May 16--OAKLAND, Calif. -- The White Sox will try to secure their fourth straight series victory and pull within one victory of .500 when they take on the Athletics on Saturday night at O.co Coliseum. The Sox are coming off a 7-6 comeback victory over the A's in the series opener Friday night.
On the mound
Sox left-hander John Danks takes the mound after his best start of the season Sunday, when he allowed one run on six hits over seven innings. He enters with a 1-3 record and a 5.12 ERA.
Key number
3.63 -- ERA of Sox starters over their last eight games, including four quality starts. The Sox are 5-3 in that stretch. Starters had an 8.21 ERA over the previous seven games.
The quote
"It just says a lot about guys' fight and not laying down and assuming we're beat. We continue to go up there and see pitches and work and have quality at-bats. If you string a few of those together, you score some runs. That's been huge for us to be borderline dead for five or six innings with nothing going and then all of a sudden go out and score three or four runs. We've kind of been doing that off and on all year, so we'll take it." -- Sox designated hitter Adam LaRoche on comebacks this year
Up next
At Athletics, 3:07 p.m. Sunday, CSN.
