First pitch in the rubber match of this three-game series is set for 2:10 PM ET in Chicago. Mike Minor will get the ball for Atlanta while the White Sox are countering with left-hander Jose Quintana. The game will be televised on Fox Sports South.
Couple of quick notes:
Atlanta called up veteran right-handed pitcher Kameron Loe this morning from Triple-A Gwinnett. Infielder Tyler Pastornicky was sent down. Injured reliever Eric O'Flaherty was transferred to the 60-day disabled list to make room for Loe on the 40-man roster.
Also, Jason Heyward is expected to return to the lineup tomorrow and will play centerfield until B.J. Upton returns, according to Kevin McAlpin.
Now, here are the lineups:
- Andrelton Simmons, SS
- Chris Johnson, 3B
- Justin Upton, RF
- Freddie Freeman, 1B
- Brian McCann, DH
- Evan Gattis, LF
- Dan Uggla, 2B
- Reed Johnson, CF
- Gerald Laird, C
White Sox:
- Alejandro De Aza, CF
- Alexei Ramirez, SS
- Alex Rios, RF
- Adam Dunn, 1B
- Jeff Keppinger, 2B
- Dayan Viciedo, DH
- Casper Wells, LF
- Brent Morel, 3B
- Tyler Flowers, C
Quintana enters with a 3.71 ERA, 3.88 FIP and 4.01 xFIP in 114 innings pitched this season. He sports a fWAR of 2.1, which is second best on the team behind Chris Sale. Quintana has a 19% strikeout rate to go along with a 7% walk rate and a 45% ground ball rate on the year.
He works off of his fastball that travels at an average velocity of just over 92 miles per hour, and supplements it with a curveball, changeup, two-seam and cutter. His changeup is his best swing and miss offering, with a whiff/swing rate of 25%. Quintana's two-seam, cutter and change all have ground ball/ball in play rates of over 50%.