White Sox and Mets play to decide series winner

New York Mets (59-71, fifth in the NL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (67-62, first in the AL Central)

Chicago; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Nolan McLean (9-8, 3.34 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 162 strikeouts); White Sox: Sean Newcomb (1-3, 2.44 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

LINE: Mets -111, White Sox -103; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Chicago is 38-26 in home games and 67-62 overall. The White Sox have a 46-25 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

New York is 29-36 on the road and 59-71 overall. Mets pitchers have a collective 4.09 ERA, which ranks sixth in the NL.

The teams play Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Munetaka Murakami has 13 doubles, 29 home runs and 58 RBIs for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 13 for 36 with four doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .243 batting average, 4.64 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Mets: 6-4, .240 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: White Sox: Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Davis Martin: 15-Day IL (finger), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mets: Jorge Polanco: 10-Day IL (ankle), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Mark Vientos: 10-Day IL (hand), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Devin Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Juan Soto: 10-Day IL (calf), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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