Gavin Floyd Injury: White Sox RHP Ready To Return

Chicago White Sox starter Gavin Floyd threw a sideline session on Sunday and says he felt fine.

Floyd threw his third sideline session on Sunday since being placed on the disabled list with a sore elbow on Aug. 28.

"A couple of times we stopped and it felt a little… abnormal," said Floyd, who threw about 50 pitches. "But everything felt good."

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Floyd is no longer experiencing any pain in his elbow, according to White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper, so Floyd could be back in Chicago's rotation soon. No return date has been set.

Floyd is 9-9 with a 4.55 ERA for Chicago in 2012. He has 114 strikeouts and 53 walks in 138-1/3 innings pitched.

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White Sox Vs. Royals Final Score: Chicago Edged By Kansas City In 10 Innings, 2-1

The Chicago White Sox were once again bested by rival Kansas City on Sunday afternoon, as the visiting Royals scored a pair of 10th inning runs en route to a 2-1 victory.

Both teams failed to score a run until extra innings, on a day when as many as eight different Chicago pitchers were trotted out to the mound to throw a pitch. Starter Hector Santiago yielded a mere three hits over four innings of eight-strikeout ball, but gave way to the bullpen to begin the fifth inning after 93 pitches.

After allowing two RBI singles in the top half of the 10th inning to break the tie, Chicago mounted a slight comeback. Gordon Beckham hit an RBI double before Royals closer Greg Holland closed the door for the save. Now with a remarkable 10-1 record against the White Sox and Detroit Tigers in their last 11 games, the Royals will have a chance to do further damage to Chicago's cause on Tuesday, Sept. 18, when the teams open another three-game set.

Next up for Robin Ventura's White Sox is an all-too-significant four-game series with the Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field. Young lefty Jose Quintana will take the mound on Monday to kick off the series against Detroit's Rick Porcello.

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White Sox Vs. Royals Game Preview: Hector Santiago Takes The Mound In Second Career Start

The Chicago White Sox face-off with the division rival Kansas City Royals in a rubber match Sunday afternoon.

Chicago dropped the first game of the series Friday, 7-5, but rebounded Saturday behind a strong outing from Chris Sale in a 5-4 victory. Hector Santiago (3-1, 3.71) takes the mound for the White Sox. Fresh off his first career Major League start Sept. 3 against the Minnesota Twins in which he allowed only one run off three hits in five strong innings, Santiago faces a Royals team Sunday looking to play spoiler to the division leading White Sox.

Jeremy Guthrie (7-12, 5.34) will start for Kansas City. The 33 year-old has struggled mightily for most of the 2012 season but has managed to win four of his last six starts, allowing more than two runs only once in that time. Guthrie will look to quiet a Chicago offense which has produced six home runs so far this series.

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Royals Vs. White Sox Final Score: Chicago Wins 5-4 Behind Chris Sale And The Longball

Chris Sale was a bit on the wild side early, but he found his control in the fourth inning to get through six innings for the White Sox. Dayan Viciedo hit a two out homerun in the bottom of the first, giving the White Sox five players who have hit twenty on the season. They are the only team in baseball to accomplish that feat.

Kansas City would tie the game in controversial fashion, as Lorenzo Cain was ruled safe at home despite replay showing that he may have been tagged out. The White Sox would retake the lead in the bottom of the third on an Alexei Ramirez double, and they'd add to that lead with a Tyler Flowers two run shot in the bottom of the fourth.

Paul Konerko would then put the Sox up by four when he led off the bottom of the sixth with the third homerun of the day for Chicago, and that would be enough to hold off the Royals three run rally in the final two innings. Chris Sale would get the win, his sixteenth of the season.

The two sides will meet again tomorrow at 1:10 p.m. CT with Jeremy Guthrie of the Royals scheduled to square off with Hector Santiago of the White Sox.

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Gavin Floyd Optimistic Following Bullpen Session

Chicago White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd is confident that he could start as soon as next week according to a report from Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com.

Floyd has been on the disabled list with soreness in his right elbow since Aug. 27, but he threw a 55-pitch bullpen session on Thursday and hopes to throw a similar session on Sunday.

Floyd was optimistic when talking to Levine, saying he felt better than he thought he would,

"It felt good. I threw some sliders, change-ups, (and) fastballs. It was good, better than I expected, so we will have one more bullpen Sunday. We will throw curveballs (and) that will be the final test as to how it feels."

White Sox manager Robin Ventura doesn't know when Floyd will start again, but wants to make sure Floyd is healthy before making a decision,

"He has to feel right in order to (start). Soon as he is fit to (pitch) then we will see where he best fits in."

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White Sox Vs. Royals Game Preview: Chris Sale Looks To Get Back On Track Against Kansas City

The Chicago White Sox kept their one-game lead over the slumping Detroit Tigers Friday, as the Angels scored a walkoff win in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The White Sox, who had lost 7-5 earlier in the evening to the Royals, hang on to their slim lead, but need a strong performance from starting pitcher Chris Sale in the second of a three-game set in Chicago.

Chicago has lost six of their last eight games, including a sweep at the hands of the Tigers in Detroit seven days ago.

The White Sox will need Sale to return to the form he had over the first half of the season, when he was 11-2 with a 2.11 ERA. Offensively, the White Sox are .191 (13-for-68) with runners in scoring position over their last seven games.

