White Sox start 3-game series against the Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals (37-35, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (23-49, fifth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (3-6, 4.17 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); White Sox: Shane Smith (3-3, 2.37 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -155, White Sox +128; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the St. Louis Cardinals to begin a three-game series.

Chicago has a 16-18 record at home and a 23-49 record overall. The White Sox have a 13-35 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.

St. Louis has a 37-35 record overall and a 15-21 record in road games. The Cardinals have gone 26-7 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has a .242 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 18 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs. Edgar Quero is 12 for 31 with six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Nolan Arenado has 11 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 36 RBIs while hitting .243 for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 12 for 37 with three doubles over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .228 batting average, 3.67 ERA, outscored by four runs

Cardinals: 3-7, .243 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Luis Robert: day-to-day (thumb), Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Fraser Ellard: 60-Day IL (lat), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (hip), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (back), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Cardinals: Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)

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