Dye feeling better; Ramirez struggling
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jermaine Dye said there was only one little problem that kept him from playing in the White Sox' last four games.
"I couldn't run,'' said the 34-year-old right fielder.
Dye was up and running on Tuesday, saying he was just about 100 percent after sitting out with a strained left groin.
"I feel good,'' said Dye, who went 0-for-4 in the Sox' 3-1 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday. "The last few days, I just couldn't push off. I feel good now.''
Dye said he initially felt some discomfort sliding into home in the fourth inning of Thursday's game against the Yankees. When he grounded out in the fifth, Dye had to come out of the game.
Since the Sox are playing their next two series against teams (Twins, Blue Jays) with artificial turf, Dye, Joe Crede, Jim Thome and Orlando Cabrera can expect to get at least one day off.
"We'll see how (Dye) feels tomorrow,'' said Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. "We're going to try to pick the guys to have a little time off, but obviously I have to pick my best bullets.''
Think big: Playing for Pinar del Rio in his native Cuba the past seven years, Alexei Ramirez was a career .334 hitter.
Even while he was making a big impression in spring training, Ozzie Guillen wondered how the rail-thin Ramirez would adjust to his first year in the major leagues.
So far, not so good.
Not only is Ramirez batting .121 (4-for-33) in limited play, the 26-year-old utility man isn't showing much patience at the plate.
In Monday's suspended game against the Orioles, the Sox seemed to have Baltimore starter Daniel Cabrera on the ropes in the fourth inning after a single, walk and hit batter loaded the bases with two outs.
Rather than take advantage of Cabrera's lack of command, Ramirez swung at the first pitch and grounded out.
"The one thing about it is you have to watch the game, you have to know what people are doing, what happened to the guy in front of you, what we need to help the team,'' Ozzie Guillen said. "That happened because of inexperience. He's a kid and we let him know right away about that situation. You can't ever say that you assume they know.
"I blame myself also because we should have let him know the situation, let him know exactly what we need him to get done. In the meanwhile, I manage a big-league club. I don't manage the Little League or Instructional League, and they should know that.''
Making up: Monday's suspended game between the White Sox and Orioles will be picked up on Aug. 25 at Camden Yards.
The game, which resumes in the 12th inning with the score tied at 3-3, starts at 5:05 p.m. (Chicago time). The Sox and Orioles play a three-game series in Baltimore on Aug. 25-27.
The White Sox also announced ticket stubs or unused tickets from Monday's suspended game may be redeemed for a free upper reserved seat or $10 discount on other seats for the June 3-5 series at U.S. Cellular Field against the Kansas City Royals.