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Aug 9, 2010 - 12:58 PMVideo
Chicago (63-48) at Baltimore (37-74), 7:05 p.m. EDT
The White Sox hope the addition of Edwin Jackson will alleviate any concerns about their rotation as they push for the playoffs.
It's the Baltimore Orioles' staff, though, that has placed Chicago's hold on sole possession of first place in the AL Central in jeopardy.
Jackson will make his second start for the White Sox as they close a four-game series against the Orioles on Monday night.
Chicago (63-48) needed to fill a major void in its rotation after losing Jake Peavy to season-ending shoulder injury last month. The White Sox think they've done so after acquiring Jackson (1-0, 1.29 ERA) from Arizona for Daniel Hudson and a prospect just before the trade deadline.
Jackson made his Chicago debut Wednesday against one of his former teams. Facing Detroit, the right-hander allowed one run, nine hits, one walk and struck out six over seven innings of the 4-1 win.
"He was throwing 98 (mph) - I didn't know he threw that hard," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "But great pitching like that is the reason we got him."
The win also snapped a personal four-game losing streak in which Jackson had a 7.25 ERA.
Monday's start will be critical for Jackson as he tries to help his new club split a four-game series against the major league-worst Orioles. The White Sox are trying to build momentum before playing six of their next nine against Minnesota, which trails Chicago by a half-game.
Jackson has won his last four starts against the Orioles, giving up two runs and five hits over 16 innings in the last two.
However, Jackson may not get much support as Baltimore's starting pitching has been hot during the series.
The Orioles (37-74) posted a 4-3 win Sunday, their fifth in six game under new manager Buck Showalter as Felix Pie homered and Jeremy Guthrie gave up one run in eight innings. Baltimore's starters are 3-0 with a 1.94 ERA and each has gone six innings under Showalter.
"It's not like these guys have never pitched well this year," he said. "And they seem to be feeding off each other."
Chicago, which scored 23 runs during four games at Detroit last week, has totaled eight against the Orioles so far.
"It's a combination of good pitching and we're not hitting right now," Guillen said. "Right now our bats are very silent."
The White Sox are batting .243 in the series, 20 points below their season average.
Alex Rios had two hits with an RBI Sunday after batting .139 (5 for 36) in the previous nine games.
Rios is the only White Sox player that has faced Brian Matusz (4-11, 5.26), who will take the mound for Baltimore and is coming off his best start in a month. Rios is 1 for 2 against the left-hander.
Matusz gave up one run in six innings of a 9-7 win over Los Angeles on Wednesday. He was 0-2 with a 12.46 ERA in his previous four starts, which lasted a combined 13 innings.
Chicago second baseman Gordon Beckham left Sunday with a strained groin, and Guillen intends to rest him for this contest. Beckham has batted .390 over his last 24 games, and is hitting .251 after struggling for much of the first half of the season.
- Orioles 3, White Sox 2 - FINAL
CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268
A Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286
A Rios cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .296
P Konerko 1b 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .302
C Quentin dh 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .230
A Pierzynski c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233
D Vic
Aug 9 10:05 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BRIAN ROBERTS (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 10TH OFF J.J. PUTZ.
FINAL SCORE: BALTIMORE 3, CHI WHITE SOX 2
White Sox 2, Orioles 3 Bot 10, 0 OutsAug 9 10:04 PM - Confuzed Man...can't pick a winner today....how can anybody lose to Baltimore
White Sox 2, Orioles 2 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 9 9:34 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (28) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF ALFREDO SIMON.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2, BALTIMORE 2
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: C QUENTIN (.230, 0-FOR-2, BB)
White Sox 2, Orioles 2 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 9 9:30 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY MATT WIETERS SCORED LUKE SCOTT
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F PIE ON SECOND, A JONES ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C IZTURIS (.245, 0-FOR-2)
White Sox 1, Orioles 2 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 9 8:56 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY TY WIGGINTON (18) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 6TH OFF EDWIN JACKSON.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1, BALTIMORE 1
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L SCOTT (.290, 1-FOR-2)
White Sox 1, Orioles 1 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 9 8:47 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALEX RIOS SCORED JUAN PIERRE
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RIOS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
BALTIMORE 0 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.301, 0-FOR-1)
White Sox 1, Orioles 0 Top 3, 0 OutsAug 9 7:51 PM
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