Here are the lineups:
RED SOX (44-56) | WHITE SOX (47-50) |
---|---|
Betts CF | Eaton CF |
De Aza RF | Saladino 3B |
Bogaerts SS | Abreu 1B |
Ortiz DH | Cabrera LF |
Ramirez LF | Garcia RF |
Sandoval 3B | Soto C |
Napoli 1B | Ramirez SS |
Swihart C | Bonifacio DH |
Weeks 2B | Beckham 2B |
Pitching: LHP Wade Miley (8-8, 4.33). | Pitching: RHP Jeff Samardzija (7-5, 3.91). |
Game time: 7:10 p.m.
TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI.
Red Sox vs. Samardzija: Ramirez 8-19, De Aza 2-14, Hanigan 2-10, Sandoval 3-7, Holt 1-4, Ortiz 2-2.
White Sox vs. Miley: LaRoche 0-8, Bonifacio 0-5, Abreu 0-3, Beckham 1-3, Ramirez 0-3, Soto 0-2, Cabrera 0-2, Flowers 0-2.
Stat of the Day: David Ortiz has 11 RBIs in his last four games. He now has 1,589 in his career, 38th all-time. With five more RBIs, Ortiz will pass Andre Dawson, Mike Schmidt and George Brett and move into 35th place.
Notes: The Sox have lost 10 of 12 and are tied with Oakland for the worst record in the American League. Their negative-64 run differential is the worst in the AL and second worst in baseball. … The White Sox are 14-8 this month. They are 4.5 games out in the wild card. … Miley has allowed one run over 13 innings in his last two starts. The White Sox have a .644 OPS against lefties. Miley faced Chicago on May 10, 2014 and allowed two runs over seven innings. … Samardzija last faced the Sox on June 16, 2012, allowing three runs over 5.1 innings in a 4-3 Cubs victory. He has a 1.71 ERA this month. … Attention buyers: Mike Napoli is 10 of his last 26 with five extra-base hits. … Alexi Ogando (8 IP, 8 H, 8 ER, 5 HR) has ruined his trade value in his last seven appearances. … The White Sox have won five straight and scored 36 runs.
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Song of the Day: “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
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