Meyers leads Astros against the White Sox after 4-hit game
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2:55 AM on Tuesday, June 10
By The Associated Press
Chicago White Sox (22-44, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (36-29, first in the AL West)
Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (2-3, 2.45 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Astros: Lance McCullers (1-1, 4.44 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -195, White Sox +162; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros take on the Chicago White Sox after Jake Meyers' four-hit game on Sunday.
Houston is 36-29 overall and 22-12 in home games. The Astros have a 20-3 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Chicago has a 22-44 record overall and a 6-26 record in road games. The White Sox have a 14-3 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams meet Tuesday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jeremy Pena leads the Astros with a .316 batting average, and has 12 doubles, a triple, nine home runs, 16 walks and 32 RBIs. Meyers is 11 for 35 over the past 10 games.
Miguel Vargas has nine home runs, 25 walks and 29 RBIs while hitting .237 for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth is 12 for 35 with a double, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .221 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
White Sox: 4-6, .232 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Astros: Chas McCormick: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (hand), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (hand), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee)
White Sox: Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Fraser Ellard: 60-Day IL (lat), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (hip), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (back), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), 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.
