White Sox aim to stop 3-game slide, take on the Athletics

Athletics (41-52, fourth in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (47-45, first in the AL Central)

Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jacob Lopez (4-3, 7.04 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); White Sox: Sean Burke (5-4, 3.56 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 106 strikeouts)

LINE: White Sox -172, Athletics +141; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox enter a matchup against the Athletics as losers of three in a row.

Chicago is 28-17 at home and 47-45 overall. The White Sox have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .318.

The Athletics have a 41-52 record overall and a 22-24 record on the road. The Athletics have gone 15-8 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The teams match up Friday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Antonacci has 12 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 25 RBI for the White Sox. Colson Montgomery is 9 for 44 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Nick Kurtz has 15 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 66 RBI for the Athletics. Jonah Heim is 9 for 37 with three home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .217 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by five runs

Athletics: 1-9, .231 batting average, 6.80 ERA, outscored by 33 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Athletics: Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Gelof: day-to-day (knee), J.T. Ginn: day-to-day (illness), Brent Rooker: 10-Day IL (knee), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

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