Chicago White Sox (54-53, third in AL Central) vs Texas Rangers (48-59, third in AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT
Pitching Prospects: White Sox: Lucas Giolito (7-6, 5.06 ERA, 1.49 whips, 115 strikeouts); Rangers: Spencer Howard (2-3, 6.82 ERA, 1.63 whips, 29 strikeouts)
Fanduel Sportsbook Line: White Sox-151, Rangers +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
Bottom line: Texas Rangers play Chicago White Sox with a 2-1 series lead.
Texas has a 48-59 record overall and a 23-30 record at home. Rangers are 32-12 in the game when they have more hits than their opponents.
Chicago is 54-53 overall and 29-24 on the road. The White Sox have a 19-12 record in games decided by one run.
Sunday’s game is the seventh time these teams have met this season. Rangers lead 4-2 in the season series.
Top Performer: Adolis Garcia has 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 70 RBIs for Rangers. Marcus Semin is 10-for-41 with triples and two home runs in the last 10 matches.
Jose Abreu has 27 doubles, 14 home runs and 55 RBI for the White Sox. Aloy Jimenez is 14-for-33 in the last 10 matches with two doubles, two home runs and six RBIs.
Last 10 games: Rangers: 5-5, .233 batting average, 3.54 ERA, beat opponents by two runs
White Sox: 5-5, .254 batting average, 3.10 ERA, even run difference
Injuries: Rangers: Dennis Santana: 15-day IL (ankle), Cole Calhoun: 10-day IL (heel), John Grey: 15-day IL (side), Joe Barlow: 15-day IL (blister), Mitch Garver : 60-day IL (forearm), Eli White: 60-day IL (wrist)
White Sox: Reynaldo Lopez: 15-day IL (back), Danny Mendick: 60-day IL (knee), Vince Velasquez: 15-day IL (finger), Kyle Crick: 15-day IL (elbow), Aaron Bummer: 15-day IL (latitude), Garrett Crockett: 60-day IL (elbow), Jonathan Stever: 60-day IL (latitude)
The Associated Press produced this story using technology provided by DataScrew and data from Sportradar.
