White Sox try to clinch ALDS in Game 3 against Guardians

Cleveland Guardians (85-77, first in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Chicago White Sox (84-78, second in the AL Central during the regular season)

Chicago; Wednesday, 4 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Daniel Espino (0-0, 4.11 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); White Sox: Sean Newcomb (2-5, 3.09 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)

LINE: White Sox -121, Guardians -101; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox take on the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday in Game 3 of the ALDS. The White Sox lead the series 2-0, and can advance to the ALCS with a victory.

Chicago has an 84-78 record overall and a 48-33 record at home. The White Sox have gone 36-20 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Cleveland is 85-77 overall and 44-37 on the road. The Guardians have a 63-28 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams play Wednesday for the 16th time this season. The White Sox lead the season series 9-6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has 31 doubles, a triple and 33 home runs while hitting .250 for the White Sox. Munetaka Murakami is 11 for 40 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Chase DeLauter has 30 doubles, three triples and 16 home runs for the Guardians. Steven Kwan is 12 for 37 with a triple and two RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 8-2, .265 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs

Guardians: 6-4, .242 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Castillo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ky Bush: 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)

Guardians: Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back)

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