Meyers leads Astros against the White Sox after 4-hit performance
Houston Astros (17-15, second in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (9-24, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Lance McCullers (0-0); White Sox: Bryse Wilson (0-1, 5.00 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -216, White Sox +178; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros take on the Chicago White Sox after Jake Meyers had four hits on Saturday in an 8-3 win over the White Sox.
Chicago has a 9-24 record overall and a 6-11 record in home games. The White Sox have gone 4-19 in games when they have allowed a home run.
Houston has gone 6-8 in road games and 17-15 overall. Astros hitters have a collective .368 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the AL.
Sunday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Robert has three doubles and five home runs for the White Sox. Brooks Baldwin is 7-for-35 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.
Jose Altuve leads the Astros with four home runs while slugging .386. Yainer Diaz is 13-for-38 with two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .247 batting average, 3.87 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Astros: 6-4, .273 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Gage Workman: 10-Day IL (hip), 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), Josh Rojas: 10-Day IL (toe), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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