Trevor Bauer (4-2, 3.69 ERA) and Jose Quintana (5-7, 2.66 ERA) take the hill in the first of a three-game series between the Cleveland Indians (35-30) and the Chicago White Sox (33-33) at Progressive Field. Action begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Friday, Jun. 17 and can be seen on STOh and CSCh.
Bauer pitched 8.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering three runs (one unearned), striking out three and walking one in a 4-3 defeat to the Angels. Quintana went 8.0 innings, surrendering three runs and striking out 10 in a 4-1 defeat to the Royals in his most recent start. Adam Eaton (.276, 28 Rs, 3 HRs, 22 RBIs, 6 SBs) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 4 Wednesday with one RBI.
Notes
For the ninth time this season, the Indians registered at least two errors in a game.
The Indians are coming off of a hot pitching game where they recorded 10 strikeouts. The White Sox have a record of 4-15 when they are struck out that many times or more.
When they are outhit, the White Sox are 4-28. The Indians have a 6-19 record when opponents outhit them.
Chicago ranks near the bottom of the league at 23rd when it comes to home runs, hitting 60 this season. Cleveland ranks in the top half with 75.
Cleveland and Chicago both rank in the top half of the league in walks. Cleveland sits at 11th with 215 this season and Chicago ranks 14th with 209.
The Indians are 22-21 when they hit at least one home run. The White Sox perform similarly when they hit one or more homers with a 22-19 record.
