CLEVELAND, Ohio — This is a preview of the three-game series between the Guardians and White Sox.

Where: Rate Field, Friday through Sunday.

TV/radio: CLEGuardians.TV, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM and the Guardians radio network will carry the series.

Probable starting pitchers and start times: RHP Tanner Bibee (7-9, 4.51) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (3-6, 3.99) on Fiday at 7:40 p.m.; LHP Joey Cantillo (2-2, 4.37) vs. RHP Sean Burke (4-8, 4.23) on Saturday at 7:10 p.m.; RHP Slade Cecconi (5-4, 3.72) vs. RHP Davis Martin (3-9, 4.11) on Sunday at 2:10 p.m.

Series: The Guardians are 6-1 against Chicago this season. The all-time series between the two clubs is deadlocked at 130 wins apiece.

White Sox update (42-73): The White Sox had lost three straight heading into Thursday’s series finale in Seattle after winning their previous three. Lenyn Sosa has three home runs and nine RBI in seven career games against Cleveland. Sosa is slugging .606 with a .935 OPS in games against the Guardians. Luis Robert Jr is batting .407 in his last 15 games with three home runs and 11 RBI while striking out eight times and walking seven. Former Guardians righty Civale is 1-0 in three career starts against his former club with a 3.24 ERA and nine strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings.

Guardians update (59-55): After sweeping the Mets for their first wins ever at Citi Field, the Guardians find themselves four games over the .500 mark for the first time since June 6 and right in the thick of the AL Central race, six games behind Detroit. José Ramírez has a .258 batting average against the White Sox in his career with 160 hits, 35 home runs, 107 RBIs, and 110 runs scored in 172 games. Bibee is 2-0 in three career starts against Chicago with a 5.40 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings. Steven Kwan is a lifetime .330 hitter with 41 runs scored against Chicago in 48 games.

Injuries

White Sox: INF Chase Meidroth (right thumb); INF Miguel Vargas (left oblique strain);RHP Dan Altavilla (rght lat strain); LHP Martín Pérez (left elbow inflammation); RHP Miguel Castro (patellar tendon tear in right knee); RHP Drew Thorpe (Tommy John surgery); RHP Prelander Berroa (grade 1 right elbow strain); LHP Ky Bush (Tommy John surgery) are on injured list.

Guardians: OF Lane Thomas (plantar fasciitis), RHP Andrew Walters (right lat), OF Will Brennan (right elbow), RHP Ben Lively (right elbow), RHP Trevor Stephan (right elbow), LHP John Means (left elbow) and LHP Sam Hentges (left shoulder) are on the injured list.

Next: The Guardians are off Monday before opening a three game home series against Miami on Tuesday.

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