Chicago White Sox (29-93, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (65-55, first in the AL West)
Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Garrett Crochet (6-9, 3.65 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 167 strikeouts); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (5-10, 5.14 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 129 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -192, White Sox +160; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros open a three-game series at home against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.
Houston is 32-26 in home games and 65-55 overall. Astros hitters are batting a collective .260, the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play.
Chicago is 29-93 overall and 11-49 in road games. The White Sox have an 8-26 record in games decided by one run.
The teams square off Friday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 28 doubles, two triples and 25 home runs while hitting .304 for the Astros. Alex Bregman is 16-for-45 with four doubles and five home runs over the last 10 games.
Andrew Vaughn has 14 home runs, 29 walks and 52 RBI while hitting .241 for the White Sox. Gavin Sheets is 13-for-35 with five doubles, a home run and six RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 8-2, .254 batting average, 2.27 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs
White Sox: 2-8, .246 batting average, 5.44 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Kyle Tucker: 60-Day IL (shin), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
White Sox: Dominic Leone: day-to-day (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (flexor), Max Stassi: 60-Day IL (hip), Jordan Leasure: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Clevinger: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (abductor), Jimmy Lambert: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Foster: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
