White Sox aim to break 5-game road slide, play the Blue Jays

Chicago White Sox (23-52, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (40-34, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Friday, 6:07 p.m. CDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (2-7, 3.79 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Spencer Turnbull (1-0, 2.08 ERA, 2.08 WHIP, two strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -215, White Sox +177; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox will look to end their five-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto has a 40-34 record overall and a 24-14 record at home. The Blue Jays have the fifth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .402.

Chicago is 23-52 overall and 7-31 in road games. The White Sox are 4-20 in games decided by one run.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: George Springer has 15 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs for the Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk is 15 for 43 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has a .242 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 19 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs. Edgar Quero is 11 for 31 with seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .268 batting average, 5.90 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

White Sox: 1-9, .209 batting average, 5.31 ERA, outscored by 26 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Alan Roden: day-to-day (knee), Myles Straw: day-to-day (ankle), Bowden Francis: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lukes: 7-Day IL (neck), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Mike Tauchman: day-to-day (groin), 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)

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