White Sox visit the Diamondbacks to begin 3-game series

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Chicago White Sox (8-14, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (13-9, third in the NL West)

Phoenix; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (0-2, 4.43 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (1-0, 3.38 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, three strikeouts)

LINE: Diamondbacks -153, White Sox +129; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.

Arizona is 13-9 overall and 7-3 in home games. The Diamondbacks have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.01.

Chicago has an 8-14 record overall and a 5-8 record in road games. The White Sox have a 4-11 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Corbin Carroll has three home runs, 11 walks and 16 RBIs while hitting .300 for the Diamondbacks. Ildemaro Vargas is 14 for 41 with four doubles, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with eight home runs while slugging .542. Chase Meidroth is 9 for 39 with two doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 7-3, .267 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

White Sox: 4-6, .214 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Tyler Locklear: 10-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Santana: 10-Day IL (groin), Jordan Lawlar: 60-Day IL (wrist), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gabriel Moreno: 10-Day IL (back), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pavin Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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

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