James Shields (2-7, 4.28 ERA) and Max Scherzer (6-4, 3.87 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Chicago White Sox (29-29) and the Washington Nationals (35-23) at U.S. Cellular Field. The Nationals won the last game 10-5, and Washington leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jun. 8 and can be seen on CSCh and MAS2.
Todd Frazier (.221, 36 Rs, 19 HRs, 42 RBIs, 5 SBs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs. Scherzer went 8.0 innings, surrendering two runs, striking out 11 and walking two in a 7-2 win over the Phillies in his most recent start. Bryce Harper (.249, 34 Rs, 13 HRs, 37 RBIs, 7 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with three RBIs.
Notes
The White Sox managed to give up six walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Nationals who are coming in with a 5-4 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
It looks like the Nationals have a slight leg up on the White Sox, as the Nationals have won their last two games while the White Sox have lost their last four.
When they outhit their opponents, the Nationals are 28-6. The White Sox have a 22-3 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 22nd in runs, Chicago has earned 234 this season. Washington ranks 14th with 258 runs.
Ranking 25th, Chicago is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.696). Washington ranks in the top half at 13th with an OPS of .742.
When the Nationals allow at least one home run, they are 22-20. When the White Sox allow one or more homers, they have a 13-20 record.
