.vresize.36.36.medium.0.png){kind=small}
.vresize.36.36.medium.0.png){kind=small}
White Sox begin 4-game series against the Guardians
Cleveland Guardians (46-44, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (46-46, third in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Cal Quantrill (6-5, 3.75 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); White Sox: Lucas Giolito (6-5, 4.69 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 102 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: White Sox -152, Guardians +130; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Cleveland Guardians to open a four-game series.
Chicago has a 19-25 record at home and a 46-46 record overall. The White Sox have gone 14-3 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Cleveland has a 46-44 record overall and a 21-25 record on the road. The Guardians have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .249.
The matchup Friday is the 10th time these teams match up this season. The Guardians have a 6-3 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Robert leads Chicago with 12 home runs while slugging .461. Yoan Moncada is 12-for-37 with two home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
Steven Kwan has 13 doubles, three triples, a home run and 23 RBI for the Guardians. Jose Ramirez is 12-for-39 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 7-3, .269 batting average, 2.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 33 runs
Guardians: 6-4, .299 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Luis Robert: day-to-day (illness), Eloy Jimenez: day-to-day (leg), Danny Mendick: 60-Day IL (knee), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (hand), Vince Velasquez: 15-Day IL (finger), Kyle Crick: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yasmani Grandal: 10-Day IL (back), Aaron Bummer: 15-Day IL (lat), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Stiever: 60-Day IL (lat)
Guardians: Aaron Civale: 15-Day IL (wrist), Anthony Gose: 15-Day IL (tricep), Oscar Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (ribs), Cody Morris: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Undisputed
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
First Things First
Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander
The Skip Bayless Show
The Carton Show
FOX Sports
