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

Chicago White Sox (9-14, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (13-10, third in the NL West)

Phoenix; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Anthony Kay (1-0, 2.60 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (1-0, 1.96 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)

LINE: Diamondbacks -154, White Sox +127; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Arizona has a 13-10 record overall and a 7-4 record in home games. The Diamondbacks have the fifth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .401.

Chicago has a 9-14 record overall and a 6-8 record on the road. The White Sox are 8-0 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The teams meet Wednesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with four home runs while slugging .379. Nolan Arenado is 9 for 36 with three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

Munetaka Murakami has nine home runs, 21 walks and 17 RBIs while hitting .234 for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth is 10 for 38 with two doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 6-4, .265 batting average, 5.26 ERA, outscored by two runs

White Sox: 4-6, .235 batting average, 4.64 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Tyler Locklear: 10-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Santana: 10-Day IL (groin), Jordan Lawlar: 60-Day IL (wrist), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gabriel Moreno: 10-Day IL (back), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pavin Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (hip), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays: 10-Day IL (hamstring)

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