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Punchless White Sox explore lineup options

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      Doug joined ESPN Chicago in July 2010 and covers the Chicago White Sox for ESPNChicago.com and ESPN Radio 1000.
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CHICAGO – Desperate for offense and up against one of baseball’s best pitchers Thursday, Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura rolled out a new look lineup

Essentially, Ventura’s move to play J.B. Shuck over Avisail Garcia in right field, and Gordon Beckham over Carlos Sanchez at second, looked more like an attempt to keep two of his young players from experiencing a potentially frustrating night against the Pirates’ Gerrit Cole.