White Sox take win streak into game against the Rays

Chicago White Sox (58-51, first in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (64-45, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Jordan Hicks (1-1, 3.19 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (9-5, 3.07 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 112 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -168, White Sox +140; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox seek to keep a three-game win streak alive when they play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay has a 64-45 record overall and a 40-17 record at home. Rays hitters have a collective .402 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the AL.

Chicago has a 24-30 record in road games and a 58-51 record overall. The White Sox have the seventh-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.06.

The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Rays lead the season series 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 30 home runs while slugging .549. Victor Mesa Jr. is 7 for 31 with three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Munetaka Murakami has nine doubles, 24 home runs and 51 RBIs while hitting .244 for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth is 9 for 34 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .256 batting average, 2.12 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

White Sox: 5-5, .213 batting average, 4.21 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Rays: Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (back), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)

White Sox: Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), 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.