André Rienzo

Single … Twitter: @andre_rienzo … was a member of Team Brazil during the 2013 World Baseball Classic … he and Cleveland's Yan Gomes are the only natives of Brazil to play in the major leagues.

2014

Opened season with Triple-A Charlotte, going 0-2, 4.85 (13.0 ip/7 er) in three starts before being recalled by White Sox on April 19...Made season debut with Chicago on April 20, tossing 1.0 inning out of bullpen (h, hb, bb, so)...Moved into rotation on April 23, making ?rst of 11 straight starts. Opened with four-game winning streak over ?rst six starts, posting 4.11 ERA (35.0/16) over that span...Lost ?ve consecutive starts from May 25 to June 21, posting 8.87 ERA (22.1/22)...Moved back to bullpen beginning June 26 and made ?nal six appearances for White Sox in relief...Optioned back to Charlotte on August 7 and went 0-2, 4.39 (26.2/13) in ?ve starts to close out season.

2013

Split the season between the White Sox and Class AAA Charlotte … six of his 10 starts with the Sox were quality … Chicago went 3-7 in his starts … went 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA (14 ER/34.2 IP) on the road and 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA (16 ER/21.1 IP) at home … allowed fewer hits (55) than IP (56.0) but averaged 4.5 walks per 9.0 IP (28 BB) and recorded a 1.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio (38 SO) … limited opponents to a .227 average (10-44) with RISP and .211 (4-19) with RISP/two outs … averaged 94.1 pitches per start … threw four wild pitches, induced three double plays and recorded one pickoff … was recalled from Charlotte on 7/30 … made his major-league debut in a start that night at Cleveland, allowing three runs with six strikeouts over 7.0 IP … became just the second native of Brazil to appear in a major-league game, joining Cleveland catcher Yan Gomes … originally was charged with three unearned runs following an Alexei Ramirez error in the fifth inning but Major League Baseball changed the call to a hit, making all three runs earned … posted no decisions in each of his first four starts … held Detroit to two runs on four hits over 6.0 IP in his second start on 8/4 at Comerica Park … earned his first career victory on 8/21 at Kansas City, allowing two runs on five hits over 6.0 IP … was charged with his first loss on 9/1 at Boston (5 ER/3.0 IP) … surrendered just one run on four hits over 6.2 IP in a victory on 9/8 at Baltimore as the White Sox avoided a four-game sweep … suffered the loss in each of his final two starts on 9/14 vs. Cleveland and 9/26 vs. Kansas City … ranked among the International League leaders in strikeouts (1st, 113), complete games (T1st, 3) and strikeouts-per-9.0 IP (T2nd, 9.00) at the time of his promotion … went 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA (4 ER/29.1 IP) and 26 strikeouts over his final four starts with the Knights … limited righthanders to a .228 average (51-224) … threw a 7.0 IP no hitter on 7/25 vs. Indianapolis … recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts … played for the World Team at the 2013 All-Star Futures Game at Citi Field (1.0 scoreless IP) … was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA (2 ER/4.2 IP) and two strikeouts in one start for Team Brazil in the 2013 World Baseball Classic … was charged with the loss on 3/3 vs. Cuba after allowing two runs on one hit over 4.2 IP (held Cuba hitless through 4.0 IP) … entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 7 Prospect in the White Sox organization.

2012

Went 7-3 with a 2.53 ERA (29 ER/103.1 IP), 113 strikeouts and one complete game in 18 starts between Class A Winston-Salem, Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte ... combined to hold opponents to a .206 (78-378) average ... averaged 9.8 strikeouts per 9.0 IP ... ranked third in the organization in strikeouts ... limited right-handers to a .142 (24-169) average with 56 strikeouts ... was 6-0 with a 1.12 ERA (6 ER/48.1 IP) in eight starts from 4/7-7/2 ... was promoted to Birmingham on 6/14, where he went 3-0 with a 1.16 ERA (3 ER/23.1 IP) in his first four starts ... made one start with Charlotte after being promoted on 8/30 ... made six starts for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League and three starts for La Guaira in the Venezuela Winter League.

2011

Tied for the Carolina League lead in shutouts (1), ranked fourth in strikeouts (118) and eighth in ERA (3.41) at Class A Winston-Salem ... was named to the CL midseason All-Star team.

2010

Ranked second in the South Atlantic League in shutouts (2), tied for third in complete games (2) and ninth in strikeouts (125) at Class A Kannapolis ... was named SAL Pitcher of the Week from 7/12-18 ... went 8-1 with a 1.95 ERA (16 ER/74.0 IP) in his final 12 starts ... recorded a 26.0 consecutive scoreless IP streak from 7/7-7/30 ... posted shutouts on 7/18 vs. Lakewood (7.0 IP) and 8/22 at Greensboro (7.0 IP).

2009

Went 2-6 with a 4.47 ERA (23 ER/46.1 IP) as a starter with Advanced Rookie Bristol.

2008

Made eight appearances (seven starts) with the Dominican Summer League White Sox.

2007

Made his professional debut with the DSL White Sox ... signed by Orlando Santana (White Sox).