Astros visit White Sox to open 3-game series

Houston Astros (33-39, second in AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (19-54, fifth in AL Central)

Chicago; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABIES: Astros: Framber Valdez (5-4, 3.99 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); White Sox: Jonathan Cannon (0-1, 4.56 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 24 strikeouts)

: LINE Astros -209, White Sox +173; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Houston Astros on Tuesday to begin a three-game series.

Chicago is 12-23 in home games and 19-54 overall. The White Sox are 6-14 in games decided by one run.

Houston is 33-39 overall and 14-20 in road games. Astros hitters have a collective .418 slugging percentage to rank third in the AL.

The teams meet on Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gavin Sheets has 14 doubles, one triple and seven homers while hitting .233 for the White Sox. Andrew Vaughn is 15-for-43 with a double and four homers over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has 16 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs for the Astros. Jose Altuve is 14 for 40 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .247 batting average, 3.88 ERA, led by three runs

Astros: 5-5, .257 batting average, 3.78 ERA, opponents scored by five runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Max Stassi: 60-day IL (hip), Dominic Leone: 60-day IL (right elbow), Dominic Fletcher: 10-day IL (shoulder), Mike Clevinger: 15-day IL (elbow), Eloy Jimenez: 10-day IL (hamstring), Yoan Moncada: 60-day IL (abductor), Jimmy Lambert: 60-day IL (shoulder), Matt Foster: 60-day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60 days IL (elbow)

Astros: Cristian Javier: 60-day IL (forearm), Justin Verlander: Everyday (neck), Kyle Tucker: 10-day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60-day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega : 60 day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60 day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60 day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 day IL days (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-day IL (elbow)

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