Rays try to keep win streak alive against the White Sox

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Tampa Bay Rays (9-7, first in the AL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (6-11, fifth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Jesse Scholtens (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, four strikeouts); White Sox: Sean Burke (0-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -119, White Sox -100; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will try to extend a four-game win streak with a victory against the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago is 6-11 overall and 3-4 in home games. The White Sox are 5-0 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Tampa Bay has a 5-5 record in road games and a 9-7 record overall. Rays hitters have a collective .387 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the AL.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Colson Montgomery has three doubles and three home runs for the White Sox. Everson Pereira is 5 for 14 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has a double, a triple, three home runs and 15 RBIs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 9 for 39 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .178 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored by three runs

Rays: 7-3, .260 batting average, 4.05 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: White Sox: Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (hip), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 15-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Michael Grove: 15-Day IL (right shoulder), Joe Boyle: 15-Day IL (right elbow strain), Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (calf), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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