Chicago White Sox - TeamReport

White Sox right-hander Zach Putnam was back in the bullpen mix Tuesday after missing the previous four games because of a right groin issue. Putnam didn't get in the game because the White Sox needed just three relievers in a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox.

Putnam tweaked the groin warming up in Seattle last Friday. Inside of trying to fight through it, he decided it was better for all parties to shut it down.
"When you tweak a muscle like that, you run the risk of ... even though if you think you can get back out there, if you do and it happens again, you're dealing with it for months rather than a couple of days," he said. "So I think that was the thing is just trying to get through the end of the season healthy. I had to sacrifice a few days here so I can get a bunch back on the back end."


Putnam, who has a 2.93 ERA in 40 games this season, threw a bullpen session on Monday without issue. When he felt fine on Tuesday, he declared himself good to go.
"Obviously, knock on wood, I haven't spent any time on the DL so that's a positive," Putnam said. "But with anybody -- pitchers, position players -- there's going to be some stuff, some nagging over the course of 162 games, and I'm just going through some of that right now."
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MLB Team Report - Chicago White Sox - NOTES, QUOTES
RECORD: 59-65
STREAK: Won one
NEXT: Red Sox (RHP Rick Porcello, 5-11, 5.81 ERA) at White Sox (LHP Chris Sale, 12-7, 3.34 ERA)
PLAYER NOTES:
--OF Trayce Thompson was 3-for-4 on Tuesday and now is batting .522 (12-for-23). He has played mostly against left-handers but will start seeing some action against right-handers because of his success. "It's going to get there," manager Robin Ventura said. "I think the way we are going right now, against lefties he's in there, and we are going to see when he's going to get in there against righties."

--OF Adam Eaton was 1-for-5 Tuesday night against the Boston Red Sox. Before that, Eaton was batting .324 (35-for-108) with 21 runs scored in the previous 28 games.
--1B Jose Abreu went 1-for-4 on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Before that, he was batting .370 (17-for-46) with six doubles, four home runs and 10 RBIs in 12 games against Boston in his career.
--LHP Jose Quintana allowed four runs (three earned) in six innings on Tuesday night. He posted his ninth no-decision of the season. He is 1-5 with a 3.72 ERA art U.S. Cellular Field this season.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "He's sprayed it around the field. He's got some pop too. It's nice to see. I think you get a guy that's swinging the bat well, you want to get him in there as much as you can." -- White Sox manager Robin Ventura, on finding more playing time for rookie OF Trayce Thompson.
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MLB Team Report - Chicago White Sox - ROSTER REPORT
MEDICAL WATCH:
--RHP Daniel Webb (back strain) went on the 15-day disabled list Aug. 5. He began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Aug. 21.
ROTATION:
LHP Chris Sale
RHP Jeff Samardzija
LHP Jose Quintana
LHP John Danks
LHP Carlos Rodon
BULLPEN:
RHP David Robertson (closer)
RHP Jake Petricka
RHP Zach Putnam
LHP Zach Duke
RHP Nate Jones
LHP Dan Jennings
RHP Matt Albers
CATCHERS:
Tyler Flowers
Geovany Soto
INFIELDERS:
1B Jose Abreu
2B Carlos Sanchez
SS Alexei Ramirez
3B Tyler Saladino
DH Adam LaRoche
INF Gordon Beckham
OUTFIELDERS:
LF Melky Cabrera
CF Adam Eaton
RF Avisail Garcia
OF Trayce Thompson
OF J.B. Shuck