1 5.1 1 0 Jennings 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 0 1 Noesi 3.55 0 2 0 12.2 5 10 Putnam 0.00 1 1 1 6.1 0 2 Quintana 4.38 0 6 0 78.0 38 57 Robertson 0.63 1 0 2 14.1 1 25 Samardzija 5.40 0 2 0 6.2 4 6 TOTALS WHITE SOX pitching BREAKDOWN W-L ERA GS-QS Pct. CGSHO SV-OPP IP H R ER BB SO AVG Starters Relievers REliever NOTES vs. Kansas city l White Sox relievers own a 2.49 ERA (14 ER/50.2 IP) with eight saves, 14 holds and 38 strikeouts at Kauffman Stadium since 2013 (18 games). l Zach Putnam hasn’t allowed an earned run over 6.1 IP in six career appearances vs. Kansas City. l David Robertson is 1-0 with a 0.63 ERA (1 ER/14.1 IP), two saves and 25 strikeouts over 16 career games against the Royals … owns a 8.1 scoreless IP streak over his last nine outings … has tossed 6.1 scoreless IP in eight career appearances at Kauffman Stadium. Last 10 reviews/CHALLENGES Date/Opp. Play Inn. Umpires N/A Bold = challenged by White Sox manager Robin Ventura Italics = reviewed by umpire crew chief Ruling Time 2015 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS WHITE SOX Runs, Game ............................................................................................................ N/A Runs, Inning ............................................................................................................ N/A Hits, Game............................................................................................................... N/A Hits, Inning............................................................................................................... N/A Consecutive Hits, Inning .......................................................................................... N/A Doubles ................................................................................................................... N/A Triples ...................................................................................................................... N/A Home Runs............................................................................................................. N/A Extra-Base Hits........................................................................................................ N/A Stolen Bases ........................................................................................................... N/A Left On Base............................................................................................................ N/A Errors ....................................................................................................................... N/A Strikeouts................................................................................................................. N/A Walks ....................................................................................................................... N/A Double Plays (Hit Into)............................................................................................. N/A OPPONENTS Runs, Game ............................................................................................................ N/A Runs, Inning ............................................................................................................ N/A Hits, Game............................................................................................................... N/A Hits, Inning............................................................................................................... N/A Consecutive Hits, Inning .......................................................................................... N/A Doubles ................................................................................................................... N/A Triples ...................................................................................................................... N/A Home Runs............................................................................................................. N/A Extra-Base Hits........................................................................................................ N/A Stolen Bases ........................................................................................................... N/A Left On Base............................................................................................................ N/A Errors ....................................................................................................................... N/A Strikeouts................................................................................................................. N/A Walks ....................................................................................................................... N/A Double Plays (Hit Into)............................................................................................. N/A WHITE SOX INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest Hitting Streak ............................................................................................. N/A Runs ........................................................................................................................ N/A Hits .......................................................................................................................... N/A Doubles ................................................................................................................... N/A Triples ...................................................................................................................... N/A Home Runs.............................................................................................................. N/A Consecutive Games w/HR ...................................................................................... N/A Runs Batted In ......................................................................................................... N/A Stolen Bases ........................................................................................................... N/A Strikeouts................................................................................................................. N/A Walks ....................................................................................................................... N/A WHITE SOX INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Innings Pitched, Starter .......................................................................................... N/A Innings Pitched, Reliever ......................................................................................... N/A Strikeouts, Starter .................................................................................................... N/A Strikeouts, Reliever ................................................................................................. N/A Walks ....................................................................................................................... N/A Fewest Hits Allowed, Complete Game ................................................................... N/A Consecutive Scoreless IP, Starter ............................................................................ N/A Consecutive Scoreless IP, Reliever ......................................................................... N/A Consecutive Scoreless Relief Appearances. ........................................................... N/A Consecutive Saves Converted ................................................................................ N/A Consecutive Hitters Retired ..................................................................................... N/A Consecutive Hitters Retired, Starter ........................................................................ N/A Longest Winning Streak, Starter.............................................................................. N/A WHITE SOX MISCELLANEOUS Most Games Over .500 ........................................................................................... N/A Most Games Under .500 ......................................................................................... N/A Largest Division Lead .............................................................................................. N/A Largest Division Deficit ............................................................................................ N/A Longest Winning Streak .......................................................................................... N/A Longest Losing Streak ............................................................................................. N/A Longest Home Winning Streak ................................................................................ N/A Longest Home Losing Streak .................................................................................. N/A Longest Road Winning Streak ................................................................................. N/A Longest Road Losing Streak ................................................................................... N/A Longest Game, Innings ........................................................................................... N/A Longest Game, Time ............................................................................................... N/A Longest 9-Inning Game ........................................................................................... N/A Shortest Game, Time............................................................................................... N/A Shortest 9-Inning Game .......................................................................................... N/A Largest Margin of Victory......................................................................................... N/A Largest Margin of Defeat ......................................................................................... N/A Largest Deficit Overcome ........................................................................................ N/A Largest Lead Surrendered....................................................................................... N/A Fewest Hits, Game .................................................................................................. N/A Fewest Hits Allowed, Game.................................................................................... N/A U.S. CELLULAR FIELD ATTENDANCE Largest Home Crowd............................................................................................... N/A Smallest Home Crowd ............................................................................................. N/A Largest Home Attendance, Three-Game Series....................................................... N/A Largest Home Attendance, Four-Game Series ....................................................... N/A SERIES RECORD Two-Game Series ............................... N/A Three-Game Series ............................ N/A Four-Game Series .............................. N/A First Game .......................................... N/A Second Game..................................... N/A Third Game......................................... N/A Fourth Game ...................................... N/A NUMBER OF DAYS IN First Place.........................................N/A Second Place ...................................N/A Third Place .......................................N/A Fourth Place .....................................N/A Fifth Place.........................................N/A MULTIHOMER GAMES GAME-ENDING HOME RUNS Player (Career No.) N/A Date/Opp. Player (Career No.) N/A Date/Opp. Player (Career No.) N/A LEADOFF HOME RUNS GRAND SLAMS Player (Career No.) N/A Date/Opp. Date/Opp. GAME-ENDING PLAYS (NON-HR) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS Date/Opp (Inn.) Player (hit/play) N/A Players N/A Date/Opp (Inn.) PINCH HIT HOME RUNS Players Date/Opp (Inn.) N/A WHITE SOX STARTS BY POSITION Pitcher (0) — Catcher (0) — First Base (0) — Second Base (0) — Third Base (0) — Shortstop (0) — Left Field (0) — Center Field (0) — Right Field (0) — DH (0) — WHITE SOX STARTS BY ORDER 1st (0) — 2nd (0) — 3rd (0) — 4th (0) — 5th (0) — 6th (0) — 7th (0) — 8th (0) — 9th (0) — RUNS SCORED BY INNING Inn 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Extras TOTALS Sox STATS BY POSITION Opp. Pos. HR RBI C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH P TOTALS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHITE SOX PLAYERS Perfect game ........................................................... Philip Humber, April 21, 2012 at Seattle (W, 4-0) No-hitter ................................................................... Philip Humber, April 21, 2012 at Seattle (W, 4-0) Complete game, one-hitter .............................Chris Sale, May 12, 2013 vs. Los Angeles-AL (W, 3-0) 15 or more strikeouts, one game ...................................Chris Sale, May 28, 2012 at Tampa Bay (15) Four strikeouts, one inning .................................Wilson Alvarez, July 21, 1997 at Detroit (7th inning) 10-plus IP ................................................. Alex Fernandez, October 1, 1995 vs. Minnesota (10.0 IP) Consecutive shutouts ..........................Jack McDowell (9.0 IP), July 1, 1994 vs. Milwaukee (W, 8-0); Alex Fernandez (9.0 IP), July 2, 1994 vs. Milwaukee (W, 5-0) Consecutive shutouts, same pitcher..............................................Jon Garland, April 25-May 1, 2005 Two consecutive complete games, same pitcher ................................. Jake Peavy, April 23-28, 2012 Three consecutive complete games, same pitcher ..................Bartolo Colon, September 2-13, 2003 Four consecutive complete games, same pitcher .......................... Jack McDowell, May 14-30, 1993 Inside-the-park home run ..........................Scott Podsednik, September 12, 2009 at Los Angeles-AL Leadoff home run .......................................................... Gordon Beckham, May 14, 2014 at Oakland Pitcher hit home run ........................................................ Mark Buehrle, June 14, 2009 at Milwaukee Home run, both sides of the plate.................................... Nick Swisher, June 30, 2008 vs. Cleveland Three home runs, one game ......................................... Dan Johnson, October 3, 2012 at Cleveland Four home runs, one game ............................ Pat Seerey, July 18, 1948 at Philadelphia (11 innings) Four consecutive home runs, same inning .......................................................................................... J. Thome, P. Konerko, A.Ramirez, J. Uribe, August 14, 2008 vs. Kansas City (6th inning) Back-to-back home runs leading off game .......................................................................................... Ray Durham and Jose Valentin, July 5, 2000 at Kansas City Six hits, one game ........................................................................... Alex Rios, July 9, 2013 at Detroit Four doubles, one game...................................................................................................................... Mike Kreevich, September 4, 1937 at Detroit; Marv Owen, April 23, 1939 vs. St. Louis Three triples, one game.......................................Lance Johnson, September 23, 1995 at Minnesota Four or more steals, one game ............................. Scott Podsednik, May 1, 2006 at Cleveland (four) Steal of home ...................................................................... Gordon Beckham, July 8, 2013 vs. Cubs Hitting for the cycle ........................................................... Jose Valentin, April 27, 2000 vs. Baltimore Two grand slams ............................................................Robin Ventura, September 4, 1995 at Texas Pinch-hit grand slam ....................................... Orlando Hudson, September 29, 2012 vs. Tampa Bay Two home runs, same inning......................................................................................................Never Five strikeouts, nine-inning game ................................................ Ray Durham, June 5, 1998 at Cubs WHITE SOX TEAM 20 Runs, Game .................................................................. 20, June 20, 2006 vs. St. Louis (W, 20-6) 10 Runs, Inning ..................................................11, September 17, 2007 at Kansas City (5th inning) 20 Hits, Game.......................................................................... 23, July 9, 2013 at Detroit (8th inning) 10 Hits, Inning.....................................................10, September 17, 2007 at Kansas City (5th inning) 10 Doubles, Game............................................ September 4, 2012 vs. Minnesota (franchise record) Five Triples, Game .............................................................................. August 16, 2011 vs. Cleveland Six Home Runs, Game .................................................................................April 8, 2014 at Colorado Four Home Runs, Inning ............................................... 4, July 11, 2010 vs. Kansas City (3rd inning) Six Stolen Bases ...............................................................................6, September 5, 2010 at Boston Turned a Triple Play .......................................................September 18, 2006 vs. Detroit (first inning) Hit into a Triple Play............................................................April 3, 2011 vs. Cleveland (fourth inning) 2015 DAY-BY-DAY H/R No. Date D/N 1 4/6 R/D 2 4/8 R/N 3 4/9 R/D 4 4/10 H/D 5 4/11 H/D 6 4/12 H/D 7 4/14 R/N 8 4/15 R/D 9 4/17 R/D 10 4/18 R/D 11 4/19 R/D 12 4/20 H/N 13 4/21 H/N 14 4/22 H/D 15 4/23 H/N 16 4/24 H/N 17 4/25 H/D 18 4/26 H/D 19 4/27 R/N 20 4/28 R/N 21 4/29 R/N 22 4/30 R/N W/L Final Score at Kansas City at Kansas City at Kansas City vs. Minnesota vs. Minnesota vs. Minnesota at Cleveland at Cleveland at Detroit at Detroit at Detroit vs. Cleveland vs. Cleveland vs. Cleveland vs. Kansas City vs. Kansas City vs. Kansas City vs. Kansas City at Baltimore at Baltimore at Baltimore at Minnesota Winning Pitcher 3:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 3:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 11:10 a.m. CT 12:08 p.m. CT 12:08 p.m. CT 12:08 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 6:05 p.m. CT 6:05 p.m. CT 6:05 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Losing Pitcher Pos./ Rec. GA-GB Attendance Game Cum. Time White Sox Magnetic Schedule White Sox Welcome Mat Family Sunday White Sox Calendar … Free T-Shirt Monday White Sox Calendar White Sox Calendar White Sox Tote Bag … Fireworks Jose Abreu Rookie of the Year Blanket Family Sunday 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 5/1 5/2 5/3 5/5 5/6 5/7 5/8 5/9 5/10 5/11 5/12 5/13 5/15 5/16 5/17 5/18 5/19 5/20 5/21 5/22 5/23 5/24 5/25 5/26 5/27 5/29 5/30 5/31 R/N R/D R/D H/N H/N H/D H/N H/N H/D R/N R/N R/N R/N R/N R/D H/N H/N H/N H/N H/N H/D H/D R/N R/N R/N R/N R/D R/D at Minnesota at Minnesota at Minnesota vs. Detroit vs. Detroit vs. Detroit vs. Cincinnati vs. Cincinnati vs. Cincinnati at Milwaukee at Milwaukee at Milwaukee at Oakland at Oakland at Oakland vs. Cleveland vs. Cleveland vs. Cleveland vs. Cleveland vs. Minnesota vs. Minnesota vs. Minnesota at Toronto at Toronto at Toronto at Houston at Houston at Houston APRIL TOTALS: 0-0 7:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Cinco de Miller … Fireworks 7:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT Weather Day 7:10 p.m. CT Fireworks 6:10 p.m. CT Mother-Son Day … Mother’s Day Tote Bag 1:10 p.m. CT MLB’s Breast Cancer Awareness Day … Family Sunday 6:20 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 9:07 p.m. CT 8:07 p.m. CT 3:07 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Dog Day … Free T-Shirt Monday 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Fireworks 3:10 p.m. CT Paul Konerko Day … Paul Konerko Bobblehead 1:10 p.m. CT Family Sunday 6:07 p.m. CT 6:07 p.m. CT 6:07 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 3:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 6/2 6/3 6/4 6/5 6/6 6/7 6/8 6/9 6/10 6/12 6/13 6/14 6/15 6/16 6/17 6/18 6/19 6/20 6/21 6/22 6/23 6/24 6/25 6/26 6/27 6/28 6/30 R/N R/N R/N H/N H/N H/D H/N H/N H/N R/N R/D R/D R/N R/N H/N H/N H/N H/D H/D R/N R/N R/D R/D R/N R/D R/D R/N at Texas at Texas at Texas vs. Detroit vs. Detroit vs. Detroit vs. Houston vs. Houston vs. Houston at Tampa Bay at Tampa Bay at Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh vs. Pittsburgh vs. Pittsburgh vs. Texas vs. Texas vs. Texas at Minnesota at Minnesota at Minnesota at Detroit at Detroit at Detroit at Detroit at St. Louis MAY TOTALS: 0-0 7:05 p.m. CT 7:05 p.m. CT 7:05 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Italian Heritage Night … Fireworks 6:15 p.m. CT Southpaw’s Birthday … Kid’s XL Hoodie 1:10 p.m. CT