The Chicago White Sox have been much success as of late, largely in part to the swinging of Adam Dunn. They'll look to keep the momentum going when they host the visiting Boston Red Sox Tuesday night at 8:05 pm ET.
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Dunn's .183 average in two-plus seasons with Chicago (20-23) is the lowest in the majors, and his 453 strikeouts are the most. The slugger, an All-Star in 2012, has been able to counter that anemic production by hitting 63 homers with 163 RBIs.
This year hasn't been much different as he's hitting .172 with 11 homers and 25 RBIs -- and 54 strikeouts in 145 at-bats.
He's showing signs of being able to change that, going 9 for 25 with two doubles, five homers and 13 RBIs during the White Sox's 5-2 run.
"When he's right, he can do a lot of damage," manager Robin Ventura said. "His pitch selection is good. I don't know mechanically exactly what it is but when a guy knows he's in the right position to hit and he's more confident, it comes down to pitch selection."
Dunn's big bat was on display again Monday, hitting a three-run, two-out homer in the first inning to spur a 6-4 win in the opener of this three-game set with Boston (27-18).
"It was hard to sit here and keep saying over and over and over how good I felt, with no results," Dunn said. "Hopefully these results keep coming and people start believing me that I wasn't lying to them."
He's 3 for 26 with two homers and five RBIs in his last eight meetings with the Red Sox, and 0 for 4 versus Felix Doubront, Tuesday's scheduled starter.
Doubront (3-1, 6.03) won both of his starts against Chicago last year, yielding four runs in 12 innings.
He hasn't come close to being that sharp lately, going 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in three starts after compiling a 3-0 record and 4.24 ERA in his first four.
