Chicago White Sox (36-65, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (52-49, fourth in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (0-0); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (7-5, 2.86 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -226, White Sox +187; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays after Chase Meidroth's four-hit game on Monday.
Tampa Bay has a 52-49 record overall and a 30-27 record in home games. The Rays are 35-4 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Chicago has gone 15-36 on the road and 36-65 overall. The White Sox are 25-12 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has a .316 batting average to lead the Rays, and has 20 doubles and 11 home runs. Yandy Diaz is 13 for 39 with two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Miguel Vargas has 12 home runs, 38 walks and 40 RBIs while hitting .223 for the White Sox. Luis Robert is 12 for 33 with a double, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 3-7, .237 batting average, 3.91 ERA, even run differential
White Sox: 6-4, .237 batting average, 3.19 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Ha-Seong Kim: day-to-day (back), Brandon Lowe: day-to-day (foot), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
White Sox: Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Smith: 15-Day IL (ankle), Tim Elko: 10-Day IL (knee), Ryan Noda: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Davis Martin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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