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CHICAGO -- James Shields is pitching considerably better for the Chicago White Sox -- but hes been unable to pick up a victory in his last two starts due to zero run support.Shields will try to continue his progress as he takes the mound for the opener of a four-game series against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night in Chicago.The right-hander allowed three runs in his last 15 2/3 innings in a 2-0 loss to the National League-worst Braves and a 1-0 defeat to the Angels. Shields gave up nine runs in his last 33 1/3 innings after surrendering 21 runs in 8 2/3 innings in his first three starts with the White Sox, who acquired him from the Padres on June 4.When youre going bad, you have all these people telling you what youre doing wrong, Shields told the Chicago Tribune. You need to fix this. You need to fix that. But Ive never been one of those guys whos been like I need to get complete 180 fixed, maybe little things here and there in the bullpen sessions.I go out there with my heart on my sleeve, and I go out and compete the best I can on the mound, he added. Having that mentality of not thinking about my last outing, Ive always been that way, so thats where I got back to.Shields will have to deal with extreme conditions Thursday -- the forecast is predicting highs in the 90s. The ball can travel when the temperature heats up at U.S. Cellular Field.I just make sure Im hydrated, Shields said. Im in condition, so I feel pretty good about it. The main thing is to not cramp up and stay hydrated.Home-field advantage could be a welcome change for the reeling White Sox (46-48), who are fourth in the American League Central. Capped by a 6-5 extra-inning loss on Wednesday in Seattle, the team is coming off a 1-5 road trip against the Angels and Mariners to open the second half of the season.It is tough, especially when youre leading both the ones that you lose late, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. Those are always tough to be able to bounce back. Our guys have bounced back. You just need to be able to add on (runs).The White Sox will play a six-game homestand against the Tigers and National League Central-leading Cubs.The Tigers (49-46) lost two straight to the American League-worst Twins and are 3-3 in the second half, 7 1/2 games behind the division-leading Indians in the American League Central.We werent overlooking them, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus told MLB.com after losing the series finale to the Twins 4-1 on Wednesday. Were just in a funk offensively, to be honest with you. It started before they arrived.Right-hander Mike Pelfrey (2-9) is scheduled to start for Detroit. 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This is the highest for any wicket for England in a calendar year, though: the previous highest was 1704 for the fourth wicket in 2015.79.95 Englands average stand for the sixth wicket in Tests in 2016, the highest by far among all wickets; the next best is 45.42, for the seventh wicket. Englands sixth wicket run rate of 4.02 is also by far their best this year, as is the five century stands.772 Partnership runs between Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow in Tests in 2016, the most by any pair. The next best is 750, by Alastair Cook and Alex Hales. There are three England pairs in the top four, and four in the top six.4 Teams which have a 50-plus average for the sixth wicket in 2016: apart from England, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa have also had prolific sixth-wicket pairs.9 Fifty-plus Tesst scores for Bairstow in 2016, which equals the record for the most such scores by a wicketkeeper-batsman in a calendar year.dddddddddddd AB de Villiers also had nine such scores when he played as wicketkeeper in 2013.60.46 Stokes Test batting average in 2016 - he has scored 786 runs in 14 innings. Only two other batsmen - Bairstow and Virat Kohli - have scored 750 runs at 60-plus averages this year.22 Five-fors for R Ashwin in just 41 Tests. Only three bowlers have taken more five-fors for India: Anil Kumble (35 in 132), Harbhajan Singh (25 in 103) and Kapil Dev (23 in 131). Overall, 14 bowlers have taken more five-fors in Tests, while Ashwin is level with Waqar Younis, Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh on 22.16 Instances of Cheteshwar Pujara being bowled in Tests. He has been dismissed 59 times by bowlers in Tests, which means bowled dismissals constitute 27% of his total outs in Tests. ' ' '