White Sox Attendance 2012: Chicago-Baltimore Series Poorly Attended

The Chicago White Sox got off to a solid start to the 2012 season, including a series win at home over the Detroit Tigers. But that didn't help attendance at U.S. Cellular Field during their recent four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles.

Related: Orioles Vs. White Sox Final Score: Late Rally Falls Short As Chicago Loses 5-3

The Sox drew an average 12,663 fans for each game of the series, the lowest average for a home series since April 2004.

Against the Orioles this week, the White Sox had a paid attendance of 13,732 fans on Monday, 11,267 on Tuesday, 13,818 on Wednesday and 11,836 on Thursday. Tuesday’s single-game paid attendance was the smallest since having a paid attendance of 10,800 against the Indians on April 7, 2005.

The White Sox dropped three of four to Baltimore.

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Orioles Vs. White Sox Final Score: Late Rally Falls Short As Chicago Loses 5-3

Gavin Floyd gave up five runs, White Sox hitters struck out 17 times and Chicago lost to the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Thursday afternoon. The O's took three of four games from the White Sox.

Related: White Sox Coaches Confident 2B Gordon Beckham Can Change

Despite their issues at the plate, though, the White Sox had a chance to turn the game around in the ninth inning. After getting the first two outs of the inning, Baltimore closer Jim Johnson loaded the bases, giving Alex Rios a chance to get his team back in the game. But Rios struck out looking to end the threat.

With the loss, Chicago fell to 6-6 on the season; the Orioles improved to 8-5.

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White Sox Coaches Confident 2B Gordon Beckham Can Change

The Chicago White Sox have been waiting for over two years for 2B Gordon Beckham to regain his rookie season excellence. In 2009, Beckham hit 14 homers with an impressive .351 weighted on base average (wOBA), but since then, he has not mustered a wOBA over .305.

White Sox manager Robin Ventura tried to help tweak Beckham's approach this offseason, and though Beckham is still looking to find a rhythm this season, Venture thinks he will eventually sort it out:

"Any time you do something different, it's going to take a little time. But it's not like we're asking him to hit left-handed," manager Robin Ventura said prior to Thursday's game. "We're just asking him to get started a little earlier. It's something that happens to most guys -- everybody changes an approach or tinkers with things enough during the season that you're used to doing that. I don't see it taking a whole long time for him to do that."

The team's new hitting coach, Jeff Manto, echoed the manager's sentiments:

"What we're asking is not invasive at all," Manto said. "It's a very easy fix -- it's a timing mechanism, it's not like we're moving hands, moving feet, moving heads -- it's just a matter of getting your foot down and the at-bat's over. Let the at-bat take care of itself once you get ready to hit. If we got a little bit to where it's invasive, that would be a problem."

Beckham is not in Thursday's lineup, but is expected to return soon.

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Orioles Vs. White Sox: TV Time, Lineups, Starting Pitchers And More

The Chicago White Sox (6-5) need a win on Thursday to earn a series split against the Baltimore Orioles (7-5), and Robin Ventura has inserted Brent Lillibridge in the No. 2 hole -- while leaving Dayan Viciedo down at No. 7 -- in the hopes of generating some offense at that spot in the order. Tyler Flowers gets the start at catcher in place of the red-hot A.J. Pierzynski, and Eduardo Escobar gets the call at second base. Here is a look at the complete lineups for both teams:

Chicago White Sox

1. Alejandro De Aza CF
2. Brent Lillibridge 3B
3. Adam Dunn 1B
4. Paul Konerko DH
5. Alex Rios RF
6. Alexi Ramirez SS
7. Dayan Viciedo LF
8. Tyler Flowers C
9. Eduardo Escobar 2B

Starting Pitcher: Gavin Floyd RHP

Baltimore Orioles

1. Endy Chavez LF
2. J.J. Hardy SS
3. Nick Markakis RF
4. Adam Jones CF
5. Nick Johnson DH
6. Mark Reynolds 3B
7. Chris Davis 1B
8. Ronny Paulino C
9. Robert Andino 2B

Starting Pitcher: Jason Hammel RHP

Here is all the TV and radio broadcast information for Thursday, along with the pitching matchup:

Date / Time: 1:10 PM CT, Thursday, April 19, 2012

Location: U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL

Starting Pitchers: Jason Hammel (1-0, 2.08 ERA) vs. Gavin Floyd (1-1, 3.09 ERA)

