Indians vs. White Sox: Previewing the Important Four-Game Series

Aug 25, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier (21) hits a walk off single against the Seattle Mariners during the ninth inning at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox won 7-6. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Numbers to know

Todd Frazier is having another great power year, as his 35 home runs leads the White Sox and is tied for seventh in all of baseball. But the rest of Frazier’s numbers haven’t really translated into much to cheer about thus far in his first year in Chicago. He’s batting .213 with just 15 doubles and 118 strikeouts. Frazier has 109 total hits this year, which means that 32 percent of his hits this year have left the yard. Frazier has been struggling recently as well, he’s hitting .212 over his last 30 games.

7.30

It’s been a rough go of it for “Big Game” James Shields in 2016. Shields started the year with the San Diego Padres, and became a part of history when he gave up a home run to Bartolo Colon (Yeah, his year has been THAT rough).

Shields year hasn’t gotten much better since giving up the home run heard around the buffet. He joined the White Sox at the start of June and has gone 3-10 with a 7.30 ERA in 18 games since, so he is now 5-17 with a 6.01 ERA overall this year. Shields has been bad recently too, going 0-4 with a 10.71 ERA in his last seven starts. Oh yeah, and he’s starting game four for Chicago.

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