Boston Red Sox (7-7, third in the AL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (2-10, fifth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sean Newcomb (0-1, 5.19 ERA, 2.19 WHIP, nine strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (0-1, 5.73 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, four strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -170, White Sox +143; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox aim to stop their eight-game losing streak when they play the Boston Red Sox.

Chicago is 2-4 in home games and 2-10 overall. The White Sox have a 2-0 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Boston is 7-7 overall and 3-4 in road games. The Red Sox have gone 6-3 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Friday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has a .163 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has two doubles. Andrew Benintendi is 9-for-31 with two home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.

Wilyer Abreu has three doubles and three home runs for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers is 15-for-38 with five doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 1-9, .202 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .277 batting average, 3.97 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Mike Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL (ankle), Andrew Benintendi: 10-Day IL (adductor), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Rojas: 10-Day IL (toe), Bryan Ramos: 10-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Connor Wong: 10-Day IL (hand), Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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