White Sox host Cleveland Guardians, look to break home slide
Cleveland Guardians (82-62, first in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (33-112, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Ben Lively (11-9, 4.07 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 108 strikeouts); White Sox: Jonathan Cannon (3-9, 4.53 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 70 strikeouts)
: LINE Guardians -223, White Sox +183; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox are looking to end their 13-game home skid with a victory over the Cleveland Guardians.
Chicago is 33-112 overall and 18-55 at home. The White Sox have a 9-28 record in games decided by one run.
Cleveland has a 39-37 record in road games and an 82-62 record overall. The Guardians have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .238.
Tuesday's game is the 12th time these teams square off this season. The Guardians hold a 6-5 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Vaughn has 28 doubles and 17 home runs for the White Sox. Andrew Benintendi is 11-for-35 with two doubles, a home run and six RBI over the past 10 games.
Jose Ramirez has 31 doubles, a triple and 34 home runs while hitting .271 for the Guardians. Andres Gimenez is 12-for-43 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 2-8, .234 batting average, 4.71 ERA, outscored by 21 runs
Guardians: 6-4, .251 batting average, 3.41 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Brooks Baldwin: 10-Day IL (wrist), Mike Clevinger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Steven Wilson: 15-Day IL (back), Dominic Leone: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (flexor), Max Stassi: 60-Day IL (hip), Jordan Leasure: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (abductor), Jimmy Lambert: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Guardians: Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Carrasco: 15-Day IL (hip), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
