Nationals and White Sox meet in series rubber match

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Chicago White Sox (59-102, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (66-95, fifth in the NL East)

Washington; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (6-8, 3.98 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 137 strikeouts); Nationals: Brad Lord (5-9, 4.12 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 104 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nationals -118, White Sox -101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals and Chicago White Sox play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Washington has a 32-48 record at home and a 66-95 record overall. The Nationals are 10th in the NL with 161 total home runs, averaging 1.0 per game.

Chicago has a 59-102 record overall and a 26-54 record on the road. The White Sox have a 31-79 record in games when they have given up a home run.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: James Wood has 38 doubles and 31 home runs while hitting .257 for the Nationals. Daylen Lile is 14 for 37 with a double, two triples and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Lenyn Sosa has a .263 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 19 doubles, a triple and 22 home runs. Colson Montgomery is 13 for 39 with three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 4-6, .239 batting average, 5.50 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

White Sox: 2-8, .214 batting average, 5.64 ERA, outscored by 17 runs

INJURIES: Nationals: Mason Thompson: 15-Day IL (biceps), MacKenzie Gore: 15-Day IL (ankle), Cole Henry: 15-Day IL (back), Drew Millas: 60-Day IL (finger), Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keibert Ruiz: 7-Day IL (concussion), Derek Law: 60-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Mike Tauchman: 10-Day IL (knee), Wikelman Gonzalez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Benintendi: 10-Day IL (achilles), Martin Perez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bryan Hudson: 15-Day IL (back), Luis Robert: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Elvis Peguero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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