RHP Mike Pelfrey once again will be looking to beat the Oakland Athletics for the first time when he closes a three-game road series on Wednesday. He's 0-5 with a 7.56 ERA in five career start against the A's, the most recent of which came June 23 in Chicago. He couldn't finish the fifth inning in that outing, having allowed three runs in 4 2/3 innings in a 3-0 loss.

RHP Mike Pelfrey (3-6, 3.73 ERA) is scheduled to start the Friday opener as Texas visits for a three-game weekend series. It will be his 14th appearance (13th start). Pelfrey is 3-2 with a 2.52 ERA and .224 opponents' batting average over his past seven stars. He took the loss his last time out on June 23 against Oakland, allowing three runs on four hits over 4 2/3 innings. He is 1-2 with a 5.97 ERA in five career starts against the Rangers.

RHP Mike Pelfrey threw 106 pitches in 4 2/3 innings in Friday's loss, dropping to 3-6 on the season. He had been 3-1 in his previous six starts. Pelfrey allowed two home runs after having not allowed a homer since May 26.

RHP Mike Pelfrey (2-5, 3.81 ERA), who is 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA in his past five starts, will face the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday in the second game of a three-game series at Rogers Centre. He allowed six hits, five walks and two runs in 3 2/3 innings in a no decision against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. He pitched one scoreless inning in relief two days later against the Orioles. He was 0-2 with a 7.50 ERA in two starts with Triple-A Charlotte after signing a minor-league deal with the White Sox on April 5. Pelfrey is 1-2 with a 4.02 ERA in four career starts against the Blue Jays.

RHP Mike Pelfrey received a no-decision after allowing two runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings Monday night against the Baltimore Orioles. Pelfrey walked five batters for a season high. His ERA increased to 3.88.

RHP Mike Pelfrey, who will start Monday at Baltimore, is 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA in his last four starts. In five career starts against the Orioles, Pelfrey is 2-0 with a 4.23 ERA.s

RHP Mike Pelfrey fell to 2-5 after he gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and walked three in 5 1/3 innings. Pelfrey put multiple runners on base in the first four innings but held the Rays to 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position.

RHP Mike Pelfrey had a no-decision despite throwing five scoreless innings Wednesday night against the Boston Red Sox. Chicago's bullpen blew the lead en route to a 4-1 loss. Pelfrey is 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA (two earned runs in 16 innings) during his last three starts. He has 15 strikeouts in that time.

RHP Mike Pelfrey (2-4) picked up his second consecutive victory and struck out a season-high seven batters Friday against the Detroit Tigers. Pelfrey limited his former team to two runs, one of which was earned, on four hits in five innings. He has allowed two earned runs in his past 11 innings.

RHP Mike Pelfrey got his first win since July 31, 2016, when he beat Houston as a member of the Detroit Tigers. Pelfrey (1-4) allowed one run on four hits in six innings Saturday at Seattle. He didn't walk a batter and struck out three.

RHP Mike Pelfrey gave up four runs on three hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings Monday against the Angels, getting the loss and falling to 0-4. White Sox manager Rick Renteria blamed himself for the loss for not removing Pelfrey when the Angels had two on and two out in the bottom of the fifth. The White Sox led 3-0 at the time. Renteria had lefty Dan Jennings up and ready in the bullpen to face Angels LHP Kole Calhoun. But Renteria stuck with Pelfrey, who gave up a three-run homer to Calhoun and then a solo homer to Mike Trout. "You want to get that guy (Pelfrey) through it (the fifth inning) but you know all season long we've been doing the opposite, we've been not worrying about the individual, we're more worried about the team. The bottom line is today, I went against the team concept and wanted to feel something for the player and it bit us in the butt. These guys have been playing very, very hard. There's no way to clean that up, there's no way to make an excuse for it. None whatsoever. Everybody should be upset, I'm extremely upset. I've been doing this a long time and today my emotions for an individual came before the reality of managing for a team."

RHP Mike Pelfrey (0-3) drew the loss after allowing three runs in 4 2/3 innings Tuesday against the Twins. He gave up five hits, walked one and struck out two. The 33-year-old remains in search of his first victory on the season. "Obviously, I need to get deeper in the game," Pelfrey said.

