Chicago White Sox (38-54, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (60-29, first in the NL East)
Atlanta; Friday, 7:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Michael Kopech (0-0); Braves: Charlie Morton (9-6, 3.43 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 111 strikeouts)
Chicago White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. will not play in the All-Star Game after feeling tightness in his right calf during the Home Run Derby.
Paul DeJong had an RBI double in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Chicago White Sox 4-3.
Giovanny Gallegos pitched the eighth inning in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 3-0 victory at the Chicago White Sox. It was a bit of an adventure.
Miles Mikolas pitched seven efficient innings, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0.
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -253, White Sox +208; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Chicago White Sox aiming to extend a 10-game home winning streak.
Atlanta is 60-29 overall and 30-15 in home games. The Braves have a 46-4 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Chicago has gone 17-29 in road games and 38-54 overall. The White Sox are 30-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads the Braves with 29 home runs while slugging .569. Ronald Acuna Jr. is 13-for-38 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.
Luis Robert leads Chicago with 26 home runs while slugging .569. Eloy Jimenez is 12-for-40 with two home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 8-2, .270 batting average, 2.42 ERA, outscored opponents by 33 runs
White Sox: 3-7, .234 batting average, 5.27 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Braves: Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), A.J. Minter: day-to-day (chest), Dylan Lee: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jesse Chavez: 15-Day IL (shin), Max Fried: 60-Day IL (forearm), Ehire Adrianza: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow)
White Sox: Luis Robert: day-to-day (calf), Andrew Benintendi: day-to-day (wrist), Joe Kelly: 15-Day IL (elbow), Michael Kopech: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Clevinger: 15-Day IL (biceps), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (back), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (elbow), Matt Foster: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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