White Sox play the Astros after Meidroth's 4-hit game

Houston Astros (50-54, third in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (54-47, first in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (7-5, 4.34 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (9-5, 3.31 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 97 strikeouts)

LINE: White Sox -137, Astros +113; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox play the Houston Astros after Chase Meidroth had four hits on Wednesday in a 4-2 win over the Rangers.

Chicago has a 31-17 record at home and a 54-47 record overall. The White Sox have hit 131 total home runs to rank ninth in MLB play.

Houston has a 24-27 record on the road and a 50-54 record overall. Astros hitters have a collective .315 on-base percentage, the eighth-ranked percentage in the AL.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Antonacci has a .278 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 12 doubles, two triples and seven home runs. Meidroth is 14 for 36 with five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with a .328 batting average, and has 20 doubles, 34 home runs, 66 walks and 77 RBIs. Isaac Paredes is 14 for 38 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 7-3, .243 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 30 runs

Astros: 4-6, .244 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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