The Baltimore Orioles (14-31, 5th AL East) will travel to the Windy City on Monday to face the Chicago White Sox (12-30, 5th AL Central) in a battle between two last place teams in their respective divisions.
Baltimore lost on Saturday to the Boston Red Sox 5-3 and will conclude its series with the Red Sox on Sunday. In a losing cause Pedro Alvarez led the offense with a two-run home run. Dylan Bundy saw his record fall to 2-6 with the loss.
The White Sox beat the Texas Rangers on Saturday 5-3 as Jose Abreu has three hits including a home run and Lucas Giolito pitched effectively over six innings to earn the win.
Manny Machado leads the Orioles with a .347 batting average and team highs in hits with 60, home runs with 14 and RBIs with 42. Baltimore has a team batting average of .232 while opposing hitters are averaging .281 at the plate against Orioles pitching. On Monday, Baltimore will send Andrew Cashner to the plate. The right-hander this season is 1-5 with an ERA of 4.83, 46 Ks and 24 BBs.
Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with a .306 batting average and team high 49 hits. Matt Davidson leads the team in home runs with 11 and RBIs with 28. Chicago has a team batting average of .242 while opposing hitters are averaging .261 at the plate against White Sox pitching. On Monday, Chicago will send Hector Santiago to the mound. The left-hander this season is 0-1 with an ERA of 5.29, 27 Ks and 19 BBs.
