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				 Chicago White Sox (23-45, fifth in the AL 
				Central) vs. Houston Astros (37-30, first in the AL West) 
				 
				Houston; Thursday, 8:10 p.m. EDT 
				 
				PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (2-6, 3.62 ERA, 1.21 
				WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (6-4, 3.07 ERA, 
				1.06 WHIP, 84 strikeouts) 
				 
				BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -263, White Sox +213; over/under 
				is 7 1/2 runs 
				 
				BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox meet on 
				Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1. 
				 
				Houston has a 37-30 record overall and a 23-13 record at home. 
				The Astros have a 17-26 record in games when they have given up 
				a home run. 
				 
				Chicago is 7-27 on the road and 23-45 overall. The White Sox 
				have a 16-9 record in games when they out-hit their opponents. 
				 
				Thursday's game is the sixth time these teams square off this 
				season. The White Sox hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series. 
				 
				TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes leads the Astros with 14 home runs 
				while slugging .468. Jeremy Pena is 18 for 41 with five doubles, 
				two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games. 
				 
				Andrew Benintendi has seven doubles, a triple, six home runs and 
				23 RBIs for the White Sox. Mike Tauchman is 6 for 34 with two 
				doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games. 
				 
				LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .246 batting average, 3.54 ERA, 
				outscored opponents by two runs 
				 
				White Sox: 5-5, .227 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by six 
				runs 
				 
				INJURIES: Astros: Chas McCormick: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ronel 
				Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (hand), 
				Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL 
				(hand), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 
				60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. 
				France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), 
				Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee) 
				 
				White Sox: Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Fraser Ellard: 
				60-Day IL (lat), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day 
				IL (hip), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Cannon: 
				15-Day IL (back), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), Martin Perez: 
				60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander 
				Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow) 
				
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