
White Sox bring road losing streak into matchup with the Rangers
Chicago White Sox (23-48, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (35-36, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Aaron Civale (1-2, 4.91 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (1-4, 8.87 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -191, White Sox +158; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox will aim to end a four-game road slide when they play the Texas Rangers.
Texas has a 22-13 record in home games and a 35-36 record overall. The Rangers have a 24-8 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Chicago has gone 7-30 in road games and 23-48 overall. The White Sox are 13-35 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.
Sunday's game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Rangers are ahead 3-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith has seven home runs, 22 walks and 20 RBIs while hitting .292 for the Rangers. Marcus Semien is 14 for 42 with four doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
Miguel Vargas has nine home runs, 27 walks and 30 RBIs while hitting .242 for the White Sox. Edgar Quero is 12 for 31 with six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4, .262 batting average, 3.16 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs
White Sox: 4-6, .227 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Evan Carter: day-to-day (wrist), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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), 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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