White Sox look to keep home win streak alive, host the Braves

Atlanta Braves (45-21, first in the NL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (34-31, second in the AL Central)

Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Grant Holmes (4-2, 3.86 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); White Sox: Brandon Eisert (1-0, 3.21 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -156, White Sox +131; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Atlanta Braves trying to extend a five-game home winning streak.

Chicago has a 34-31 record overall and a 20-11 record at home. The White Sox have a 12-6 record in games decided by one run.

Atlanta has gone 23-10 in road games and 45-21 overall. The Braves have the ninth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .323.

Tuesday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Meidroth has 13 doubles, five home runs and 21 RBIs for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 11 for 39 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Michael Harris II has a .306 batting average to lead the Braves, and has nine doubles and 13 home runs. Matt Olson is 13 for 42 with two home runs and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .272 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

Braves: 8-2, .243 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (lat), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Noah Schultz: 15-Day IL (knee), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays: 10-Day IL (calf), Kyle Teel: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Braves: Michael Harris II: day-to-day (back), Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Sean Murphy: 60-Day IL (finger), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drake Baldwin: 10-Day IL (oblique), Hurston Waldrep: 60-Day IL (elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

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