White Sox try to stop road slide, face the Rangers

Wed, Jul 24, 2024
MLB News (AP)

Chicago White Sox (27-76, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (49-52, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Wednesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Chris Flexen (2-9, 5.22 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (6-4, 3.36 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 94 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -250, White Sox +205; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox hit the road against the Texas Rangers looking to stop a seven-game road losing streak.

Texas is 49-52 overall and 27-23 in home games. The Rangers are 38-10 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Chicago has a 27-76 record overall and a 10-42 record on the road. The White Sox have a 20-34 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager has 12 doubles, 18 home runs and 48 RBI while hitting .261 for the Rangers. Marcus Semien is 13-for-37 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Andrew Vaughn leads the White Sox with a .236 batting average, and has 20 doubles, 11 home runs, 23 walks and 44 RBI. Tommy Pham is 10-for-37 with a home run and two RBI over the past 10 games.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4, .178 batting average, 4.20 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

White Sox: 1-9, .188 batting average, 4.49 ERA, outscored by 27 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Dane Dunning: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (lumbar), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (back), Austin Pruitt: 60-Day IL (knee), Joshua Jung: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Max Stassi: 60-Day IL (hip), Jordan Leasure: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dominic Leone: 60-Day IL (right elbow), Mike Clevinger: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (abductor), Jimmy Lambert: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Foster: 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.