TV: CSN-Chicago

Radio: AM 670 The Score

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White Sox Vs. Orioles: Chicago Seeks Series Split In Thursday Matinee

The Chicago White Sox (6-5) dropped two of their first three games against the Baltimore Orioles (7-5) during a rain-drenched series, but they get a chance to earn a split with a win in a Thursday afternoon matchup at U.S. Cellular Field. Gavin Floyd takes the mound for the Sox in a follow-up to his six innings of scoreless ball thrown against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, while the Orioles turn to Jason Hammel. The former Rockies starter is coming off a less-than-spectacular pitching performance against the Toronto Blue Jays, but he carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his first regular season start in 2012 and has been good so far this year.

The Sox bats have gotten off to a slow start again this season -- aside from catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who has been killing the ball -- and Zach Meisel of MLB.com caught up with slugger Paul Konerko, who says it's unfair to judge the Sox on such a small sample size:

Veteran first baseman Paul Konerko stressed how important it is to not get caught up in such a small sample size, just a couple weeks into the season.

"Everybody is kind of guilty early in the year," Konerko said, "looking at a 20 or 30 at-bat sample and making judgments off of that. Even smart people.

"Everybody knows it's wrong and still does it. A tradition, I guess. It's up to the players. ... There's a lot of distractions in the big leagues, and if it was just about playing the game it would be a lot easier."

Here is the key information you need to locate today's game.

Date / Time: 1:10 PM CT, Thursday, April 19, 2012

Location: U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL

Starting Pitchers: Jason Hammel (1-0, 2.08 ERA) vs. Gavin Floyd (1-1, 3.09 ERA)

TV: CSN-Chicago

Radio: AM 670 The Score

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Orioles Vs. White Sox Final Score: Chicago Cruises To 8-1 Victory

After a pair of frustrating losses to open a four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday and Tuesday, the Chicago White Sox finally knocked off the O's on Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago routed Baltimore 8-1 behind a strong outing from starter Jake Peavy and consistent hitting throughout the lineup.

Related: Orioles Vs. White Sox Preview: Chicago Looks Avoid Losing Record

Chicago scored two in the second, one run in the third and the fourth, and runs in the sixth. The win moves the White Sox to 6-5 overall, while Baltimore falls to 7-5.

Peavy was the star for Chicago. He went seven innings, allowing just four hits and one earned run while striking out eight and walking none. Baltimore jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second on a double by right fielder Endy Chavez, but the Sox would answer back when catcher A.J. Pierzynski clubbed a two-run homer. The game was broken apart for good in the sixth when Adam Dunn lined a double to left field to score three.

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Orioles Vs. White Sox: Chicago, Baltimore Announce Lineups

The Chicago White Sox will try to avoid their fourth straight loss and third straight defeat to the Baltimore Orioles when the two teams continue their four-game set tonight at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox will send veteran Jake Peavy to the mound to oppose the Orioles' 25-year old right-hander Tommy Hunter.

Related: Orioles Vs. White Sox Preview: Chicago Looks Avoid Losing Record

Here's a look at the White Sox's lineup for Wednesday night:

Orioles tonight vs. ChiSox: Reimold 7, Hardy 6, Markaitis dh, Jones 8, Wieters 2, Chavez 9, Reynolds 5, Davis 3, Andino 4. Hunter pitching.

— Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) April 18, 2012

Here's Baltimore's lineup:

Orioles 4/18 lineup @ ChiSox: Reimold LF, Hardy SS, Markakis DH, Jones CF, Wieters C, Chavez RF, Reynolds 3B, Davis 1B, Andino 2B, Hunter P

— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) April 18, 2012

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Orioles Vs. White Sox Preview: Chicago Looks Avoid Losing Record

If the Chicago White Sox want to avoid having a losing record for the first time in well over a week, they'll have to beat the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. After winning five of its first seven games, Chicago has lost three straight to drop to 5-5 overall on the season.

Now, the White Sox wil need a win against Baltimore to avoid dropping below .500 for the first time since being 1-2 on April 8. After that loss, Chicago reeled off four straight victories to build up some early-season optimism. With the team struggling against an Orioles squad that didn't have much hype coming into the season, some of that excitement has been tempered.

Another strong outing from White Sox starter Jake Peavy on Wednesday could go a long way towards getting that win, though. The oft-injured pitcher looked good in his first two appearances for Chicago this season, both White Sox victories. He'll be going against Orioles starter Tommy Hunter, who is also 1-0 this season.

