ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -Carlos Quentin still needs more time.
The injured White Sox outfielder was not listed on the playoff roster posted in the Chicago clubhouse Wednesday, a day before Game 1 against Tampa Bay.
Quentin led the AL in home runs when he broke his right wrist on Sept. 1 after slamming it on his bat in frustration. He has not given up on playing again should the White Sox advance in the postseason, and was hitting off a tee.
"As long I keep taking swings, I think they keep an eye on that," Quentin said. "I'm trying to do what I can to get back."
The All-Star left fielder hit 36 home runs with 100 RBIs this season, batting .288 in 130 games.
The posted lineup for the White Sox in the opener: SS Orlando Cabrera, LF DeWayne Wise, RF Jermaine Dye, DH Jim Thome, 1B Paul Konerko, CF Ken Griffey Jr., 2B Alexei Ramirez, C A.J. Pierzynski and 3B Juan Uribe.
The other position players on the listed roster were outfielders Jerry Owens and Brian Anderson, outfielder-infielder Nick Swisher, infielder Josh Fields and catcher Toby Hall.
Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said Mark Buehrle will start Game 2, with John Danks set for Game 3 and Gavin Floyd in Game 4, if necessary.
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HELP FROM A HIGER POWER: The Chicago Cubs aren't taking any chances in trying to break a 100-year championship drought.
Before Wednesday's National League Division Series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Father James Greaneus poured holy water on the wall of Cubs' dugout. The act was caught on TV.
Greaneus, a longtime Cubs fan from the Midwest, contacted the ballclub and was invited to Wrigley Field, according to a team spokesman.
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