Phillies visit the White Sox to start 3-game series
Philadelphia Phillies (60-45, second in the NL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (38-68, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (9-2, 2.32 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 134 strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (2-8, 3.89 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -220, White Sox +180; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox start a three-game series at home against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.
Chicago has a 22-31 record at home and a 38-68 record overall. The White Sox have a 19-51 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
Philadelphia has a 27-26 record on the road and a 60-45 record overall. The Phillies are 29-7 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has 25 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 41 RBIs for the White Sox. Andrew Benintendi is 14 for 38 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 36 home runs while slugging .574. Bryce Harper is 11 for 40 with five home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .284 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs
Phillies: 6-4, .244 batting average, 4.11 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Luis Robert: day-to-day (groin), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Smith: 15-Day IL (ankle), Tim Elko: 10-Day IL (knee), Ryan Noda: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Phillies: Joe Ross: 15-Day IL (back), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (ribcage), Aaron Nola: 60-Day IL (ankle)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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