White Sox and Rays meet in series rubber match

Tampa Bay Rays (72-73, fourth in the AL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (56-90, fifth in the AL Central)

Chicago; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. CDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ian Seymour (3-1, 2.89 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); White Sox: Shane Smith (5-7, 3.95 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 118 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -145, White Sox +121; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Chicago has a 31-43 record in home games and a 56-90 record overall. The White Sox have a 30-69 record in games when they have given up a home run.

Tampa Bay has a 72-73 record overall and a 34-37 record on the road. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.87 ERA, which ranks 10th in MLB play.

Thursday’s game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The White Sox are ahead 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has 30 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs for the White Sox. Andrew Benintendi is 14 for 38 with two doubles, four home runs and 12 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero has 27 doubles and 42 home runs while hitting .263 for the Rays. Josh Lowe is 9 for 36 with two doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 8-2, .262 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

Rays: 6-4, .275 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Grant Taylor: day-to-day (groin), Bryan Hudson: 15-Day IL (back), Luis Robert: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Elvis Peguero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Owen White: 15-Day IL (hip), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Ryan Pepiot: day-to-day (rest), Brian Van Belle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Stuart Fairchild: 60-Day IL (oblique), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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