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Chicago White Sox (24-52, fifth in the AL
Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (40-35, third in the AL East)
Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Aaron Civale (1-3, 4.67 ERA, 1.48
WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (2-3, 3.81 ERA,
1.29 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -213, White Sox +176;
over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox play the Toronto Blue Jays
with a 1-0 series lead.
Toronto has a 40-35 record overall and a 24-15 record in home
games. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .324 on-base
percentage, the eighth-best percentage in MLB play.
Chicago has a 24-52 record overall and an 8-31 record on the
road. The White Sox have a 17-10 record in games when they
out-hit their opponents.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams meet this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Bichette has 19 doubles, a triple, 10 home
runs and 45 RBIs while hitting .278 for the Blue Jays. Ernie
Clement is 17 for 43 with four doubles and a home run over the
last 10 games.
Chase Meidroth has five doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs for
the White Sox. Andrew Benintendi is 10 for 38 with three
doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .274 batting average, 5.93 ERA,
outscored by 13 runs
White Sox: 2-8, .221 batting average, 4.69 ERA, outscored by 18
runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Alan Roden: day-to-day (knee), Myles Straw:
day-to-day (ankle), Bowden Francis: 15-Day IL (shoulder),
Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day
IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer:
60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah:
60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
White Sox: Cam Booser: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Davis Martin:
15-Day IL (forearm), Mike Tauchman: day-to-day (groin), Jared
Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Fraser Ellard: 60-Day IL (lat), Ky
Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee),
Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (back), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL
(forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa:
60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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