San Diego Padres (83-70, second in the NL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (57-96, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease (8-11, 4.59 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 201 strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (6-10, 4.01 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 95 strikeouts)
Padres -168, White Sox +140; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox will try to stop a six-game skid when they play the San Diego Padres.
Chicago is 57-96 overall and 32-46 at home. The White Sox have a 30-75 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
San Diego has an 83-70 record overall and a 36-42 record on the road. Padres hitters have a collective .321 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the NL.
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