The summary
After being shutout two of the past three games, the White Sox hope to break through offensively Saturday night against the Mariners after splitting the first two games of the four-game series at U.S. Cellular Field. The Sox were blanked, 2-0, Friday night for the ninth time this season.
On the mound
Jeff Samardzija (8-10, 4.75) faces the Mariners’ Hisashi Iwakuma (5-3, 4.29).
At the plate
Alexei Ramirez has hit safely in 13 of his last 16 games.
The number
19: The Sox are 19-5 at home against the Mariners since 2010.