Pregame notes: One more AL Central showdown before vacation

The White Sox will be debuting their '45' patches in honor of the late Bobby Jenks. There is no reason to live in suspense about what they will look like.

Colson Montgomery is getting a day off. It's a scheduled day off, per Will Venable, which is the best kind of day off, I've found.

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Opposing batters are hitting .148/.211/.247 against Jonathan Cannon with runners in scoring position, which is the lowest batting average (in such situations) in the American League. For the sake of everyone here, it seems like fun to pretend not all of this is small sample anomaly, but actually the result of well-timed pitch execution.

"He understands how to navigate traffic, and I know he's got different ways to get guys out and he's able to draw on those options in different spots and able to eliminate runs when he does get traffic," Venable said. "He's just a guy that knows how to pitch. So not surprised that he's at the top of that leaderboard."

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Either Davis Martin came out of his first rehab outing with Triple-A Charlotte feeling good after his two innings, or there's a far-reaching conspiracy to pretend that he did.

"He felt good coming out of it," Venable said. "I watched it. I thought he pitched well. A couple of hits there but he’s attacking the zone, trying to get his timing and delivery back and get his feet underneath him. Results aside, it’s really about him coming out of it feeling good and he dad."

Martin pitches for the Knights again on Sunday.

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Mike Tauchman has reached base 13 times in the last six games. Too many. Calm down, Mike.

Just kidding, Mike, the basepaths are your home.

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The Sox have a chance to win their 32 game of the season, which they did not do until Sept. 4 last year.

First pitch: White Sox vs. Guardians

TV: CHSN

Radio: ESPN 1000 AM, WRTO 1200 AM

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