White Sox Gameday Information – July 16th

It’s time to get the second half underway! Here’s everything you need to know before a huge three-game series against the Houston Astros gets underway.

Astros (55-36) vs. White Sox (54-35)

Fast Facts

First Pitch: 7:10 PM CT
Location: Guaranteed Rate Field – Chicago, IL
Weather: Cloudy, 70^o

Broadcast Information

Listen: WMVP 1000 AM, WRTO 1200
Watch: NBC Sports Chicago

Starting Lineups

Astros

1. Jose Altuve – 2B
2. Michael Brantley – LF
3. Yuli Gurriel – 1B
4. Yordan Alvarez – DH
5. Carlos Correa – SS
6. Kyle Tucker – RF
7. Abraham Toro – 3B
8. Myles Straw – CF
9. Martin Maldonado – C

White Sox

1. Tim Anderson – SS
2. Yoan Moncada – 3B
3. Jose Abreu – 1B
4. Brian Goodwin – RF
5. Andrew Vaughn – LF
6. Leury Garcia – 2B
7. Adam Engel – CF
8. Gavin Sheets – DH
9. Zack Collins – C

Starting Pitchers

Lance McCullers Jr. (6-2, 2.94 ERA) vs. Dylan Cease (7-4, 4.11 ERA)

• Cease is 4-0 with a 1.81 ERA, 57 strikeouts, and .190 opponent average in eight home starts this season.

Storylines

• The White Sox are a season-high 19 games over .500 for the first time since 9/6/08 (80-61)
• Chicago is hitting .307/.382/.533 (138-450) with 34 doubles, 20 home runs, and 95 runs scored (7.3 runs per game) in their last 13 games.
• The White Sox are 4-14 against the Astros dating back to 2018.
• Jose Abreu needs one home run to tie Carlton Fisk (214) for fourth in franchise history.
  • Pito is 15-for-45 with three home runs and 13 RBI over his last 11 games
• The White Sox made five roster moves prior to tonight’s game.

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