You have to jump Contreras' fastball and smack it around to get him off his game. If you let him establish his fastball for strikes he will kill you with his splitter.
Clement needs to get his slider and 2 seamer over. If he can do that and keep the walks to a minimum he can do okay. Once guys get on base he tends to lose focus and panic.
The Black Sox don't get on base like the Red Sox do but they also steal a lot more and can create havoc on a team They play aggressive and force teams to make plays.
All comes down to whether or not we can light up their pitching early. Their bullpen is rather good....
I think Podsednik isn't the threat he was before his injury.