Guardians bring 2-1 series advantage over White Sox into game 4

Chicago White Sox (46-42, first in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (47-43, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Chris Murphy (2-0, 3.79 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (2-9, 3.69 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 83 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -152, White Sox +124; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians take a 2-1 advantage into the next game of the series against the Chicago White Sox.

Cleveland is 47-43 overall and 24-21 in home games. The Guardians have a 24-5 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Chicago is 18-28 on the road and 46-42 overall. White Sox hitters have a collective .415 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the majors.

The teams meet Sunday for the seventh time this season. The season series is tied 3-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brayan Rocchio has six home runs, 27 walks and 37 RBIs while hitting .273 for the Guardians. Kahlil Watson is 10 for 35 with three doubles and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Colson Montgomery leads the White Sox with 22 home runs while slugging .484. Jacob Gonzalez is 13 for 33 with four doubles, a home run and 12 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .237 batting average, 3.42 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

White Sox: 5-5, .279 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Angel Martinez: 10-Day IL (foot), Jose Ramirez: 10-Day IL (hand)

White Sox: Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), 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.