San Francisco Giants (44-37, third in the NL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (26-55, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (5-5, 3.79 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); White Sox: Aaron Civale (1-4, 5.03 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -170, White Sox +142; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants are looking to stop a three-game losing streak with a victory against the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago has a 17-23 record in home games and a 26-55 record overall. The White Sox are 18-10 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
San Francisco is 44-37 overall and 19-20 in road games. The Giants have gone 22-14 in games when they record eight or more hits.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has a .233 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 20 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs. Mike Tauchman is 9 for 35 with a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
Heliot Ramos has 15 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs for the Giants. Casey Schmitt is 12 for 33 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 3-7, .208 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by 21 runs
Giants: 3-7, .226 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Luis Robert: day-to-day (hamstring), Cam Booser: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Davis Martin: 15-Day IL (forearm), 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)
Giants: Jerar Encarnacion: 10-Day IL (oblique), Matt Chapman: 10-Day IL (hand), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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