Cleveland Guardians (13-13, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (12-13, third in the AL Central)
Chicago; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Cal Quantrill (1-1, 3.54 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); White Sox: Lucas Giolito (1-1, 3.20 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)
LINE: White Sox -189, Guardians +161; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians hit the road against the Chicago White Sox aiming to prolong a four-game road winning streak.
Chicago has a 12-13 record overall and a 7-7 record in home games. The White Sox rank 10th in the AL with 21 total home runs, averaging 0.8 per game.
Cleveland is 6-4 at home and 13-13 overall. The Guardians have a 13-2 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
Tuesday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Guardians hold a 4-0 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Anderson has five doubles and three home runs while hitting .321 for the White Sox. Leury Garcia is 7-for-25 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Jose Ramirez has eight doubles, a triple and seven home runs while hitting .309 for the Guardians. Josh Naylor is 12-for-33 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .231 batting average, 2.59 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Guardians: 7-3, .270 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Aaron Bummer: 15-Day IL (knee), Andrew Vaughn: 10-Day IL (hand), Eloy Jimenez: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Yermin Mercedes: 10-Day IL (hand), Lance Lynn: 10-Day IL (knee), Garrett Crochet: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Stiever: 60-Day IL (lat)
Guardians: Yu Chang: 10-Day IL (covid-19), James Karinchak: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Cody Morris: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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