RHP Mike Pelfrey will make his third start on Wednesday. He is 0-1 with a 5.00 ERA, allowing 10 hits, walking five and striking out three in nine innings. He is 1-4 with a 6.51 ERA in nine career games against the Royals.

RHP Mike Pelfrey survived a shaky first inning against his former team and wound up with a no-decision on Friday. Pelfrey gave up two first-inning runs to Detroit but induced a double-play grounder with the bases loaded to escape further damage. He lasted 4 2/3 innings in his second start with the White Sox, allowing three runs, six hits and four walks. "On my end, 4 2/3 isn't going to cut it," he said. "(Four) walks or whatever it was, a little crazy, too. I need to be little better, but I thought my stuff was a little better today that it was the other day. Just a little quick and yanking a lot of heaters, especially into lefties. Just not very good on my part."

RHP Mike Pelfrey will make his second start Friday against the Detroit Tigers. Pelfrey was called up from Triple-A Charlotte last week to take over the rotation spot left open by injured RHP James Shields. Despite not knowing how long his big-league stint will last, Pelfrey (0-1, 4.15 ERA) has taken everything in stride. "He's been around a long time. He comes in, he's going to pitch, he's preparing," manager Rick Renteria said. "He's been in the game along time -- I don't think he's thinking about tomorrow, I think he's thinking about every single day (and) what he's trying to do to get ready for his next start."

RHP Mike Pelfrey allowed four runs (two earned) and four hits in 4 1/3 innings in his first start of the season after the White Sox called him up from Triple-A Charlotte to fill in for injured RHP James Shields. Pelfrey was 0-2 with a 7.50 ERA in two starts at Charlotte after he signed with the White Sox as a minor-league free agent. In 11 previous seasons in the majors, he was 65-91 with a 4.57 ERA with the Mets, Twins and Tigers.

RHP Mike Pelfrey had his contract purchased from Triple-A Charlotte to fill RHP James Shields' rotation slot. Pelfrey signed a minor league deal with the White Sox after getting released by the Detroit Tigers in spring training.

The Chicago White Sox placed right-hander James Shields on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right lat, the team announced Friday.The White Sox do not believe the injury is serious.Shields is 1-0 with a 1.62 ERA and 16 strikeouts in his first three starts. Last season, the White Sox acquired Shields in a June trade from the San Diego Padres, and the 35-year-old was a combined 6-19 with a 5.85 ERA.Shields was slated to start Saturday against the Cleveland Indians.To replace Shields, Chicago purchased the contract of veteran right-hander Mike Pelfrey from Triple-A Charlotte. He is expected to start Saturday's game in place of Shields.The White Sox signed Pelfrey to a minor-league deal after the Detroit Tigers released him during spring training.Pelfrey is 65-91 with a 4.57 ERA in 241 appearances since making his major-league debut for the New York Mets in July 2006.

RHP Mike Pelfrey agreed to a minor league deal with the White Sox Thursday. The 33-year-old pitcher will join the Triple-A Charlotte rotation. He was released on March 30 by the Tigers after making 22 starts for Detroit in 2016. He was 4-10 record last year with a 5.07 ERA and had a dismal spring performance.

The Detroit Tigers released disappointing veteran right-hander Mike Pelfrey on Thursday.Pelfrey was entering the second season of a two-year, $16 million deal. He went 4-10 with a 5.07 ERA last season and struggled this spring, compiling a 7.94 ERA in 17 innings.General manager Al Avila informed Pelfrey of his release on Thursday morning."I kind of knew it was coming," the 33-year-old Pelfrey told reporters. "After they told me, I just apologized that I put them in that situation to have to make that decision. I feel bad about that part of it."Pelfrey said he hopes another team will give him an opportunity."I don't know if I ever had a great spring, numbers-wise," Pelfrey said. "I'm kind of an adrenaline guy. But I got what I deserved. I didn't come in and pitch good and the other guys did. That's what happens."Pelfrey has a 65-91 career record and 4.57 ERA in 11 big-league seasons. He has also pitched for the New York Mets and Minnesota Twins.