Pirates take road win streak into game against the White Sox

Pittsburgh Pirates (73-73, third in the NL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (75-70, first in the AL Central)

Chicago; Thursday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Jared Jones (3-6, 4.46 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 92 strikeouts); White Sox: Hagen Smith (3-1, 0.56 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)

LINE: Pirates -113, White Sox -108; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to keep a four-game road win streak going when they face the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago has a 43-30 record at home and a 75-70 record overall. The White Sox have a 31-17 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Pittsburgh has a 73-73 record overall and a 35-39 record on the road. The Pirates are eighth in the NL with 167 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has 30 doubles, a triple and 30 home runs for the White Sox. Sam Antonacci is 10 for 37 with four doubles over the last 10 games.

Brandon Lowe has 28 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 83 RBIs while hitting .259 for the Pirates. Oneil Cruz is 13 for 39 with two doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 3-7, .205 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Pirates: 8-2, .279 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Huascar Brazoban: 15-Day IL (lat), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tommy Pham: 10-Day IL (calf), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Pirates: Isaac Mattson: 15-Day IL (hip), Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm), Ryan O'Hearn: 10-Day IL (quadricep)

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