Jose Contreras is expected to rejoin the starting rotation Friday against the Mariners.
He relieved Gavin Floyd on Saturday against the Mariners, tossing five scoreless innings, and has said that he doesn't want to remain in the bullpen long term.
So what is the difference between Contreras in his starts, when he was 5-14, and relieving?
"The three missing pieces were stuff, location and confidence," pitching coach Don Cooper said
DH Jim Thome was 0-for-20 heading into Sunday's game and manager Ozzie Guillen planned to give him the day off, "but he said he was ready to go."
Thome doubled in his first at-bat but went 0-for-3 after that, reliever-turned-starter Nick Masset allowed three runs in five innings Sunday at Triple-A Charlotte.
He is 0-2 with a 3.68 ERA, the Sox fell to 6-13 on Sundays.
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