St. Louis Cardinals (37-35, fourth in the NL
Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (23-49, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (3-6, 4.17
ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); White Sox: Shane Smith (3-3,
2.37 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -155, White Sox +128;
over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the St. Louis Cardinals
to begin a three-game series.
Chicago has a 16-18 record at home and a 23-49 record overall.
The White Sox have a 13-35 record in games when they have given
up at least one home run.
St. Louis has a 37-35 record overall and a 15-21 record in road
games. The Cardinals have gone 26-7 in games when they scored at
least five runs.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the
two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has a .242 batting average to lead
the White Sox, and has 18 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs.
Edgar Quero is 12 for 31 with six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Nolan Arenado has 11 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 36
RBIs while hitting .243 for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 12
for 37 with three doubles over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .228 batting average, 3.67 ERA,
outscored by four runs
Cardinals: 3-7, .243 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by
eight runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Luis Robert: day-to-day (thumb), 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),
Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL
(elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens:
60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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