OAKLAND — An 0-4 finish put a damper on what would have looked as a promising May for the Chicago White Sox.
Despite their late skid, the Sox still managed a 14-13 record in May. The offense, despite its recent skid, raised its batting average by eight points to .238, while the pitching staff lowered its ERA from 3.87 to 3.82.
Here’s a look at some of the individual comparisons:
Batter April 30 May 31
De Aza .229, 31 strikeouts .246, 57 strikeouts
Dunn .148, 6 HRs, 32 strikeouts .156, 6 HRs, 69 strikeouts
Flowers .177, 25 strikeouts .205, 45 strikeouts
Keppinger .202 .225
Konerko .233, 4 HR, 15 RBIs .243, 5 HR, 21 RBIs
Ramirez .281, 4 RBIs .276, 10 RBIs
Rios .277, 6 HRs, 12 RBIs .279, 10 HRs, 28 RBIs
Viciedo .229, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs .252, 4 HRs, 13 RBIs
Pitcher April 30 May 31
Crain 1.74 ERA 0.75 ERA
Jones 6.17 ERA 6.58 ERA
Lindstrom 4.91 ERA 3.80 ERA
Peavy 3-1, 3.38 ERA 6-3, 3.62 ERA
Quintana 2-0, 3.58 ERA 3-2, 3.75 ERA
Reed 1.64 ERA, 8 saves 1.96 ERA, 17 saves
Sale 2-2, 4.09 ERA 5-2, 2.53 ERA
Thornton 3.86 ERA 3.94 ERA
