Cubs take on the White Sox in first of 3-game series

Chicago White Sox (14-30, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (25-19, first in the NL Central)

Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (1-2, 2.08 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Cubs: Cade Horton (1-0, 6.75 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, five strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -234, White Sox +192; over/under is 11 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs start a three-game series at home against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.

Chicago is 25-19 overall and 12-10 in home games. Cubs hitters have a collective .327 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the NL.

Chicago has a 14-30 record overall and a 5-18 record in road games. The White Sox have gone 8-23 in games when they have allowed a home run.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki has seven doubles, two triples and 11 home runs for the Cubs. Dansby Swanson is 12 for 32 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has nine doubles and three home runs for the White Sox. Edgar Quero is 10 for 36 with a double over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 4-6, .193 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

White Sox: 4-6, .209 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Cubs: Ian Happ: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyson Miller: 60-Day IL (hip), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shota Imanaga: 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Brasier: 15-Day IL (hip)

White Sox: Andrew Benintendi: 10-Day IL (calf), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (knee), Michael Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL (ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 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.