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The two teams delighted to flip through the calendar from June to July head in a positive direction as the Chicago White Sox and host San Francisco Giants open a three-game Interleague series on Friday night. I want to get started. The
club will meet for the first time since September 2017 and for the first time in San Francisco since August 2014. The White Sox have won eight of the last ten matches.
The White Sox started second in the American League Central at 23-24 in June, but fell to third after the Cleveland Guardians after finishing 12-15 last month. They are currently sitting outside the playoffs photo.
Chicago's recent struggles include José Abreu (.346, 4 home runs), Andrew Vaughn (.324, 11 RBIs) and Josh Harrison (.322, 10 RBIs). ) Despite the impressive attack month. RBI).
Bourne from Northern California, who stands out at the University of California, will play his first major league match in San Francisco.
"I went there because he was old enough to go to a baseball game," he said, Oracle in San Francisco, about 60 miles south of his hometown of Santa Rosa. I talked about the park. "Great atmosphere. Lots of special players out there. It was really cool to be near the house."
Bourne, the third overall pick in the 2019 draft, was done by Barry Bonds. As you can see, I want to hit a home run in San Francisco Bay.
"When I went to see him hit, the entire stadium was closed," recalled the 24-year-old boy. "It didn't matter what was happening or what people were doing. They just stopped. That's what people came to see. People are now there to see Bond.
Bourne will face right-handed Alex Cobb (3-3, 5.48 ERA) in the series opener. In April 2021, they dueled Cobb in Anaheim, California, pitched to the Los Angeles Angels, attacked Bourne twice, and defeated him.
This game was just the second in Bourne's career.
Cobb went 1-3 with 8.34 ERA after five career starts with the White Sox.
Chicago is expected to start a series with Lance Lynn (1-1, 6.19) of Justice on the hill. The 35-year-old will be off to just the fourth start after returning from his right knee injury.
Lynn went 1-4 with 3.72 ERA at the start of his six career regular seasons with the Giants. He also saw them a total of three times in the 2012 and 2014 National League playoffs with St. Louis Cardinals, a series that helped San Francisco lead to two championships.
In search of a second consecutive berth after the season, the Giants went just 13-13 in June after the start of 27-21, which was in the playoff position. They will begin in July following the San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves and Cardinals in the NL Wildcard Race.
The Giants hope that the return of LaMonte Wade Jr. from a knee injury will ignite the surge in July. Wade played for the 11th time of the season, playing 1-5 on Wednesday, losing to the Detroit Tigers in San Francisco 3-2.
"The whole situation was frustrating. Nobody really wants to miss time and I missed a lot of time," Wade said. "It's definitely frustrating, but I'm definitely excited to come back."
– Field-level media
