Red Sox host the White Sox on 3-game home win streak

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Chicago White Sox (59-54, first in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (62-51, third in the AL East)

Boston; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Luis Castillo (3-9, 5.06 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Red Sox: Ranger Suarez (4-3, 3.15 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -187, White Sox +157; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Chicago White Sox.

Boston has a 27-29 record at home and a 62-51 record overall. The Red Sox have a 44-9 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Chicago has a 59-54 record overall and a 25-33 record on the road. The White Sox have the fifth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .404.

The teams play Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Red Sox lead the season series 5-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has 22 doubles, three triples and 20 home runs while hitting .254 for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela is 15 for 41 with three doubles and five home runs over the last 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has 25 doubles, a triple and 24 home runs for the White Sox. Munetaka Murakami is 12 for 40 with two doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 9-1, .271 batting average, 2.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 35 runs

White Sox: 5-5, .216 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Willson Contreras: day-to-day (illness), Roman Anthony: 60-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (forearm), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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