Family Sunday 7:10 p.m. CT Free T-Shirt Monday 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 3:10 p.m. CT 12:10 p.m. CT 6:05 p.m. CT 6:05 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Mullet Night … Fireworks 1:10 p.m. CT Father-Daughter Day … Picnic at the Park 1:10 p.m. CT MLB’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Day … Family Sunday 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 12:10 p.m. CT 12:08 p.m. CT 6:08 p.m. CT 3:08 p.m. CT 12:08 p.m. CT 7:15 p.m. CT 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 7/1 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/6 7/7 7/8 7/9 7/10 7/11 7/12 R/N H/N H/D H/D H/N H/N H/N H/D R/D R/D R/D at St. Louis vs. Baltimore vs. Baltimore vs. Baltimore vs. Toronto vs. Toronto vs. Toronto vs. Toronto at Cubs at Cubs at Cubs JUNE TOTALS: 0-0 7:15 p.m. CT Double Day Classic 7:10 p.m. CT Fireworks 1:10 p.m. CT Bobby Jenks World Series Moment Bobblehead 1:10 p.m. CT Family Sunday 7:10 p.m. CT Free T-Shirt Monday 7:10 p.m. CT Greek Heritage Night 7:10 p.m. CT Polish Heritage Night 1:10 p.m. CT 3:05 p.m. CT 3:05 p.m. CT 1:20 p.m. CT ALL-STAR BREAK: 0-0 H/R No. Date D/N 89 7/17 H/N 90 7/18 H/D 91 7/19 H/D 92 7/21 H/N 93 7/22 H/N 94 7/23 R/N 95 7/24 R/N 96 7/25 R/N 97 7/26 R/D 98 7/27 R/N 99 7/28 R/N 100 7/29 R/N 101 7/30 R/N 102 7/31 H/N W/L Final Score vs. Kansas City vs. Kansas City vs. Kansas City vs. St. Louis vs. St. Louis at Cleveland at Cleveland at Cleveland at Cleveland at Boston at Boston at Boston at Boston vs. New York-AL Winning Pitcher 7:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 12:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT JULY TOTALS: 0-0 6:10 p.m. CT Scott Podsednik World Series Moment Bobblehead 1:10 p.m. CT American Girl Doll Shirt … Ladies’ Night … Family Sunday 7:10 p.m. CT Free T-Shirt Monday 7:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Free T-Shirt Monday 7:10 p.m. CT Orgullo Sox Night 7:10 p.m. CT Police & Fire Night … White Sox Tablet Cover 3:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT Fireworks 1:10 p.m. CT 9:05 p.m. CT 9:05 p.m. CT 9:05 p.m. CT 9:05 p.m. CT 9:10 p.m. CT 8:10 p.m. CT 3:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Free T-Shirt Monday 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Elvis Night … Fireworks 6:10 p.m. CT Jermaine Dye World Series Moment Bobblehead 1:10 p.m. CT Family Sunday 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 8/1 8/2 8/3 8/4 8/5 8/7 8/8 8/9 8/10 8/11 8/12 8/14 8/15 8/16 8/17 8/18 8/19 8/20 8/21 8/22 8/23 8/24 8/25 8/26 8/27 8/28 8/29 8/30 H/N H/D H/N H/N H/D R/N R/N R/D H/N H/N H/N H/D H/N H/D R/N R/N R/N R/N R/N R/N R/D H/N H/N H/N H/N H/N H/N H/D vs. New York-AL vs. New York-AL vs. Tampa Bay vs. Tampa Bay vs. Tampa Bay at Kansas City at Kansas City at Kansas City vs. Los Angeles-AL vs. Los Angeles-AL vs. Los Angeles-AL vs. Cubs vs. Cubs vs. Cubs at Los Angeles-AL at Los Angeles-AL at Los Angeles-AL at Los Angeles-AL at Seattle at Seattle at Seattle vs. Boston vs. Boston vs. Boston vs. Seattle vs. Seattle vs. Seattle vs. Seattle 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 9/1 9/2 9/3 9/4 9/5 9/6 9/7 9/8 9/9 9/11 9/12 9/13 9/14 9/15 9/16 9/17 9/18 9/19 9/20 9/21 9/22 9/23 9/24 9/25 9/26 9/27 9/29 9/30 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4 R/N R/N R/D R/N R/N R/D H/D H/N H/N H/N H/N H/D H/N H/N H/N H/D R/N R/N R/D R/N R/N R/D R/N R/N R/ R/ H/N H/N H/N H/N H/N H/D at Minnesota at Minnesota at Minnesota at Kansas City at Kansas City at Kansas City vs. Cleveland vs. Cleveland vs. Cleveland vs. Minnesota vs. Minnesota vs. Minnesota vs. Oakland vs. Oakland vs. Oakland vs. Oakland at Cleveland at Cleveland at Cleveland at Detroit at Detroit at Detroit at New York-AL at New York-AL at New York-AL at New York-AL vs. Kansas City vs. Kansas City vs. Kansas City vs. Detroit vs. Detroit vs. Detroit Losing Pos./ Attendance Pitcher Rec. GA-GB Game Cum. Time 2005 World Series Reunion Weekend … Fireworks 2005 World Series Replica Ring White Sox Tailgate Flag … Family Sunday Christmas in July Country Music Night … Fireworks AUGUST TOTALS: 0-0 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 12:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT Free T-Shirt Monday 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT MLB 9/11 Remembrance … Fireworks 6:10 p.m. CT Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day … Sox Flat Cap … Fireworks 1:10 p.m. CT Star Wars Day … Family Sunday 7:10 p.m. CT Free T-Shirt Monday 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Roberto Clemente Day … Bark at the Park 1:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 12:10 p.m. CT 6:08 p.m. CT 6:08 p.m. CT 12:08 p.m. CT 6:05 p.m. CT 6:05 p.m. CT TBD TBD 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT 7:10 p.m. CT Hispanic Heritage Night … Fireworks 6:10 p.m. CT 2:10 p.m. CT Fan Appreciation Day … Family Sunday SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER TOTALS: 0-0 WHITE SOX MONTHLY BREAKDOWN Month April May June July August Sept./Oct. W-L AVG R R/G HR OBP SLG ERA IP H WHITE SOX EJECTIONS (0) Player/Coach (No.) None Date Opp. Inn. Umpire Reason R ER BB SO
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