White Sox take 4-game losing streak into matchup with the Cardinals

Chicago White Sox (75-72, first in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (73-75, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Newcomb (2-4, 2.71 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 74 strikeouts); Cardinals: Kyle Leahy (10-4, 3.41 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 124 strikeouts)

LINE: White Sox -111, Cardinals -110; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox aim to break their four-game losing streak with a win against the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis is 73-75 overall and 35-38 at home. The Cardinals have the eighth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .317.

Chicago has gone 32-41 on the road and 75-72 overall. The White Sox have a 36-22 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has 35 doubles, a triple and 22 home runs for the Cardinals. Joshua Baez is 14 for 34 with five doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has 30 home runs, 88 walks and 79 RBIs while hitting .247 for the White Sox. Tristan Peters is 9 for 31 with three doubles, a triple and an RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .288 batting average, 5.31 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

White Sox: 3-7, .207 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow), JJ Wetherholt: 10-Day IL (wrist), Blaze Jordan: 10-Day IL (ankle), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (forearm), Peter Strzelecki: 15-Day IL (forearm), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (hand)

White Sox: Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Huascar Brazoban: 15-Day IL (lat), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tommy Pham: 10-Day IL (calf), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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