Chicago White Sox

Jake Peavy to pitch in minors Friday

CHICAGO -- Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy is set to make his minor league start with Double-A Birmingham on Friday.

Pitching coach Don Cooper said the hope is that Peavy goes five innings and throws 75 pitches in the Barons game at Montgomery.

Peavy, who is recovering from both his latissimus dorsi reattachment surgery last July and rotator cuff tendinitis that developed this spring, is then in line to pitch Wednesday as well as April 18, 23 and 28.

"Those are his numbers," Cooper said.

If any of those dates will be starts in the major leagues remains to be seen. Peavy will have to be ready to throw 100 pitches in a game before he can return to the White Sox and he won't reach that mark until April 23.

April 28 seems to be a more realistic return date, but Cooper wasn't making any promises.

"Listen nothing is etched in stone because who knows something may come up, god forbid," Cooper said. "So those are his days to throw and we'll roll with whatever comes our way. Could it be earlier? It could. Could it be later? It could. We'll just have see how things lay out."

As for Peavy's spot in the rotation Saturday, the first time the No. 5 spot will be needed this year, Phil Humber is still in line to make that start despite pitching two innings Wednesday at Kansas City.

"Right now he's preparing to start," Cooper said. "But we have to see what happens. Strange things can happen like a couple extra-inning games. So we're ready for anything. Somebody will be out there Saturday and right now it's scheduled to be Phil."

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Rays Vs. White Sox: Tampa Bay Still Winless After Falling In Chicago

Six games. Eight runs. According to the lineup simulator at Baseball Musings, that’s fewer runs than a team could expect if every hitter in the lineup had a .100 on-base percentage and .100 slugging percentage. The Tampa Bay Rays, who entered Thursday’s game batting .136 as a team, only wish they were that lucky. The Rays were unable to touch Edwin Jackson on Thursday, falling to the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field, 5-1.

Jackson made quick work of the Rays, racking up a career-high 13 strikeouts, a record for a White Sox home opener. Unlike his no-hitter last season, Jackson complemented the strikeouts with impeccable control, walking only one batter in eight innings.

Rays starter David Price was touched up early. Juan Pierre and Gordon Beckham reached base to start the game, and Gordon Beckham doubled them home before an out was recorded. Paul Konerko contributed an RBI single in the 3rd inning, which was more than Jackson would need for his second win of the season. Though Price stayed in the game long enough to record a quality start, he dropped to 0-2.

The lone run for the Rays scored when Reid Brignac singled home Felipe Lopez in the eighth inning. Thursday’s game was the fifth time in six games that the Rays were able to score just a single run.

The two teams will meet again tomorrow, with Tampa Bay (0-6) turning to James Shields in a search for their first win, and the White Sox (4-2) going with John Danks.

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