White Sox play the Rangers with 1-0 series lead

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Chicago White Sox (53-46, first in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (50-50, second in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Noah Schultz (3-6, 5.60 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (2-8, 4.40 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 80 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -130, White Sox +107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Texas Rangers.

Texas has a 24-23 record at home and a 50-50 record overall. Rangers hitters have a collective .319 on-base percentage, the fifth-ranked percentage in the AL.

Chicago has a 53-46 record overall and a 22-29 record on the road. White Sox hitters have a collective .413 slugging percentage to rank second in the AL.

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung has 23 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Rangers. Brandon Nimmo is 10 for 36 with two doubles, a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has 23 doubles, a triple and 21 home runs for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth is 11 for 34 with two doubles over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .257 batting average, 7.88 ERA, outscored by 30 runs

White Sox: 6-4, .239 batting average, 2.53 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

White Sox: Kyle Teel: day-to-day (ankle), Colson Montgomery: day-to-day (leg), Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), 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.