On deck
Saturday’s pitching matchup
RANGERS STARTER RHP ARIEL JURADO (ML debut) will join the club from Double-A Frisco. Jurado went 1-1 with a 1.71 ERA for 26 1/3 innings in his last four starts in the Texas League. Jurado, 22, has held opponents to a .233 average. Jurado is a ground-ball pitcher who has not missed a lot of bats this season. He has only 4.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX STARTER RHP LUCAS GIOLITO (2-4, 6.91) is the only major-leaguer with at least 40 innings and a negative strikeout-walk ratio. He has more walks than strikeouts – 32-24 – in 41 2/3 innings. Giolito also has the lowest strikes rate at 55.6 percent. Giolito has given up seven walks twice this season. Before this, Ricky Romero in 2012 was the last pitcher to have two seven-walk games in a season.
LOVES TO FACE: Right-handed hitters are batting .229 with a .349 slugging percentage against Giolito this season.
HATES TO FACE: Running teams. Opponents have 11 steals in 12 tries with Giolito on the mound this season.
Next five
Sat.; at CWS; 6:10; FSSW; Ariel Jurado (MLB debut); Lucas Giolito (2-4)
Sun.; at CWS; 1:10; FSSW; Mike Minor (3-2): Reynaldo Lopez (0-3)
Mon.; vs. NYY; 7:05; FSSW; Bartolo Colon (2-1); Masahiro Tanaka (4-2)
Tue.; vs. NYY; 7:05; FSSW; Doug Fister (1-4); Domingo German (0-1)
Wed.; vs. NYY; 7:05; FSSW; Matt Moore (1-5); CC Sabathia (2-1)
All games broadcast on 105.3 (KRLD-FM) and on 1270 (KFLC-AM, Spanish).
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