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White Sox go for series split with Blue Jays

Sep 11, 2008 - 10:16 AM Toronto (78-67) at Chi White Sox (81-64) 8:11 p.m. EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago White Sox will look to stay atop the American League Central when they face the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.

After snapping the Blue Jays' 10-game winning streak and a three-game losing streak of their own with a 6-2 victory on Wednesday, the White Sox send team leader in wins Gavin Floyd (15-6, 3.72) to the mound.

Floyd has won five consecutive decisions, but struggled in his last outing. The righthander allowed five runs, seven hits, including three home runs, and a pair of walks in seven innings of work, but the White Sox rallied twice against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim en route to a 7-6 victory in 15 innings on September 6.

Chicago (81-64) holds a one-game lead over the Minnesota Twins (80-65) in the AL Central.

The Blue Jays will try to start a fresh winning streak with Shaun Marcum (8-6, 3.42). The righthander had a splendid outing wasted in his last start on September 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays. He pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and three walks with seven strikouts, but the bullpen blew the lead before Toronto eventually won, 7-4, in 14 innings.

In a start against Chicago on May 2, the 26-year-old did not allow a run in 6 2/3 innings to lead Toronto to a 2-0 victory.