“You’ve got veteran guys”, Ventura said. “Last year I had some bad karma from past stuff that was said, and I took it. Then just getting kind of mentally messed up and battling through something I wasn’t used to with the knee”.
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Fans who attended were offered a free ticket to a future game.
“I’d say pretty much all of them without the snow, but they’re all pretty cold…I’m well prepared because I’m warm blooded”, he added.
Eaton was off to a strong start, going 7 for 11 with an RBI through the first three games.
The Chicago White Sox got off to an encouraging start to the season behind a solid showing from Chris Sale on opening day.
“He just needs to be more consistent”, Ventura said. He was able to control the inside of the plate. “It being for real and being out there, the competitive part came out of him”.
“We just didn’t string together enough good at-bats against Latos”, A’s catcher Stephen Vogt said. More good news with Brantley is that he will not be returning to Arizona to rehab the shoulder, as he feels confident he’s healthy enough to work out in Ohio.
Cody Anderson made his only start against the White Sox in that one, pitching around five hits and five walks to allow a run over 6 2-3 innings, and will again oppose Sale in his first start of 2016. Salazar walked three and struck out seven.
“No, I don’t think that’s the case”, Vogt said. “This kid is light years beyond what somebody with his service time should be”.
White Sox left-hander John Danks said he had been excited about starting the home opener Friday against the Indians for a couple of weeks.
He’s had trouble with Chicago center fielder Austin Jackson, who is 7 for 16 with a homer, three doubles and a triple in their matchups, and Abreu has gone 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He also extended his hitting streak to 13 games.
Danks ran into trouble in the first when he gave up one-out singles to Kipnis and Lindor before walking Napoli to load the bases.
Graveman lost 12 pounds earlier this week due to a nasty bout of stomach flu.
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Enter Avisail Garcia and the new-look, confident and clutch Chicago White Sox. Roark allowed four runs – three earned, all in the first – and nine hits in four innings. Still though, for at least one fan, Friday was about showing White Sox pride, without the parka. Melky Cabrera followed with a run-scoring single to make it 4-3.
