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Houston Astros (16-14, second in the AL West)
vs. Chicago White Sox (8-23, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (1-3, 4.00 ERA, 1.19
WHIP, 31 strikeouts); White Sox: Jonathan Cannon (1-3, 4.50 ERA,
1.44 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -239, White Sox +195; over/under
is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Houston Astros on
Friday to begin a three-game series.
Chicago has a 5-10 record at home and an 8-23 record overall.
The White Sox have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.06.
Houston has a 16-14 record overall and a 5-7 record in road
games. The Astros have a 5-1 record in games when they hit two
or more home runs.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the
two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has six doubles and two home runs
for the White Sox. Luis Robert is 9-for-39 with two doubles and
two home runs over the past 10 games.
Jose Altuve has three doubles, four home runs and 14 RBI for the
Astros. Christian Walker is 10-for-38 with three doubles and
three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 3-7, .245 batting average, 3.42 ERA,
outscored opponents by two runs
Astros: 6-4, .263 batting average, 2.35 ERA, outscored opponents
by 14 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Gage Workman: 10-Day IL (hip), Martin
Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (knee),
Michael Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL
(ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Rojas: 10-Day IL
(toe), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL
(elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Arrighetti:
15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian
Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder),
J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL
(calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL
(forearm)
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