U.S. Cellular always magical for Raburn

CHICAGO -- Meet Ryan Raburn, perennial White Sox killer. With a pair of hits Thursday, Raburn raised his career average vs. Chicago to .303 in nearly 300 at-bats, a significant sample size. He's even better as a visiting player, putting up a slash line of .320/.371/.551 in 178 at-bats.

But unlike Tribe second baseman Jason Kipnis, an Illinois native, Raburn can't point to why he has so much success against the Sox, and in particular, at U.S. Cellular field.

"Man, if I had a clue to that, I'd be letting everybody else know that," Raburn said with a laugh. "Nah, it's just one of those places. I see the ball well here. I'm comfortable here. I think when you're confident and comfortable, you tend to have results."

The right-handed hitting Raburn has been in high demand in recent days, as the Indians faced a left-handed starter for the fourth consecutive game Friday night. It's a big reason why he's played so much against the White Sox dating back to his days with the Tigers.

Even when Raburn had a .171 average in 2012, his final year with the Tigers, he still scratched out a .238 average (5-for-21) at U.S. Cellular Field.

"Even the last year in Detroit, it was such a terrible year, even when we came here, I was still able to get some hits," he said. "It's just one of those places that's been good to me and hopefully continues to [be]."