White Sox and Mariners meet to decide series winner

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Seattle Mariners (27-20, first in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (15-34, fifth in the AL Central)

Chicago; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Evans (2-1, 4.71 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); White Sox: Shane Smith (1-3, 2.05 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 43 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -156, White Sox +131; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners play on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Chicago is 15-34 overall and 10-13 in home games. The White Sox have gone 8-26 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

Seattle has a 14-9 record in road games and a 27-20 record overall. The Mariners are 12-6 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams match up Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas leads the White Sox with six home runs while slugging .407. Tim Elko is 4 for 27 with two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 15 home runs while slugging .559. Rowdy Tellez is 4 for 25 with three home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .218 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored by 21 runs

Mariners: 5-5, .197 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), Andrew Benintendi: 10-Day IL (calf), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Mike Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL (ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (stomach), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (side), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Logan Gilbert: 15-Day IL (forearm), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps), George Kirby: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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