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Houston Astros (16-15, third in the AL West)
vs. Chicago White Sox (9-23, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (4-1, 1.22 ERA, 0.84
WHIP, 40 strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (1-3, 3.24 ERA,
1.32 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -256, White Sox +207; over/under
is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox bring a 1-0 advantage into
the latest game of the series against the Houston Astros.
Chicago is 9-23 overall and 6-10 in home games. The White Sox
have a 4-18 record in games when they have given up at least one
home run.
Houston is 16-15 overall and 5-8 in road games. The Astros are
5-1 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Benintendi has five home runs for the
White Sox. Luis Robert is 10-for-37 with two doubles and three
home runs over the last 10 games.
Jeremy Pena has four home runs, 10 walks and 12 RBI while
hitting .278 for the Astros. Isaac Paredes is 11-for-37 with two
doubles, a triple, a home run and three RBI over the past 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .258 batting average, 3.28 ERA,
outscored opponents by eight runs
Astros: 6-4, .269 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored opponents
by 11 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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