White Sox aim to stop 7-game slide, play the Rangers

Chicago White Sox (27-74, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (47-52, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Monday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Erick Fedde (7-3, 2.99 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Rangers: Michael Lorenzen (5-5, 3.52 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -170, White Sox +143; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox aim to break their seven-game skid with a win against the Texas Rangers.

Texas has a 47-52 record overall and a 25-23 record in home games. The Rangers have gone 26-6 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Chicago has a 27-74 record overall and a 10-40 record in road games. The White Sox have a 20-34 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Monday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith has 19 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 40 RBI for the Rangers. Corey Seager is 9-for-36 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Andrew Vaughn has 19 doubles and 11 home runs for the White Sox. Tommy Pham is 11-for-40 with three doubles and a triple over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4, .226 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

White Sox: 1-9, .196 batting average, 5.20 ERA, outscored by 30 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Dane Dunning: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (lumbar), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (back), Austin Pruitt: 60-Day IL (knee), Joshua Jung: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Max Stassi: 60-Day IL (hip), Jordan Leasure: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dominic Leone: 60-Day IL (right elbow), Mike Clevinger: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (abductor), Jimmy Lambert: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Foster: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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