The Chicago White Sox will go for a series win against the Cleveland Indians when the teams square off Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field on Chicago¡¯s South Side.

Chicago (24-42) has endured a bumpy start to the season but has won two of the first three in its four-game series against the Indians. The White Sox have gone 8-5 in June thanks in large part to better starting pitching.

Meanwhile http://www.oaklandraidersteamonline.com/trayvon-mullen-jerse y , Cleveland (35-31) hopes to escape the Windy City with a series split. The Indians remain atop the American League Central standings but have posted an underwhelming 5-6 record in June.

The getaway-day contest will represent the second start of the season for White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon (0-1, 3.60 ERA), who spent two-plus months on the disabled list as he recovered from shoulder surgery.

The White Sox¡¯s 2014 first-round pick (No. 3 overall) allowed four runs (two earned) on six hits in five innings during his season debut Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. He walked two and struck out seven.

Teammates were impressed with Rodon¡¯s assortment of pitches after a long layoff.

¡°Carlos has that killer (look in his eye) whenever he starts getting a little geeked up, when he¡¯s about to throw some stuff that is going to be unhittable,¡± White Sox catcher Kevan Smith told The Athletic. ¡°Even whenever we were catching in Triple-A, he had the same things kind of happen. He would pitch out of these jams, and that¡¯s what I¡¯m saying. ¡­

¡°He has a fastball that ¡­ just kind of control it and let it do its work, it¡¯s an impressive pitch.¡±

In 10 career appearances (nine starts) against the Indians, Rodon is 4-1 with a 2.34 ERA. He has walked 19 and struck out 64 in 61 2/3 innings. The only other team he has beaten four times is the Minnesota Twins.

For the visitors http://www.oaklandraidersteamonline.com/isaiah-johnson-jerse y , Indians right-hander Mike Clevinger (4-2, 3.31 ERA) will take the mound for his 14th start of the season. The 27-year-old needs one more win for No. 20 in the big leagues.

Clevinger has pitched six-plus innings in nine of his past 10 outings. In nine of his 13 starts this year, he has given up three earned runs or fewer.

The White Sox have had sporadic success against Clevinger, who is 1-2 with a 4.29 ERA against that team in five career appearances (three starts). Clevinger has walked nine and fanned 20 in 21 innings versus Chicago.

Chicago is 12-20 at home this season; Cleveland is 15-20 on the road.

The Indians are still without left-hander Andrew Miller out of the bullpen as he recovers from inflammation in his right knee. Miller threw a bullpen session Wednesday and could face hitters in live batting practice or in a simulated game as part of the next step in his rehabilitation.

¡°He did well, he did real well, probably his best one yet,¡± Indians manager Terry Francona told mlb.com. ¡°When we get back home, we¡¯ll see if he¡¯s ready to face hitters.

¡°How he¡¯s bouncing back is still the biggest challenge, but he¡¯s building up http://www.oaklandraidersteamonline.com/hunter-renfrow-jerse y , he¡¯s doing a good job, so we¡¯re making progress, which is good. I¡¯d much rather have that happen than the other way.¡±

MIAMI (AP) ¡ª With this week¡¯s game preparations completed for the Oakland Raiders, coach Jon Gruden is confident he knows the Miami Dolphins¡® playbook, personnel and pronunciations.It¡¯s TAN-uh-hill.That¡¯s not the way Gruden said the name when he was a network TV analyst talking about Ryan Tannehill.¡°He always pronounced my name funny: ¡®Tanney-hill,'¡± the Dolphins quarterback recalls with a laugh.Gruden stands corrected.¡°I called him that on Monday Night Football a time or two,¡± the Raiders¡¯ first-year coach says. ¡°I knew a guy named Steve Taneyhill who played quarterback at South Carolina. You can¡¯t fault me; I¡¯m human like everybody else. But I know his name now for sure.¡±With that issue settled, here are other things to know about Sunday¡¯s matchup between Miami (2-0) and Oakland (0-2):KEEPING IT GROUNDED: Tannehill¡¯s name may be foremost for the Raiders¡¯ defense, but he has handed off more than he has thrown in the first two weeks. That¡¯s a big change from last year http://www.seattleseahawksteamonline.com/marquise-blair-jers ey , when the Dolphins threw 64 percent of the time, the NFL¡¯s highest rate.With Miami 2-0 for the first time since 2013, Tannehill¡¯s happy to pass less.¡°I¡¯m good with whatever is winning,¡± he says. ¡°Whatever scores points.¡±Oakland¡¯s soft run defense makes it likely Miami running backs Kenyan Drake and Frank Gore will get plenty of touches. Broncos rookie Phillip Lindsay ran for 107 yards last week against the Raiders, and they¡¯re allowing an average of 5.7 yards per rush, worst in the league.ON TARGET: The Raiders¡¯ Derek Carr bounced back from a three-interception performance in the opener to complete 29 of 32 passes in a one-point loss at Denver. His 90.6 completion percentage was the best ever for a QB with at least 30 attempts, and would have been better if not for a key drop on fourth-and-1 by Keith Smith.Carr says he¡¯s already able to anticipate what play Gruden will call next.¡°We¡¯re building that, and it¡¯s going to take time to continue to build that,¡± he says. ¡°But it¡¯s kind of cool to already be thinking what he¡¯s thinking before it even comes out.¡±NELSON¡¯S TURN: Oakland¡¯s biggest offseason addition at the skill positions hasn¡¯t paid off yet: Jordy Nelson has just five receptions for 53 yards.Tight end Jared Cook was the focal point of the passing game in the opener with nine catches for 180 yards http://www.seattleseahawksteamonline.com/cody-barton-jersey , and receiver Amari Cooper got into the act last week with 10 catches for 116 yards.¡°It¡¯s just matchups and opportunities,¡± Nelson says. ¡°Obviously, Jared had a great game Week 1, Coop had one last week, so maybe I¡¯m in the rotation this week.¡±VERSATILE: Dolphins newcomer Albert Wilson has become a multiple threat, lining up as a boundary receiver and occasionally in the backfield. He has six catches for 68 yards and a score, and four rushes for 15 yards.¡°I¡¯ve been around a few guys over my time who were similar, but I don¡¯t think as dynamic as what he is,¡± coach Adam Gase says. ¡°He¡¯s legitimately a guy that is almost built like a running back but plays like a wide receiver.¡±The speedy Wilson says the way he¡¯s being used takes him back to his days as a high school quarterback.¡°It¡¯s just coach Gase bringing it out http://www.seattleseahawksteamonline.com/phil-haynes-jersey , just challenging me to be a better player,¡± Wilson says. ¡°He¡¯s definitely bringing it out of me.¡±PRESSURE POINT: The Raiders did a better job generating heat on the quarterback last week when they had nine pressures, compared with four in the opener, according to SportRadar. But Oakland has just two sacks, tied for second-fewest in the league.The Raiders traded Khalil Mack before the season, and he has two sacks and 10 pressures for Chicago. Oakland is looking for a replacement elite rusher.¡°It¡¯s hard to find a great one. It¡¯s hard to find a good one. It¡¯s hard to find one,¡± Gruden says.