{"id":814241,"date":"2026-07-21T11:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/814241\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:18:09","slug":"white-sox-play-the-rangers-with-1-0-series-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/814241\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox play the Rangers with 1-0 series lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago White Sox<\/a> (53-46, first in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers<\/a> (50-50, second in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Noah Schultz<\/a> (3-6, 5.60 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker<\/a> (2-8, 4.40 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 80 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Rangers -130, White Sox +107; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n

Texas has a 24-23 record at home and a 50-50 record overall. Rangers hitters have a collective .319 on-base percentage, the fifth-ranked percentage in the AL.<\/p>\n

Chicago has a 53-46 record overall and a 22-29 record on the road. White Sox hitters have a collective .413 slugging percentage to rank second in the AL.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung<\/a> has 23 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Rangers. Brandon Nimmo<\/a> is 10 for 36 with two doubles, a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Miguel Vargas<\/a> has 23 doubles, a triple and 21 home runs for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth<\/a> is 11 for 34 with two doubles over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .257 batting average, 7.88 ERA, outscored by 30 runs<\/p>\n

White Sox: 6-4, .239 batting average, 2.53 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rangers: Corey Seager<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Robert Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Freeman<\/a>: 10-Day IL (disc), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jalen Beeks<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Jordan Montgomery<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ribs), Danny Jansen<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Cody Bradford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Helman<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand)<\/p>\n

White Sox: Kyle Teel<\/a>: day-to-day (ankle), Colson Montgomery<\/a>: day-to-day (leg), Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Ky Bush<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Leasure<\/a>: 60-Day IL (flexor), Prelander Berroa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays<\/a>: 60-Day IL (calf), Tanner Murray<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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