Miami takes 3-game skid into matchup with Chicago
Miami Marlins (36-61, fifth in the NL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (44-52, third in the NL Central)
Chicago; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Trevor Richards (3-11, 4.24 ERA) White Sox: Ivan Nova (4-9, 5.86 ERA)
BOTTOM LINE: Miami enters the matchup as losers of their last three games.
The White Sox are 25-20 in home games. Chicago has slugged .407 this season. Yoan Moncada leads the team with a .522 slugging percentage, including 39 extra-base hits and 17 home runs.
The Marlins have gone 18-29 away from home. Miami has hit 77 home runs this season, the lowest total in the National League. Brian Anderson leads the club with 13, averaging one every 26.8 at-bats.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with 21 home runs and has 69 RBIs. Yolmer Sanchez is 10-for-38 with four doubles, a triple, a home run and three RBIs over the last 10 games for Chicago.
Anderson leads the Marlins with 13 home runs home runs and is slugging .425. Garrett Cooper is 12-for-37 with three doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games for Miami.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 2-8, .249 batting average, 5.57 ERA, outscored by 27 runs
Marlins: 3-7, .234 batting average, 4.92 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
White Sox Injuries: Carlos Rodon: 60-day IL (elbow), Michael Kopech: 60-day IL (elbow), Nate Jones: 60-day IL (elbow), Kelvin Herrera: 10-day IL (oblique), Ryan Burr: 60-day IL (elbow), Manny Banuelos: 10-day IL (shoulder), Eloy Jimenez: 10-day IL (elbow), Tim Anderson: 10-day IL (ankle).
Marlins Injuries: Jose Urena: 60-day IL (back), Drew Steckenrider: 60-day IL (elbow), Pablo Lopez: 10-day IL (shoulder), Julian Fernandez: 60-day IL (elbow), Austin Brice: 10-day IL (forearm), Miguel Rojas: day-to-day (right shoulder strain), Jon Berti: 10-day IL (oblique), Chad Wallach: 60-day IL (concussion).
