Astros face the White Sox leading series 2-1

Chicago White Sox (73-66, first in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (71-69, first in the AL West)

Houston; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Luis Castillo (4-10, 5.31 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 106 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (4-3, 3.33 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 86 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -145, White Sox +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Chicago White Sox with a 2-1 series lead.

Houston has a 71-69 record overall and a 35-36 record at home. The Astros have a 37-61 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

Chicago has a 73-66 record overall and a 32-39 record in road games. White Sox pitchers have a collective 4.14 ERA, which ranks seventh in the AL.

Thursday's game is the seventh time these teams match up this season. The Astros are ahead 4-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes has 23 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 74 RBIs while hitting .257 for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 11 for 41 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has 29 home runs, 86 walks and 76 RBIs while hitting .249 for the White Sox. Tristan Peters is 13 for 33 with two doubles, a triple, four home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .212 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

White Sox: 6-4, .224 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Astros: Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews: 60-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Huascar Brazoban: 15-Day IL (lat), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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