White Sox aim to avoid series sweep against the Orioles

Chicago White Sox (18-40, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (21-36, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Adrian Houser (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Orioles: Charlie Morton (1-7, 7.09 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 45 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -169, White Sox +141; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles meet the Chicago White Sox looking to sweep their three-game series.

Baltimore has a 21-36 record overall and an 11-17 record at home. The Orioles have a 13-8 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Chicago has a 6-25 record in road games and an 18-40 record overall. The White Sox have a 10-30 record in games when they have allowed a home run.

Sunday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan O'Hearn has a .333 batting average to lead the Orioles, and has eight doubles and nine home runs. Ryan Mountcastle is 12 for 41 with an RBI over the past 10 games.

Lenyn Sosa leads the White Sox with a .280 batting average, and has 10 doubles, four home runs, five walks and 17 RBIs. Miguel Vargas is 10 for 41 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 6-4, .264 batting average, 4.54 ERA, outscored by five runs

White Sox: 4-6, .246 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Ryan Mountcastle: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cedric Mullins: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ramon Laureano: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colton Cowser: 60-Day IL (thumb), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Miguel Castro: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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