WHITE SOX SETTLE ON STARTING PITCHER FOR SERIES-OPENING GAME WITH RED SOX ON MONDAY
All eyes are looking ahead to Tuesday night, when the White Sox will welcome Chris Sale back to the South Side, countering with another All-Star hurler in Jose Quintana.
But the pitching matchup has also been set for the series-opening game against the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon.
David Holmberg will get the ball for the White Sox on Memorial Day. For Boston, it will be David Price's first start of the season.
It will be Holmberg's first start since joining the White Sox. He's made eight relief appearances this season and posted a 0.87 ERA in his 10.1 innings of work.
Holmberg made 12 starts over three major league seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds, turning in a 3-6 record with a 6.99 ERA in 55.1 innings as a starter in 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons.
A second-round draft pick of the White Sox in 2009, Holmberg was dealt a year after he was drafted in the trade that brought Edwin Jackson to the South Side. He signed with the White Sox in March of last year and made 32 starts between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte, going 10-9 with a 3.72 ERA.
Monday will mark Holmberg's second start of the year at any level. He made one start and five relief appearances at Charlotte earlier this season.
Holmberg allowed one run in his first big league outing of the season back on May 4 against the Kansas City Royals. Since he's allowed just one hit and walked two in 9.2 shutout innings.
Manager Rick Renteria said Sunday that he's hoping to get five innings out of Holmberg, which could mean a busy day for the bullpen, too.
"It could be, but he?s actually done well," Renteria said of Holmberg. "Since he?s been with us, I think we?ve had him get up three times already. We?re hoping that we can take him out to a five-inning stint, depending on how many pitches he throws and things like that nature. He was starting obviously in the minor leagues, so he had been stretched out. We?ll see how it goes. Everybody?s going to have to be available, but I?m hopeful that he?s going to give us a good outing."
All eyes are looking ahead to Tuesday night, when the White Sox will welcome Chris Sale back to the South Side, countering with another All-Star hurler in Jose Quintana.
But the pitching matchup has also been set for the series-opening game against the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon.
David Holmberg will get the ball for the White Sox on Memorial Day. For Boston, it will be David Price's first start of the season.
It will be Holmberg's first start since joining the White Sox. He's made eight relief appearances this season and posted a 0.87 ERA in his 10.1 innings of work.
Holmberg made 12 starts over three major league seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds, turning in a 3-6 record with a 6.99 ERA in 55.1 innings as a starter in 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons.
A second-round draft pick of the White Sox in 2009, Holmberg was dealt a year after he was drafted in the trade that brought Edwin Jackson to the South Side. He signed with the White Sox in March of last year and made 32 starts between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte, going 10-9 with a 3.72 ERA.
Monday will mark Holmberg's second start of the year at any level. He made one start and five relief appearances at Charlotte earlier this season.
Holmberg allowed one run in his first big league outing of the season back on May 4 against the Kansas City Royals. Since he's allowed just one hit and walked two in 9.2 shutout innings.
Manager Rick Renteria said Sunday that he's hoping to get five innings out of Holmberg, which could mean a busy day for the bullpen, too.
"It could be, but he?s actually done well," Renteria said of Holmberg. "Since he?s been with us, I think we?ve had him get up three times already. We?re hoping that we can take him out to a five-inning stint, depending on how many pitches he throws and things like that nature. He was starting obviously in the minor leagues, so he had been stretched out. We?ll see how it goes. Everybody?s going to have to be available, but I?m hopeful that he?s going to give us a good outing."
