| SEASON | CAREER |
| W6 | 6 |
| L4 | 4 |
| G22 | 22 |
| IP126.2 | 126.0 |
| BB34 | 34 |
| SO75 | 75 |
| SEASON | CAREER |
| W11 | 118 |
| L11 | 95 |
| G27 | 293 |
| IP159.1 | 1859.0 |
| BB37 | 394 |
| SO127 | 1570 |
An extended rough stretch is the last thing the Chicago White Sox need at this point in the season.
The AL Central leaders try to avoid a fourth consecutive loss Saturday night against a Los Angeles Angels club looking to remain a serious postseason contender.
If Chicago (81-69) is to maintain its perch atop the division, it must find a way to plate some runs after totaling eight in the last four games. The White Sox scored three while losing the final two of a three-game set at Kansas City then were held to five hits and struck out 12 times during Friday's 6-2 loss at Los Angeles.
Chicago's division lead is down to 1 1/2 games over Detroit, which had its Friday contest with Minnesota postponed due to rain.
"We just have to make it (to the postseason) somehow," reliever Matt Thornton told the White Sox's official website. "It would be a luxury right now to clinch a playoff spot, but we don't have that luxury."
Los Angeles (82-69), meanwhile, has won five of eight and sits 3 1/2 games behind Oakland for the AL's final wild-card spot.
"We got to take care of what we can control on the field," outfielder Torii Hunter said. "Things got to go our way outside of what we do on the field. It's doable."The Angels have outscored the White Sox 27-14 while winning four of five in Anaheim.
Chicago's Alejandro De Aza had two hits, including a leadoff homer, in the opener but Kevin Youkilis , Adam Dunn , Paul Konerko , Alex Rios and A.J. Pierzynski went a combined 0 for 20 with eight strikeouts.
Youkilis is batting .132 (9 for 68) in his last 19 games while Dunn is 2 for 19 with seven strikeouts in the last five. Youkilis and Dunn are a combined 6 for 30 (.200) against scheduled Angels starter Dan Haren (11-11, 4.41 ERA).
The right-hander is 3-1 with a 2.16 ERA following a four-start stretch where he went 0-2 with a 6.27 ERA. He allowed two earned runs in 5 2-3 innings of a 4-3 win at Kansas City on Sunday. His lone loss over those last four outings came Sept. 10 at home where he's posted an 8.78 ERA while losing his three starts.
Haren has never faced the White Sox in Anaheim but allowed a solo homer to Youkilis and three other hits over six innings while not factoring in the decision of a 4-2 win at Chicago on Aug. 5.
He is 1-1 with a 3.64 ERA in five starts against the White Sox overall.
Rookie Mike Trout hit his 28th homer and Hunter drove in two runs Friday for the Angels. Hunter is batting .379 with 21 RBIs in his last 22 games. With 120 runs, Trout became the first rookie to score at least that many since Ichiro Suzuki 's 127 in 2001.
Chicago rookie Jose Quintana (6-4, 3.69) makes his first appearance against the Angels on Saturday. The left-hander has been a pleasant surprise for the White Sox this season but is 1-2 with an 8.06 ERA in his last five starts.
Quintana will pitch on an extra days' rest after he gave up four runs and seven hits in four innings of a 5-4 win over the Tigers on Monday.
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Gordon Beckham | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Adam Dunn | 10 | .200 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .833 | .500 |
| Kosuke Fukudome | 10 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .673 | .400 |
| Paul Konerko | 13 | .308 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .616 | .308 |
| Jake Peavy | 5 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 14 | .357 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .714 | .357 |
| Alexei Ramirez | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Alex Rios | 14 | .214 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .267 | .696 | .429 |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| September 07, 2012 | Adam Dunn | Day-to-Day | Strained right oblique |
| August 27, 2012 | Gavin Floyd | 15-Day DL | Right elbow flexor strain |
| August 27, 2012 | Gavin Floyd | 15-Day DL | Right elbow flexor strain |
| August 25, 2012 | Dayan Viciedo | Day-to-Day | Right shoulder soreness |
| August 19, 2012 | Kevin Youkilis | Day-to-Day | Sore right knee |
| August 18, 2012 | Alejandro De Aza | 15-Day DL | Bruised left ribcage |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| August 30, 2012 | Howie Kendrick | Day-to-Day | Left game - sore right knee |
| August 22, 2012 | Albert Pujols | Day-to-Day | Left game - right calf tightness |
| August 19, 2012 | Peter Bourjos | 15-Day DL | Sore right wrist |
| August 19, 2012 | Peter Bourjos | 15-Day DL | Sore right wrist |
| August 13, 2012 | C.J. Wilson | Day-to-Day | Left game - bruised left hand |
| July 30, 2012 | Mark Trumbo | Day-to-Day | Back spasms |
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Two straight wins have the Los Angeles Angels still in the thick of the playoff race.
