Astros play the White Sox with series tied 1-1
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)
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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.
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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)
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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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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