White Sox bring 1-0 series lead over Blue Jays into game 2

Chicago White Sox (24-52, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (40-35, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Aaron Civale (1-3, 4.67 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (2-3, 3.81 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -213, White Sox +176; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox play the Toronto Blue Jays with a 1-0 series lead.

Toronto has a 40-35 record overall and a 24-15 record in home games. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .324 on-base percentage, the eighth-best percentage in MLB play.

Chicago has a 24-52 record overall and an 8-31 record on the road. The White Sox have a 17-10 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Bichette has 19 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 45 RBIs while hitting .278 for the Blue Jays. Ernie Clement is 17 for 43 with four doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

Chase Meidroth has five doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs for the White Sox. Andrew Benintendi is 10 for 38 with three doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .274 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

White Sox: 2-8, .221 batting average, 4.69 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Alan Roden: day-to-day (knee), Myles Straw: day-to-day (ankle), Bowden Francis: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Cam Booser: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Davis Martin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mike Tauchman: day-to-day (groin), Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Fraser Ellard: 60-Day IL (lat), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (back), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 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.