White Sox game notes
August 16, 2006 - Pioneer League (PL)
Great Falls Voyagers News Release
SLUMPING SOX: The White Sox have lost a season high seven consecutive games after being blanked by Missoula last night 3-0. It was Great Falls 3rd shut-out setback of the season as it was held to a season-low two hits by the pitching tandem of Osbek Castillo and Hector Ambriz for the Osprey. The Sox have been outscored 49-17 in this skid and haven't won since dumping Billings 10-3 on August 8. During the losing streak the White Sox, who are the Pioneer League's third best hitting team, have averaged just 2.5 runs per game. Great Falls has fallen seven games off the pace of Pioneer League Northern Division front-running Billlings with a league-worst 4-13 second half record. They open a seven game home stand tonight against Ogden, getting their first look at Utah's squads over the next week as Orem will pay Centene Stadium a visit Sunday-Tuesday, August 20-22.
SANTILEZ RETURNS: 19 year old RHP Clevelan Santilez returns to the rotation tonight after missing his last start due to illness. Santilez is 1-4 on the season with an ERA of 5.36. The Venezuelan native allowed three earned runs in five innings of work in his last start August 6 vs. Billings striking out six, while walking four. He suffered the loss in an 8-4 setback to the Mustangs. Santilez has yielded three or more earned runs in four of his nine previous starts. He's accustomed to pitching at home as seven of his nine appearances have come at Centene Stadium. Clevelan began the season with Class A Kannapolis of the South Atlantic League, posting an 0-2 record with an earned run average of 6.85.
HOW THE SOX STACK UP: Great Falls leads the Pioneer League in homers (47), while sitting third in team batting average (.267), third in hits (496) and seventh in runs scored (273). On the mound, Sox hurlers are seventh of the eight teams in the league in team ERA (4.69). Defensively, the club sits last in fielding percentage (.947), first in errors (117) and also first in double plays turned (67) after six twin killings in last night's loss to Missoula.
TRENDING: INF. Franklin Bautista is hitting .143 (1-7) over his last 4 games. 1B Chris Carter has gone 12 games without a HR. He's batting .083 (2-24) with 11 strike-outs over his last 7 games. DH Tyler Reves is hitting .333 (9-27) with 2 doubles, 1 HR and 3 RBI over his last 8 games played. INF. John Shelby is batting .174 (4-23) with 2 doubles, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 8 strike-outs over his last 7 games. OF Lee Cruz is hitting .333 (20-60) with 3 HR and 9 RBI over his last 15 games. He leads the team with 16 multiple-hit games this season. OF Santo Garcia is 0-11 with 4 strike-outs over his last 5 games. OF Archie Gilbert is hitting .375 (6-16) with 2 doubles, 1 HR and 3 SB over his last 4 games played. DH Joseph Hunter is batting .428 (9-21) with 2 HR and 5 RBI over his last 6 games. OF Christian Marrero is batting .350 (7-20) with 2 doubles and 3 RBI over his last 7 games. He's driven in 9 runs his last 14 games played. 3B Mike Grace is batting .220 (9-41) with 12 strike-outs over his last 11 games. Utility man Matt Sharp is hitting .154 (4-26) with 5 runs scored over his last 17 games played. C Reymundo Tavares is batting .318 (7-22) with 4 doubles and 2 RBI over his last 8 games. INF Tim Lawrence is hitting .308 (20-65) with 7 doubles and 17 runs scored over his last 20 games. INF Scott Madsen is batting .321 (18-56) with 4 doubles, 2 triples and 10 runs scored over his last 14 games played. C Kris Welker is hitting .091 (2-22) with 6 strike-outs over his last 8 games.
HEAD TO HEAD: The White Sox and Raptors are squaring off for their first of seven meetings tonight. This is the opener of a four game series at Centene Stadium. GF and Ogden will meet three times July 24-26 in Utah.
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