Philadelphia Phillies (61-46, second in the NL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (39-69, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Taijuan Walker (3-5, 3.84 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); White Sox: Adrian Houser (6-2, 2.10 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -148, White Sox +123; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Chicago has gone 23-32 in home games and 39-69 overall. The White Sox have a 17-8 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Philadelphia has a 28-27 record in road games and a 61-46 record overall. The Phillies have gone 26-14 in games when they did not allow a home run.
The teams square off Wednesday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has 25 doubles, two triples and 12 home runs while hitting .227 for the White Sox. Colson Montgomery is 9 for 38 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Kyle Schwarber has 37 home runs, 74 walks and 86 RBIs while hitting .256 for the Phillies. Trea Turner is 14 for 43 with four doubles, a triple and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .275 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
Phillies: 6-4, .252 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Smith: 15-Day IL (ankle), Tim Elko: 10-Day IL (knee), Ryan Noda: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Phillies: Joe Ross: 15-Day IL (back), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (ribcage), Aaron Nola: 60-Day IL (ankle)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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