Four consecutive losses haven't derailed the Chicago White Sox's chances either.
Dan Haren earned his first win at home in more than a month, Mark Trumbo capped a four-run first inning with a two-run single and the Angels won 4-2 on Saturday night, trimming Chicago's AL Central lead to a half-game over Detroit.
"We're really positive," Haren said. "It's really a testament to the leaders on the team. Torii (Hunter) has gotten his point across that we're not going to give up until we're eliminated or we win."
Haren (12-11) allowed two runs and six hits in six-plus innings, struck out four and walked one for his first win in Anaheim since beating Tampa Bay on July 27. He had been 0-3 with an 8.77 ERA in three home starts since then.
"Two double plays were big," Haren said, crediting the defense. "For the most part I was keeping the ball down. That's a really good lineup."
Ernesto Frieri pitched the ninth to earn his 20th save in 23 chances after giving up a go-ahead home run in each of his previous two outings.
"Ernie had a couple of rough outings and tonight he found another gear," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
The Angels have won six of nine and are 2 1/2 games behind Oakland for the second AL wild card. They moved to a season-high 14 games over .500.
"Every guy has a ton of fight left in them and that's really what you want," Trumbo said.
Jose Quintana (6-5) gave up four runs and six hits in five innings, struck out three and walked five for the White Sox, who have scored just 10 runs in their past five games. Chicago struck out 12 times in a 6-2 loss in the series opener Friday.
"This is baseball and guys should be having fun doing it," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura , who was ejected in the fourth.
"There's stress and stuff like that because you want to win games, but we'd rather be doing this than trying to ruin somebody else's postseason chances."
Ventura was tossed by first base umpire Ed Hickox for arguing a balk called on Quintana with the White Sox trailing 4-1. The Angels had runners at the corners with none out when Quintana made an attempted pickoff throw to first baseman Paul Konerko , who was playing way off the bag against the right-handed hitting Mike Trout . Quintana led Konerko to the bag with his throw, and was called for his second balk of the season.
"I don't even know exactly how that went about because it was a designed play, so I was a little surprised that the balk was called," Quintana said through a translator. "I still don't understand it. I would have to look at the video. But it's a play that we have. It's not one that we've tried all the time, but we definitely practiced it in spring training."
Hickox told a pool reporter that Quintana didn't throw directly to first base, but 8 to 10 feet toward second baseman Gordon Beckham .
"Konerko was not breaking until after the pitcher threw the ball and then he was just trying to catch the ball. So in my judgment, there was no attempt to retire the runner," the umpire said. "My view and my judgment is that Konerko just went to try to catch the ball from going down the line."
The Angels failed to score in that inning after loading the bases.
They tied a season high with four runs in the first. Albert Pujols ' ground-rule double - the 500th of his career - scored Trout, who walked. Hunter added an RBI single before Trumbo's two-run single with two outs made it 4-0.
Chicago's first run came on Konerko's 24th homer leading off the second. They added another run on pinch-hitter DeWayne Wise's groundout to second off Garrett Richards .
NOTES: Pujols became the 19th player in major league history to record at least 500 doubles and 400 homers in his career. His 45 doubles are the most since he had that many in 2009. ... The White Sox have hit a major league-leading 94 homers since the All-Star break. ... It was Chicago's fourth losing streak of four or more games this season. ... It was Ventura's fourth ejection in his first year as a manager. His last was on Aug. 25 against Seattle. ... Konerko's homer was the first extra-base hit of his career against Haren, who had previously given up six singles to Konerko.
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