Chicago White Sox (84-78, second in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Houston Astros (81-81, first in the AL West during the regular season)
Houston; Wednesday, 5 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (11-7, 3.34 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 185 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (6-4, 3.19 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 124 strikeouts)
LINE: Astros -150, White Sox +124; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox square off in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series. The White Sox lead the series 1-0 and will move on to the ALDS with a win.
Houston is 81-81 overall and 39-42 in home games. Astros hitters have a collective .418 slugging percentage to lead the AL.
Chicago has an 84-78 record overall and a 36-45 record in road games. The White Sox rank third in the AL with 211 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.
The teams meet Wednesday for the ninth time this season. The Astros are ahead 5-3 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with a .316 batting average, and has 34 doubles, a triple, 42 home runs, 109 walks and 106 RBIs. Jose Altuve is 13 for 42 with a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with 35 home runs while slugging .478. Chase Meidroth is 15 for 36 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .264 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
White Sox: 7-3, .271 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Steven Okert: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (wrist), Jake Meyers: 60-Day IL (kneecap), Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Cristian Javier: 15-Day IL (groin), Enyel De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (knee), Mike Burrows: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)
White Sox: Luis Castillo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), 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.
