Cardinals open 3-game series with the White Sox

Chicago White Sox (75-71, first in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (72-75, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Anthony Kay (9-8, 4.53 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 116 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (5-14, 5.57 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 144 strikeouts)

LINE: White Sox -115, Cardinals -106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Chicago White Sox on Friday to start a three-game series.

St. Louis is 72-75 overall and 34-38 in home games. The Cardinals have gone 28-11 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Chicago has a 32-40 record in road games and a 75-71 record overall. The White Sox have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .317.

Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has 22 home runs, 53 walks and 104 RBI while hitting .283 for the Cardinals. Ivan Herrera is 16 for 45 with two doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI over the last 10 games.

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Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with 31 home runs while slugging .475. Miguel Vargas is 9 for 39 with a home run and three RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .280 batting average, 5.41 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

White Sox: 3-7, .195 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Masyn Winn: day-to-day (thumb), Blaze Jordan: 10-Day IL (ankle), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (forearm), JJ Wetherholt: 10-Day IL (wrist), Peter Strzelecki: 15-Day IL (forearm), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (hand), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Huascar Brazoban: 15-Day IL (lat), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tommy Pham: 10-Day IL (calf), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.