Angels try to continue road win streak in matchup with the White Sox
Los Angeles Angels (14-7, first in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (7-12, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Jose Suarez (0-1, 5.54 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); White Sox: Vince Velasquez (0-2, 6.75 ERA, 1.83 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)
LINE: White Sox -114, Angels -105; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels will try to keep a three-game road win streak going when they play the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago has a 5-5 record in home games and a 7-12 record overall. The White Sox rank 10th in the AL with 17 total home runs, averaging 0.9 per game.
Los Angeles has a 14-7 record overall and an 8-5 record in home games. The Angels have the best team slugging percentage in the AL at .441.
The teams play Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Vaughn has three doubles and four home runs for the White Sox. Tim Anderson is 8-for-35 with two doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.
Taylor Ward has three doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Angels. Mike Trout is 12-for-28 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 1-9, .187 batting average, 4.71 ERA, outscored by 33 runs
Angels: 8-2, .269 batting average, 2.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Eloy Jimenez: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Yermin Mercedes: 10-Day IL (hand), Lance Lynn: 10-Day IL (knee), Joe Kelly: 10-Day IL (biceps), Garrett Crochet: 10-Day IL (elbow), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jonathan Stiever: 60-Day IL (lat)
Angels: Noah Syndergaard: day-to-day (illness), Jose Quijada: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (back)
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