Chicago White Sox (57-90, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (75-71, second in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Martin Perez (1-4, 3.15 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (9-11, 4.69 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 139 strikeouts)
Guardians -173, White Sox +144; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians start a three-game series at home against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.
Cleveland has a 75-71 record overall and a 38-34 record at home. The Guardians have a 37-14 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Chicago is 57-90 overall and 25-47 on the road. The White Sox have a 28-11 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The teams meet Friday for the 11th time this