The White Sox are on a season-worst five-game losing streak, and had dropped eight of their last 10, going into Friday’s game against the Padres at Guaranteed Rate Field.
White Sox starting pitchers are 0-5 with a 6.39 ERA and a .321 batting average against during the losing streak.
Miguel Gonzalez will try to stop that streak against the Padres, who are 13-23 and have lost seven of their last 10.
White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson will miss the series while he attends the funeral of his friend, Branden Moss, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.