Guardians play the White Sox leading series 1-0

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Chicago White Sox (45-41, first in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (46-42, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Anthony Kay (6-3, 4.50 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Guardians: Gavin Williams (9-4, 3.81 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 117 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -137, White Sox +113; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the Chicago White Sox with a 1-0 series lead.

Cleveland has a 46-42 record overall and a 23-20 record in home games. The Guardians have the fourth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.79.

Chicago is 45-41 overall and 17-27 in road games. The White Sox have a 32-12 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams play Friday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Colson Montgomery leads the White Sox with 21 home runs while slugging .479. Miguel Vargas is 12 for 41 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 5-5, .240 batting average, 3.73 ERA, even run differential

White Sox: 6-4, .279 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Angel Martinez: 10-Day IL (foot), Jose Ramirez: 10-Day IL (hand)

White Sox: Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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