Pittsburgh Pirates

Wilson scheduled to start for Pirates at White Sox

Wilson scheduled to start for Pirates at White Sox Pittsburgh Pirates starter Bryse Wilson pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) (Keith Srakocic/AP)

CHICAGO — Pittsburgh Pirates (48-83, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (76-56, first in the AL Central)

Chicago; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bryse Wilson (2-5, 4.36 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 36 strikeouts) White Sox: Lucas Giolito (9-9, 3.68 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 175 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: White Sox -327, Pirates +261; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago and Pittsburgh will play on Tuesday.

The White Sox are 44-24 on their home turf. Chicago has hit 159 home runs as a team this season. Jose Abreu leads the team with 27, averaging one every 17.3 at-bats.

The Pirates are 20-45 on the road. Pittsburgh is hitting a collective .233 this season, led by Bryan Reynolds with an average of .297.

The White Sox won the last meeting 4-3. Dylan Cease earned his sixth victory and Leury Garcia went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI for Chicago. Chase De Jong registered his second loss for Pittsburgh.

TOP PERFORMERS: Abreu leads the White Sox with 27 home runs and has 101 RBIs.

Reynolds leads the Pirates with 54 extra base hits and is batting .297.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .273 batting average, 5.63 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Pirates: 6-4, .238 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Evan Marshall: (elbow), Jimmy Cordero: (elbow), Billy Hamilton: (oblique), Adam Engel: (shoulder).

Pirates: Jose Soriano: (elbow), Dillon Peters: (back), Chase De Jong: (knee), Blake Cederlind: (elbow), Trevor Cahill: (calf), JT Brubaker: (thumb), Ke’Bryan Hayes: (hand), Michael Chavis: (elbow).

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