Chicago White Sox (58-52, first in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (65-45, first in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Anthony Kay (7-5, 4.34 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); Rays: Griffin Jax (6-8, 3.74 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 92 strikeouts)
LINE: Rays -153, White Sox +126; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Tampa Bay has a 65-45 record overall and a 41-17 record in home games. The Rays have a 14-9 record in games decided by one run.
Chicago is 58-52 overall and 24-31 on the road. White Sox pitchers have a collective 4.04 ERA, which ranks seventh in the AL.
The matchup Sunday is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Rays have a 4-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 30 home runs while slugging .545. Chandler Simpson is 13 for 35 with a double and three RBIs over the last 10 games.
Miguel Vargas has 25 doubles, a triple and 23 home runs for the White Sox. Munetaka Murakami is 12 for 39 with two doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .220 batting average, 1.92 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
White Sox: 5-5, .219 batting average, 3.35 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Rays: Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (back), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)
White Sox: Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
