Astros face the White Sox leading series 2-1
Chicago White Sox (73-66, first in the AL Central) vs.
Chicago White Sox (73-66, first in the AL Central) vs.
Article outline
- What happened
- The details
- What comes next
- The bottom line
Key points
- PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Luis Castillo (4-10, 5.31 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 106 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (4-3, 3.33 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 86 strikeouts).
- LINE: Astros -145, White Sox +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs.
- TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes has 23 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 74 RBIs while hitting.257 for the Astros.
- Chicago has a 73-66 record overall and a 32-39 record in road games.
- BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Chicago White Sox with a 2-1 series lead.
Chicago White Sox (73-66, first in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (71-69, first in the AL West). Houston; Thursday, 2: 10 p.m. EDT.
Houston has a 71-69 record overall and a 35-36 record at home. The Astros have a 37-61 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.
Chicago has a 73-66 record overall and a 32-39 record in road games. White Sox pitchers have a collective 4.14 ERA. It ranks seventh in the AL.
Thursday's game is the seventh time these teams match up this season. The Astros are ahead 4-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes has 23 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 74 RBIs while hitting.257 for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 11 for 41 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
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