White Sox aim to end 3-game slide, take on the Mariners

Chicago White Sox (42-72, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (62-53, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (3-7, 4.25 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 85 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (3-4, 3.45 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 112 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox head into the matchup against the Seattle Mariners after losing three straight games.

Seattle has a 33-25 record at home and a 62-53 record overall. Mariners hitters are batting a collective .244, which ranks eighth in the AL.

Chicago has an 18-40 record on the road and a 42-72 record overall. The White Sox have a 28-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Thursday's game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Mariners are up 4-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 42 home runs while slugging .587. Josh Naylor is 10 for 37 with three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Luis Robert has nine doubles, 12 home runs and 46 RBIs for the White Sox. Colson Montgomery is 8 for 39 with five home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .209 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

White Sox: 4-6, .256 batting average, 4.86 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (achilles), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (back), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

White Sox: Miguel Vargas: 10-Day IL (oblique), Dan Altavilla: 15-Day IL (lat), Chase Meidroth: day-to-day (thumb), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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