White Sox start 3-game series with the Mets

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New York Mets (58-70, fifth in the NL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (66-61, first in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (4-5, 4.22 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); White Sox: Sean Burke (7-6, 3.15 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 154 strikeouts)

LINE: White Sox -150, Mets +125; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox start a three-game series at home against the New York Mets on Friday.

Chicago has a 66-61 record overall and a 37-25 record in home games. The White Sox have the eighth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .408.

New York has gone 28-35 in road games and 58-70 overall. The Mets have gone 32-17 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Meidroth has 24 doubles and 12 home runs for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 12 for 39 with four doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Bo Bichette has 21 doubles, two triples and 12 home runs while hitting .266 for the Mets. Luis Torrens is 10 for 24 with five home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .248 batting average, 3.59 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Mets: 7-3, .251 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Davis Martin: 15-Day IL (finger), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mets: Jorge Polanco: 10-Day IL (ankle), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Mark Vientos: 10-Day IL (hand), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Devin Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Juan Soto: 10-Day IL (calf), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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