Monday, March 31st, 2014 3:10PM CST
On Monday, the Chicago White Sox opened their season with a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Powering the offense were Alejandro De Aza, who hit two home runs, and Jose Abreu, who marked his major league debut with two base hits. The scoring output provided support for pitcher Chris Sale in the win.
Date: Monday, March 31st, 2014
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Rate Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 37,422
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHW |
0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: J Abreu (1, R Nolasco); C Gillaspie (1, R Nolasco)
Home Runs: A De Aza 2 (2, 2nd inning off R Nolasco 1 on, 2 Out; 6th inning off R Nolasco 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: A De Aza 3 (3), J Abreu (1), A Dunn (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: A De Aza 2
Sacrifice Flies: A Dunn
Ground Into Double Play: M Semien; A Garcia
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (J Abreu 1-1, A Garcia 0-1, A De Aza 1-2, A Dunn 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A De Aza 1; A Dunn 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Sale 15-27; R Belisario 1-2; D Veal 0-1; M Lindstrom 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Sale 24-11-18-17; R Belisario 3-1-0-1; D Veal 1-0-1-1; M Lindstrom 2-3-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sale 10-4; R Belisario 0-0; D Veal 1-0; M Lindstrom 1-1
Game Scores: C Sale 63

Double Plays: 1 (A Ramirez-M Semien-J Abreu)

Doubles: T Plouffe (1, C Sale); A Hicks (1, C Sale); C Colabello (1, M Lindstrom)
Runs Batted In: K Suzuki 3 (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: K Suzuki 3
Sacrifice Hit: P Florimon
Ground Into Double Play: T Plouffe
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (B Dozier 0-2, O Arcia 0-2, K Suzuki 2-2, T Plouffe 0-1, E Escobar 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: O Arcia 2

Wild Pitches: R Nolasco
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Nolasco 16-27; A Swarzak 1-3; C Fien 3-3; C Thielbar 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Nolasco 13-13-12-21; A Swarzak 4-2-12-1; C Fien 4-0-0-3; C Thielbar 1-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Nolasco 9-4; A Swarzak 1-0; C Fien 1-1; C Thielbar 0-1
Game Scores: R Nolasco 34

Double Plays: 2 (T Plouffe-B Dozier-J Mauer, P Florimon-B Dozier-J Mauer)
Assists: O Arcia (A Ramirez at 2nd base)
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