Coming off one of their best offensive performances of the year, the Chicago White Sox are hoping that Phil Humber can come through with a quality performance after weeks of inconsistency. Humber hasn't won a start at U.S. Cellular Field since June 2011, a losing streak that spans 13 starts.
Since pitching a perfect game on April 21, Humber has been abysmal for Chicago, posting a 7.38 ERA with 34 strikeouts and 24 walks over his past eight starts. Hopefully he'll be able to find some rhythm against a Houston lineup that's struggled lately.
Here's the lineup for Chicago:
- Alejandro De Aza, CF
- Gordon Beckham, 2B
- Adam Dunn, DH
- Paul Konerko, 1B
- Alex Rios, RF
- Dayan Viciedo, LF
- Alexei Ramirez, SS
- Tyler Flowers, C
- Orlando Hudson, 3B
And the lineup for Houston:
- Jose Altuve, 2B
- Brian Bixler, LF
- Jed Lowrie, SS
- J.D. Martinez, DH
- Brett Wallace, 1B
- Chris Johnson, 3B
- Brian Bogusevic, RF
- Justin Maxwell, CF
- Chris Snyder, C
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