Series Preview: White Sox @ Angels (Back in action)

Let's get this second half under way!The Angels and White Sox split their 4 game series way back in April on the backs of pitching gems by Hector Santiago and Jered Weaver. They also suffered the wrath of a surprisingly hot Mat Latos (who has since been released by the White Sox), and a nearly always hot Chris Sale.

Going into the break, the Angels offense was red-hot, and in July they had the second highest batting average and runs scored in the American League. At 70 runs during the month of July, they nearly doubled the White Sox output which was 37.

Over the past month, the Angels have out-paced the White Sox with 143 runs to 120 and outhit them .286 to .267. Also over the last 30 days,…