White Sox notebook: Ready or not, Gavin to start

He has to control his fastball, curve and slider just like any other pitcher, but for Gavin Floyd to impress in Sunday's start - and perhaps put himself in the rotation for more than a spot start - the right-hander will have to control his emotions more anything.

"I think I let my emotions kind of take control of me instead of taking care of the situation or taking control of the situation," Floyd said of his struggles earlier this season with the White Sox. "I think it was a little problem for the first two starts, then in the bullpen, I think I kind of refocused, and I've learned from those two (appearances) ...