Angels take 5-game losing streak into matchup with the White Sox

Los Angeles Angels (12-19, fourth in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (13-17, third in the AL Central)

Chicago; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (0-3, 6.21 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 32 strikeouts); White Sox: Erick Fedde (0-3, 3.42 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)

LINE: Angels -125, White Sox +105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels aim to stop a five-game losing streak with a victory against the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago is 13-17 overall and 6-8 at home. The White Sox are 8-13 in games when they have given up a home run.

Los Angeles is 7-12 in road games and 12-19 overall. The Angels have a 2-4 record in games decided by one run.

The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with 12 home runs while slugging .574. Colson Montgomery is 12 for 38 with a double, five home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Mike Trout has five doubles and nine home runs for the Angels. Vaughn Grissom is 11 for 27 with four doubles and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .261 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Angels: 1-9, .252 batting average, 5.85 ERA, outscored by 25 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (elbow), Everson Pereira: day-to-day (shoulder), Tanner Murray: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (hip), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Angels: Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (knee), Ben Joyce: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Johnson: 15-Day IL (illness), Logan O'Hoppe: 10-Day IL (wrist), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (arm), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (finger)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.