Cincinnati Reds (56-61, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (61-56, first in the AL Central)
Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Nick Lodolo (0-0); White Sox: Sean Burke (7-6, 3.08 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 144 strikeouts)
LINE: White Sox -163, Reds +138; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday to open a three-game series.
Chicago has a 36-22 record at home and a 61-56 record overall. White Sox pitchers have a collective 4.12 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.
Cincinnati has a 56-61 record overall and a 27-30 record on the road. The Reds have gone 23-14 in games when they did not give up a home run.
Tuesday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has 26 doubles, a triple and 24 home runs while hitting .235 for the White Sox. Munetaka Murakami is 9 for 41 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Sal Stewart leads the Reds with 25 home runs while slugging .475. Tyler Stephenson is 9 for 33 with two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .211 batting average, 3.91 ERA, outscored by five runs
Reds: 6-4, .223 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Chase Meidroth: day-to-day (wrist), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Reds: Tony Santillan: 15-Day IL (oblique), Hunter Greene: 15-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Lodolo: 15-Day IL (finger), Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (forearm), Brandon Williamson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Steer: 10-Day IL (wrist)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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