Rangers look to stop skid in game against the White Sox

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Texas Rangers (25-27, fourth in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (16-35, fifth in the AL Central)

Chicago; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jack Leiter (3-2, 4.25 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); White Sox: Jonathan Cannon (2-5, 3.76 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -178, White Sox +147; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers are looking to end their five-game slide with a victory against the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago is 16-35 overall and 11-14 in home games. The White Sox have gone 3-11 in games decided by one run.

Texas has an 8-17 record in road games and a 25-27 record overall. The Rangers have a 12-3 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas leads the White Sox with six home runs while slugging .391. Lenyn Sosa is 12 for 32 with two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Wyatt Langford has seven doubles and nine home runs for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 13 for 36 with a double, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .230 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

Rangers: 4-6, .203 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: White Sox: Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), 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)

Rangers: Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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