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Garland, White Sox aim to take series from Marlins

Jun 20, 2007 - 1:07 PM Florida (34-38) at Chi White Sox (29-38) 2:05 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Things are beginning to slip away from Jon Garland and the Chicago White Sox.

Garland looks to lead the White Sox to a rare victory Wednesday when they host the Florida Marlins in the rubber game of a three-game interleague series.

Chicago dropped a 7-5 decision Tuesday for its sixth loss in eight games, falling 10 1/2 games behind the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, the co-leaders of the American League Central Division.

Garland (4-4, 3.59 ERA), who has only one win in his last five starts, led Chicago with 18 victories in 2006. The righthander surrendered four runs and a season-high 11 hits in a 4-2 loss at Pittsburgh last Friday.

Garland, who is 8-10 with a 4.58 ERA in 29 interleague games, did not factor in the decision in his only start vs. the Marlins on June 15, 2004.

The Marlins send Sergio Mitre (2-3, 2.29) to the mound hoping he can rebound from his worst performance of 2007. The righthander was tagged for six runs and 12 hits in 6 1/3 innings in a 6-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals last Friday.

The 26-year-old was even worse in his only start vs. the White Sox. As a member of the Chicago Cubs, Mitre surrendered seven runs in 4 2/3 innings against the crosstown rival in a 12-2 interleague beating on June 24, 2005.