Friday, April 15, 2011Posted: 2 PM
White Sox (7-5) vs. Angels (7-5)
Series schedule
Friday, 7:10 p.m. on CSN
Saturday, 3:10 p.m. on FOX
Sunday, 1:10 p.m. on CSN
Starting pitchers
Friday: Philip Humber (1-0, 3.37) vs. Jered Weaver (3-0, 0.87)
Saturday: Gavin Floyd (1-0, 2.40) vs. Tyler Chatwood (0-1, 7.20)
Sunday: Mark Buehrle (1-0, 4.26) vs. Dan Haren (3-0, 0.73)
Previous games
The White Sox lost the rubber game of their series with the A's on Wednesday. Chicago's bullpen allowed three runs in the ninth and three more in the 10th in the 7-4 defeat. John Danks' eight-inning, one-run effort was wasted, as were Juan Pierre's three hits.
MLB
The Angels took two of three vs. Cleveland this week, including a 4-3 victory on Wednesday in the series finale. Torii Hunter drove in a pair of runs for Anaheim, while Jeff Mathis had the winning sacrifice fly in the 12th.
Head-to-head
The White Sox went 7-2 against the Angels last season, winning the final seven games of the season series. This is the teams' first meeting in 2011.
Who's hot?
Pierre has had three separate three-hit games in the last week. Alex Rios has scored at least one run in seven of the last eight games. Paul Konerko has hit safely in 11 of 12 games this season.
Storylines
Ozzie Guillen has made his displeasure with the White Sox's bullpen very clear. The team desperately needs a reliever to step up - more than one guy, actually. The White Sox have led in all 12 games this season but have won just seven of those games. Coming off a strong outing vs. Tampa Bay, Humber will try to cement his place in the rotation with another good performance.
Sound off
On a scale of 1-10, how panicked are you about the White Sox bullpen?