White Sox look to break road slide, play the Rangers

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Chicago White Sox (23-47, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (34-36, third in the AL West)

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Chicago White Sox (23-47, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (34-36, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Mike Vasil (3-2, 2.18 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Rangers: Jacob deGrom (6-2, 2.12 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 74 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -402, White Sox +311; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox visit the Texas Rangers looking to break a three-game road slide.

Texas is 34-36 overall and 21-13 in home games. The Rangers have a 20-11 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Chicago is 7-29 in road games and 23-47 overall. The White Sox are 13-35 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Langford has eight doubles, 13 home runs and 30 RBIs for the Rangers. Jake Burger is 13 for 42 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has a .243 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 17 doubles, a triple and nine home runs. Edgar Quero is 10 for 28 with six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .251 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

White Sox: 5-5, .235 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Evan Carter: day-to-day (wrist), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

White Sox: Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Fraser Ellard: 60-Day IL (lat), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (hip), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (back), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 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.

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