Orioles face the White Sox with 1-0 series lead

Baltimore Orioles (4-6) vs. Chicago White Sox (4-6)

Chicago; Tuesday, 3:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Trevor Rogers (2-0, 1.38 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, eight strikeouts); White Sox: Shane Smith (0-2, 19.29 ERA, 3.21 WHIP, three strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles face the Chicago White Sox with a 1-0 series lead.

Chicago had a 60-102 record overall and a 33-48 record in home games last season. The White Sox batted .232 as a team in the 2025 season with a .675 OPS.

Baltimore had a 75-87 record overall and a 36-45 record on the road last season. The Orioles averaged 7.9 hits per game last season while batting a collective .235 and slugging .394.

INJURIES: White Sox: Austin Hays: day-to-day (hamstring), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (ankle), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Baldwin: 10-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 15-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Dietrich Enns: 15-Day IL (foot), Yaramil Hiraldo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (finger), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (groin), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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