The Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox square off on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series at Progressive Field. Tanner Bibee (9-11, 4.69 ERA) will start for the Guardians, who are 75-71 this season and second in the AL Central. Martin Perez (1-4, 3.15 ERA) is the expected starter for the White Sox, who are 57-90 and fifth in the AL Central.
How to watch Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians
White Sox vs. Guardians odds
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Injury reports
Guardians
Lane Thomas: 10 Day IL (Foot), Nic Enright: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Lively: 60 Day IL (Forearm), John Means: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Walters: 60 Day IL (Lat), Will Brennan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Sam Hentges: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
White Sox
Luis Robert: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Bryan Hudson: 15 Day IL (Back), Owen White: 15 Day IL (Hip), Elvis Peguero: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Miguel Castro: 60 Day IL (Knee), Ky Bush: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Grant Taylor: day-to-day (Groin)
Stats to know
- Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez has hit 28 home runs this season. He has also tallied 77 RBIs and has scored 91 runs. In 604 plate appearances, he has recorded a .285 BA, .358 OBP and .507 SLG with a 9.4% walk rate and a 10.6% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 37 steals on 44 attempts.
- In 622 plate appearances, Steven Kwan is hitting .276/.335/.380 with a .715 OPS and 19 steals on 24 attempts. He has hit 10 long balls, driven in 48 runs and scored 73 times.
- Miguel Vargas has hit 14 home runs this season. He has also tallied 52 RBIs and has scored 71 runs. In 510 plate appearances, he has recorded a .233 BA, .316 OBP and .401 SLG with a 9.8% walk rate and a 17.1% strikeout rate.
- In 451 plate appearances, Andrew Benintendi has slashed .248/.311/.438 this season. He has hit 19 long balls and driven in 60 runs with a strikeout rate of 16.6% and a walk rate of 8.2%. and has scored 56 runs.
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