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White Sox look to win fifth straight

May 18, 2008 - 2:40 PM Chi White Sox (22-20) at San Francisco (17-27) 4:05 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - Among the majors' top home run hitting teams, the Chicago White Sox have used other methods to hammer out a four-game winning streak.

With a blend of pitching and a bit of "small ball", the White Sox attempt to match their longest winning streak of the season on Sunday as they try to sweep the San Francisco Giants in the finale of their three-game set.

Chicago, which is second in the American League in home runs, used six solid innings from starter Gavin Floyd in Friday's series opener to win, 2-0. One day later, Carlos Quintin and Orlando Cabrera each had a sacrifice fly while Mark Buehrle yielded just one run over 6 2/3 innings in a 3-1 victory.

Those recent pitching performances have contributed to the Chicago's impressive team ERA, which stands at 3.65, third-lowest ERA in the majors.

John Danks (3-3, 2.74 ERA) would like nothing more than to add his name to that list of impressive starts while collecting a win for his troubles. The lefthander did not receive a decision in Tuesday's 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim despite tossing 6 1/3 scoreless innings and striking out five.

His opposition will be Matt Cain (2-3, 4.17), who will be facing the White Sox for the first time in his career. The righthander yielded two runs and seven hits in Tuesday's 4-2 win against Houston, going a season-high eight innings in the process and even supporting his own cause with a solo homer.