--RHP Gavin Floyd opted to take the extra day of rest, and he let manager Ozzie Guillen know that he would rather throw Wednesday in Boston instead of Tuesday. That means RHP Phil Humber will start against the Red Sox in the second game of the series. Floyd was used for 15 pitches in Saturday's 14-inning game at Toronto and took the loss. Guillen left it up to Floyd on when he wanted to pitch next.

"There was no specific reason," Floyd said. "(Sunday) morning I was tired. I mentioned that, and I was like, 'I'll let you know tomorrow whether I go Tuesday or Wednesday,' because they offered it to me. I'll just take Wednesday."

--INF Mark Teahen continued his rehab assignment with Class AAA Charlotte on Monday night, and it now looks as if Teahen will remain with the Knights through the Boston trip for the Sox, before returning for a series against Detroit that starts Friday in Chicago. Teahen was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 12 with a strained right oblique. He went 0-for-3 with two walks Monday, leaving him 2-for-12 (.167) through three rehab games.

--Manager Ozzie Guillen is still looking for a the right mix in his bullpen, as well as a way to make sure that when the team does go back to a five-man rotation from a six-man rotation, the change will come easily. With that in mind, the bullpen underwent changes Monday prior to the series with Boston. The Sox sent RHP Lucas Harrell back to Class AAA Charlotte, and then purchased the contracts of RHPs Brian Bruney and Jeff Marquez from the Knights. Marquez will be more of a long reliever, and he'll be the insurance policy for RHP Jake Peavy, with Peavy's recent injury concerns. As far as the odd man out of the six-man rotation, that is still to be determined. The White Sox cleared another spot on the active roster by designating INF Dallas McPherson for assignment. McPherson went 2-for-15 (.133) in 11 games for Chicago.

--DH/1B Adam Dunn was given the night off against Boston LHP Jon Lester, and the slugger admitted that he's mentally in a bad place right now. "I've never been through anything this long," said Dunn, who has five home runs, 23 RBI, a .181 average and 69 strikeouts. "But again, you're two good months away from being right on track, so it's not the end of the world. If we're sitting here in September and this is like this, then we got problems. But we still got four months left. I'm going to keep fighting. I promise you." Manager Ozzie Guillen said Dunn would return to the starting lineup Tuesday.

--2B Gordon Beckham, who missed the previous two games due to a bruised left eye, was back in the lineup Monday. He went 1-for-4 with a walk.

--Pitching coach Don Cooper had to leave the team for family matters, according to manager Ozzie Guillen. It's likely that Cooper will miss rest of the series in Boston and then rejoin the team Friday in Chicago, after the Thursday off day. In his place, Juan Nieves handled the pitching coach duties. Nieves normally serves at the bullpen coach.

BY THE NUMBERS
5-1 -- RHP Jake Peavy's record over his last nine starts dating back to last season, before he was injured and had to have season-ending surgery.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"This has been one of the tougher things for me. I don't know why it is. I know I'm coming to a new team, we're not playing very well, and I'm a big part of why we're not doing well. I think that weighs a little more on me than in the past, but to get out of it, it's not going to be to sit there and put all the pressure of the world on myself. It's going to be basically say, '(The heck with) it and go out and have fun.' " -- DH/1B Adam Dunn, on turning his dismal season around.

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