Rays and White Sox meet to decide series winner

Chicago White Sox (36-66, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (53-49, fourth in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 7:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Jonathan Cannon (4-7, 4.18 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (6-6, 4.35 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 95 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -209, White Sox +173; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Tampa Bay is 53-49 overall and 31-27 in home games. The Rays are 24-8 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Chicago is 15-37 on the road and 36-66 overall. The White Sox are 14-7 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The teams play Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 25 home runs while slugging .512. Yandy Diaz is 12 for 39 with a double, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Luis Robert has nine doubles and 10 home runs for the White Sox. Lenyn Sosa is 8 for 39 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .233 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

White Sox: 6-4, .234 batting average, 2.84 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (foot), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Ha-Seong Kim: day-to-day (back), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Smith: 15-Day IL (ankle), Tim Elko: 10-Day IL (knee), Ryan Noda: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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