Zack Greinke spent parts of seven seasons with Kansas City, so he's plenty familiar with the White Sox heading into his start Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field. In 140 13 innings against the Sox in his career, Greinke has a 4.23 ERA with 127 strikeouts, 26 walks and 18 home runs allowed. Sox hitters own a .759 OPS against the 2009 AL Cy Young winner.
Eight members of the White Sox have faced Greinke in their career, with longtime Sox captain Paul Konerko facing him the most and A.J. Pierzynski having the most success. Here's the stats for everyone with double-digit plate appearances:
Paul Konerko: 66 PA, 9 H, .153.242.327 (.480 OPS), 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 6 BB, 17 K
AJ Pierzynski: 47 PA, 19 H, .413.426.603 (1.034 OPS), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 0 BB, 7 K
Alex Rios: 30 PA, 10 H, .333.333.633 (.937 OPS), 1 HR, 6 RBI, 0 BB, 6 K
Alexei Ramirez: 24 PA, 3 H, .130.125.304 (.429 OPS), 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 5 K
Orlando Hudson: 15 PA, 1 H, .077.200.077 (.277 OPS), 0 HR, 2 BB, 3 K
Gordon Beckham: 12 PA, 3 H, .273.333.636 (.970 OPS), 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 5 K