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Orioles Vs. White Sox Final Score: Chicago Loses 3-2

The Chicago White Sox had three innings to score a single run and tie up their game with the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. They couldn't do it. Baltimore scored three runs in the sixth inning and nothing else, but it was good enough to propel the O's to a 3-2 win over the Sox. The win moves Baltimore to 7-4, while the White Sox fall to 5-5.

Left fielder Nolan Reimold hit a two-run homer off of White Sox starter John Danks to gets scoring started in the sixth. Shortstop J.J. Hardy was the next batter, and he also took Danks deep for a solo homer. The White Sox would answer in their half of the inning when A.J. Pierzynski doubled to deep right to score Brent Morel and Paul Konerko. Chicago wouldn't score again and the game ended 3-2.

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White Sox Vs. Orioles Lineups: Rios, Viciedo Up; Ramirez, Beckham Down

The Chicago White Sox (5-4) take on the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles (6-4) on Tuesday night. RF Alex Rios hits from the No. 4 hole for the second straight game of the season while LF Dayan Viciedo moves up to the No. 7 slot for the second time this year.

Here is a look at the full lineup:

Your #WhiteSox lineup vs BAL: De Aza 8, Morel 5, Dunn DH, Konerko 3, Pierzynski 2, Rios 9, Ramirez 6, Viciedo 7, Beckham 4, Danks - LHP

— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) April 17, 2012

Meanwhile, the Orioles send out LHP Wei-Yin Chen -- making his second start of the season since leaving Japan's NPB league. Here's the lineup the Orioles will send out against LHP John Danks:

#Orioles lineup 4/17 vs. #ChiSox: Reimold LF Hardy SS Markakis RF Jones CF Wieters C Reynolds DH Betemit 3B Davis 1B Andino 2B Chen LHP

— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) April 17, 2012

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Orioles Vs. White Sox: Chicago Aims To Stop First Losing Streak Of 2012

The Chicago White Sox had game one of their three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles under control on Monday night, but things turned sour very quickly when the bullpen got hit hard. The Sox took a 4-1 lead into the eighth inning, but a home run parade by Baltimore moved the game to extra innings and eventually turned into 10-4 Orioles win. On Tuesday, John Danks takes the mound for a 7:10 CT start at the Cell and he will try to stop the first losing streak the Sox have suffered in the young MLB season.

The Orioles bats have been hot, but the most interesting storyline of Monday's game is Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen, a left-handed pitched from Taiwan who his making the second major league start of his career. Here is a bit of a primer on Chen from South Side Sox:

Wei-Yin Chen (can't wait to hear Bill Melton talk about him) is a new import from the NPB. The Taiwanese southpaw had Tommy John surgery when he was 21 (he's 26 now). He had a 1.54 ERA in 2009, which was the lowest in the NPB since 1968. He appears to have a low-90s four seamer, a slider, a curveball, and a changeup. Here's a link to his stats from across the pond. Best of luck with it.

Here is the key information for today's game.

Date / Time: 7:10 PM CT, Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Location: U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL

Starting Pitchers: Wei-Yin Chen (0-0, 3.18 ERA) vs. John Danks (1-1, 5.40 ERA)

TV: WCIU

Radio: AM 670 The Score

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Orioles Vs. White Sox Final Score: Chicago Falls Apart Late In Defeat

The Chicago White Sox took a 4-1 lead into the eighth inning and 4-2 lead into the ninth inning tonight at U.S. Cellular Field against the Baltimore Orioles, but a bullpen implosion cost Chicago the victory. The Orioles hit a pair of solo home runs in the ninth to tie the game and scored six runs in the 10th to defeat the White Sox 10-4. The loss drops Chicago to 5-4, while Baltimore improves to 6-4.

New closer Hector Santiago allowed home runs to pinch hitter Nolan Reimold and then center fielder Adam Jones to blow the save for the Sox. Once it got to extras, the South Siders didn't have a chance. Cather Matt Wieters hit a grand slam as part of of a six-run 10th inning. All runs were credited to White Sox reliever Zach Stewart.

A.J. Pierzynski hit his third home run of the season in the second inning for the White Sox.

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Orioles Vs. White Sox Preview: Chicago Tries To Build On Good Start To 2012

The Sox and O's open up a four-game series on Monday.