Aug. 27--White Sox left-hander Chris Sale has 29 strikeouts over 14 innings in his last two starts. He'll try to continue his dominance against the Red Sox on Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field for the finale of a three-game series. The teams split the first two games.
At the plate
Sox center fielder Adam Eaton will lead off, followed by designated hitter Jose Abreu, left fielder Melky Cabrera, right fielder Avisail Garcia, first baseman Adam LaRoche, shortstop Alexei Ramirez, second baseman Carlos Sanchez, catcher Tyler Flowers and third baseman Tyler Saladino.
On the mound
Sale enters with a 12-7 record and 3.34 ERA. He faces Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello, who is 5-11 with a 5.81 ERA.
In the field
Adam LaRoche returns to the lineup and will play first base, while outfielder Trayce Thompson will be on the bench despite totaling three hits and three RBIs on Tuesday.
Key number
7 -- Earned runs in 5 1/3 innings allowed by Sale the last time he faced the Red Sox on July 30.
The quote
"(Thompson) will get time, but for today, you like this matchup and we feel good about it," --Ventura on playing LaRoche instead of Thompson
Up next
Vs. Mariners, 7:10 p.m. Thursday, CSN.
