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Houston Astros (30-19) vs. Chicago White Sox (22-25), May 30, 2015 3:10 PM CDT
TV: Roots Sports SW, MLB.TV
Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AM
Pitching matchup
LHP Dallas Keuchel (6-1, 1.98 ERA, 0.96 WHIP) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (2-5, 4.67 ERA, 1.35 WHIP)
Preview
The Astros have stumbled a bit as they enter June, losing three of their last four games and five of their last eight. But they still hold a five game lead over the American League West and they have Dallas Keuchel on the mound today against the White Sox.
Looking at the notes from our series preview:
After J.A. Hinch moved the rotation around, Dallas Keuchel is starting Saturday rather than Sunday. The beard has been untouchable for the most part in 2015. The Astros are 25-14 since the start of the 2014 when Keuchel starts. Keuchel is coming off his first loss of the season, allowing four runs over eight innings on May 25 against the Orioles. He is 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA in two career starts against the White Sox.
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX CAREER STATISTICS VS. DALLAS KEUCHEL | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Melky Cabrera"]">Melky Cabrera | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.429 | 0.429 | 0.571 | 1.000 |
| Adam Eaton"]">Adam Eaton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 1.500 |
| Tyler Flowers"]">Tyler Flowers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.600 | 0.750 | 1.350 |
| Alexei Ramirez"]">Alexei Ramirez | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.286 | 0.333 | 0.619 |
| Geovany Soto"]">Geovany Soto | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.167 | 0.286 | 0.250 | 0.536 |
| Jose Abreu"]">Jose Abreu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 |
| Gordon Beckham"]">Gordon Beckham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 0.500 |
| Avisail Garcia"]">Avisail Garcia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| Conor Gillaspie"]">Conor Gillaspie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 |
| Adam LaRoche"]">Adam LaRoche | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.333 | 0.200 | 0.533 |
| J.B. Shuck"]">J.B. Shuck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Countering Keuchel is Jose Quintana who is still working to shed 14 runs allowed in his first three starts from his ERA. He had four quality starts out of five opportunities following that rough start to the season. Quintana stumbled again in his most recent start, allowing 7 runs (6 earned) over six innings against the surging Twins on May 24. He is 1-0 with a 3.63 ERA in four career starts against the Astros.
| HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. JOSE QUINTANA | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Matt Dominguez"]">Matt Dominguez | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.545 | 1.000 |
| Jason Castro"]">Jason Castro | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.364 | 0.462 | 0.545 | 1.007 |
| Jose Altuve"]">Jose Altuve | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.231 | 0.231 | 0.231 | 0.462 |
| Jed Lowrie"]">Jed Lowrie | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.429 | 0.500 | 0.571 | 1.071 |
| Evan Gattis"]">Evan Gattis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 1.333 |
| Robbie Grossman"]">Robbie Grossman | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 |
| Jonathan Villar"]">Jonathan Villar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.600 | 0.500 | 1.100 |
| Chris Carter"]">Chris Carter | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.143 | 0.333 | 0.286 | 0.619 |
| L.J. Hoes"]">L.J. Hoes | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.250 | 0.375 |
| Colby Rasmus"]">Colby Rasmus | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.250 |
| Jon Singleton"]">Jon Singleton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| George Springer"]">George Springer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.400 | 0.000 | 0.400 |
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