Jason Grilli impressed White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen enough in Friday’s 6-3 loss that he will start on three days’ rest Tuesday against Oakland.
With Grilli starting Tuesday, Freddy Garcia will start Wednesday to keep the rotation intact.
“[Garcia] feels a lot better and hopefully he will continue to improve,” Guillen said. “I don’t want to mess around with the rotation. Grilli is young and can come back.”
Garcia said he will throw on the side before Sunday’s series finale against the Indians. He said he’s not concerned the tightness he has in his forearm will affect the elbow.
“It’s in the muscle, so I don’t worry about it,” Garcia said. “It’s in the forearm and not the elbow. I’m throwing [Sunday], and if I feel pretty good …”
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Guillen said the only player he wants to see play on a daily basis is outfielder Joe Borchard. Guillen said he’s not concerned that Borchard was given a huge signing bonus when he was drafted. He also said general manager Ken Williams hasn’t told him to play Borchard. “I don’t care how much money they invested in him,” Guillen said. “I’m putting him in every day to see what we have. Before they would say he’s a great player and he can do this, he can do that. Now they can’t say that because I can see it. It’s up to [Borchard] to see what his future is with the White Sox.” Borchard is hitting .172 in 93 at-bats. Guillen said he wants to see more quality at-bats. Borchard has struck out 29 times. . . . Despite Guillen’s laments over the lack of execution this season, the Sox are second in the American League with a .288 average with runners in scoring position, trailing only Boston’s .291 average. . . .
After struggling for a couple of months, Juan Uribe has driven in 15 runs in his last 17 games. . . . Aaron Rowand leads the American League with 24 runs scored in August and is tied for second with eight home runs. Of his 115 hits this season, 53 have been for extra bases. . . .
C.C. Sabathia’s victory Friday night was his 10th of the season, giving him double-digit victories in each of his first four seasons in the majors. He’s the first Indians pitcher to do that since Luis Tiant (1964-68).