It's a good opportunity for Chicago, taking on a Royals squad that will finish under .500, while the Tigers are on the road taking on the red-hot Angels.

First pitch is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. CT.

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White Sox Vs. Royals: Kansas City Continues Mastery of Chicago

The Chicago White Sox gave up two runs in the top of the ninth inning to lose to the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Friday. The Royals are now 10-4 on the season against Chicago, including wins in five straight.

White Sox closer Addison Reed (3-2, 4.56 ERA) came into the game with it tied 5-5 in the ninth, but he gave up three hits, including a two-run home run by Lorenzo Cain, the second of his two home runs in the game. The White Sox put a runner on second with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but pinch-hitter Dan Johnson struck out to end the game. Kelvin Herrera (2-2, 2.42 ERA) picked up the win in relief.

Chicago led 1-0 after a Paul Konerko RBI single in the first. Kansas City went up 2-1 on a two-run home run by Salvador Perez in the second. A.J. Pierzynski tied the game with a solo home run in the fourth. Cain and Dewayne Wise both hit solo home runs in the fifth. RBIs by Jeff Francouer and Eric Hosmer in the sixth put Kansas City up 5-3, but Alexei Ramirez tied it with a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth.

The White Sox lead the Detroit Tigers, who are playing the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Anaheim Friday, by a half game in the AL Central.

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Gavin Floyd Progressing But Won't Be Ready For Series Vs. Detroit Tigers

The Chicago White Sox open a four-game series with the Detroit Tigers on Monday in a matchup that could determine the eventual AL Central champion, but Chicago won't have the services of starting pitcher Gavin Floyd in time to face the Tigers.

Floyd has been on the disabled list since Aug. 27 with a right elbow strain, but he threw a bullpen session on Thursday that went well, according to Scott Merkin of MLB.com, and he could return to the rotation soon.

"Very minimal soreness, ache. So it was good, better than I expected. We have one more bullpen Sunday to throw curveballs and I think that will be the final test as to how it feels and see how it reacts when I throw."

Floyd is 9-9 with a 4.55 ERA in 24 starts this season.

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Adam Dunn Injury: White Sox DH Out For Friday's Game

Chicago White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Kansas City Royals due to a nagging oblique injury, according to a report from ESPNChicago.

The White Sox slugger, who is second in the majors with 38 home runs and the league leader in walks (96) and strikeouts (194), played in all three games of the team's series against the Minnesota Twins on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after previously sitting Sept. 1 and 2 because of the injury.

Dunn is carrying a batting average of .208 with a .485 slugging percentage and .340 on-base percentage this season for Chicago.

"He has that side (injury) again," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said prior to Friday's game, according to the report. "Just trying to take care of it and make sure nothing gets worse. It's just one of those keeps coming back every once in a while."

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White Sox Vs. Royals: The Limitations Of Jose Quintana

While starter Jose Quintana has been a surprise for the White Sox season, the past week was pretty rough.

Quintana has allowed a total of 12 earned run over two starts without getting to the fifth inning in either one.

SB Nation's White Sox blog, South Side Sox took at look at pitch velocity and location to determine if Quintana was hitting a wall.

Velocity hasn't really changed, but his pitch selection and location hasn't been the same. From South Side Sox:

Along with the lack of a credible changeup, he also isn't showing a consistent ability to backdoor his curve, or what's left of his cutter. When you think of the very good Sox lefties over the last several years -- Mark Buehrle to John Danks to Chris Sale -- they had an ability to work inside and outside with multiple pitches.

Quintana isn't quite there yet. In fact, he looks like he's getting further away, and that could be the sign of tiring. Fatigue doesn't only manifest itself in velocity, but it can take away from sharpness, both in terms of movement and command.

But that doesn't quite cover the narrowing of his pitch selection, and his ability to add and subtract off his breaking stuff. That's the part I think Quintana (or A.J. Pierzynski, or Don Cooper) might have a more specific answer for. He could be wearing down after all, but he might never admit he's tiring to the media, and he might be smart for doing so.

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2012 MLB Standings: White Sox Holding On To 1-Game Lead

The Chicago White Sox ended up tied with the Detroit Tigers for the lead in the American League Central Division after being swept in their three-game set on Aug. 31-Sept. 2. But they've re-gained the lead thanks to their series against the Minnesota Twins in which they took two out of three games, while the Tigers manages to lose to the Cleveland Indians in two of their three games.

Detroit will go on to play the Los Angeles Angels for a three-game set, but the White Sox have a much tougher opponent, at least when they're concerned: the Kansas City Royals. Despite being 13.5 games back of the AL Central lead, the Royals give the White Sox all kinds of trouble. The last time they met, Kansas City got the three-game sweep.

Either way, the AL Central is a two-team race at this point. Kansas City, Cleveland and Minnesota are 13.5 games, 16.5 games and 18.5 games back, respectively. Chicago will take on Detroit again for a four-game series immediately after their series with Kansas City, and it could be the deciding factor in the division.

For a full look at the MLB standings, visit the SI.com tracker here. Below, we've got the standings for the AL Central.

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Royals Vs. White Sox Preview: Chicago Looks To Avenge Recent Sweep

The White Sox open a three-game series against the Royals on Friday night.