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 San Francisco stands five games behind Los Angeles in the NL West
after running into a hot Kansas City team over the weekend to close
out a road trip that started out promising and ended with a 4-6
mark. The Giants totaled seven runs in their last four losses and
took another hit to the offense on Sunday when Michael Morse was
scratched from the lineup due to a toe injury. Chicago is in the
midst of its own offensive slump with an average of 1.5 runs in the
last six games and will not face a team currently with a losing
record until Sept. 2.
TV: 10:15 p.m. ET, WGN (Chicago), CSN Bay Area (San Francisco)
PITCHING MATCHUP: White Sox LH Chris Sale (10-2, 2.14 ERA) vs.
Giants RH Ryan Vogelsong (7-8, 3.77)
Sale is mired in what qualifies as a slump for him without a win in
either of his last two starts. The All-Star lasted only six innings
in each of those two outings and ended up with a loss against Texas
on Wednesday despite yielding two runs on three hits while striking
out nine. Sale won his lone previous start against San Francisco and
is 3-0 with a 2.52 ERA in 14 career interleague games -- six starts.
Vogelsong has been sharp of late and is coming off back-to-back wins
with a total of two runs and nine hits allowed in 15 innings. The
veteran issued a total of three walks in his last five outings and
only 35 in 133 2/3 total frames this season. Vogelsong is facing
Chicago for the first time and is 5-6 with a 3.91 ERA in interleague
play.
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WALK-OFFS
1. Morse has an infected ingrown toenail and is day-to-day.
2. White Sox RHP Matt Lindstrom (left ankle) is expected to come off the
disabled list on Tuesday and join the team for the first time since
going down on May 19.
3. Chicago RHP Scott Carroll (blister) will be skipped from his start on
Wednesday.
PREDICTION: White Sox 4, Giants 1
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