Padres start 3-game series with the White Sox

Chicago White Sox (14-17, third in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (19-11, second in the NL West)

San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Noah Schultz (1-1, 3.52 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Padres: German Marquez (3-1, 4.38 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)

LINE: Padres -147, White Sox +123; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.

San Diego has gone 10-6 in home games and 19-11 overall. The Padres have a 6-2 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Chicago has a 7-9 record in road games and a 14-17 record overall. The White Sox have the ninth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .380.

Friday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Xander Bogaerts has two doubles and five home runs for the Padres. Ty France is 12 for 34 with two doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Colson Montgomery has five doubles, eight home runs and 21 RBIs for the White Sox. Munetaka Murakami is 12 for 43 with five home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 6-4, .237 batting average, 5.52 ERA, outscored by five runs

White Sox: 7-3, .262 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

INJURIES: Padres: Yuki Matsui: 15-Day IL (groin), Will Wagner: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Pivetta: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joe Musgrove: 15-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Canning: 15-Day IL (achilles)

White Sox: Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (elbow), 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)

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