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The Chicago White Sox losing streak has reached seven games. And over the course of this slump, Chicago hasn't been able to score more than four runs in a game.
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The Chicago White Sox losing streak has reached seven games. And over the course of this slump, Chicago hasn't been able to score more than four runs in a game.
The Chicago White Sox have now lost seven in a row. The Tampa Bay Rays' defense seemed unbreakable, only allowing one run scored for the Sox when Carlos Quentin homered in the sixth.
White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy hopes to make a minor league rehab start next week. The right-hander said Wednesday that the problem stemmed from scar tissue. Peavy is on anti-inflammation medication and won't throw until Friday.
Chicago has some interesting World Series history. The Cubs haven't won since 1908, and the White Sox intentionally lost the 1919 fall classic.
The Chicago White Sox have lost six consecutive games, and over that period they've averaged only two runs scored per game, while giving up an average of 4.8 runs per game.
On April 18, 1991, the White Sox were coming off a successful 6-1 road trip to start the season. Moreover, they were just a few months removed from a 94 win campaign when they challenged Oakland for the AL West crown.
James Shields struck out nine in a four-hitter and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy is working his way back from a shoulder tendinitis. And in two years with the White Sox, Peavy has made only 20 starts, after coming over in a trade with the San Diego Padres.
Over the first nine games of the 2011 season, the Chicago White Sox were 6-3 and averaged 6.9 runs scored per game. However, over the last seven games they've gone 1-6 and scored just 2.6 runs per game.
The Chicago White Sox lost their fifth consecutive game when the Rays knocked them off 5-0 on Monday night. Although it's still early in the season, the White Sox are now five games back of the AL Central lead.
After a miserable start, the Tampa Bay Rays have turned things around. Leading the way on their revival has been former Chicago Cub Sam Fuld.
Price allowed four hits in eight dominant innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the slumping White Sox 5-0 on Monday night.
Jake Peavy lasted only 15 pitches Monday night and was out of his rehabilitation start after allowing three runs on four hits against Mississippi.
In his eighth season as manager of the Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen has a 607-543 record, two division titles, two playoff appearances and one World Series title.
A lot has changed for both the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays in the week since the two teams squared off in a series in Chicago.
