Colson Montgomery and Yordan Alvarez square off in a battle between top-10 sluggers when the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros play on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET. Montgomery has 24 home runs (ninth in league) for the White Sox, and Alvarez ranks first with 34 dingers for the Astros. Sean Burke (7-4, 3.20 ERA) will start for the White Sox, who are 54-48 this season and first in the AL Central. Hunter Brown (1-1, 4.05 ERA) is starting for the Astros, who are 51-54 and third in the AL West.
How to watch Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox
Astros vs. White Sox odds
- Favorite Moneyline: White Sox -125
- Underdog Moneyline: Astros +105
- Total: 8.5
- Total Over Odds: -115
- Total Under Odds: -105
Injury reports
White Sox
Kyle Teel: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Tyler Gilbert: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Tanner Murray: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ky Bush: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Vasil: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Austin Hays: 60 Day IL (Calf), Brooks Baldwin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Everson Pereira: 7 Day IL (Concussion)
Astros
Brice Matthews: 10 Day IL (Knee), Mike Burrows: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Correa: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: day-to-day (Foot)
Stats to know
- Chicago’s Miguel Vargas is slashing .243/.351/.482 this season with 21 home runs (19th in MLB), 61 RBIs and an OPS of .833. He has a 16.6% strikeout rate and a 13.2% walk rate in 440 plate appearances, and he has scored 69 total runs. Vargas has recorded 11 steals on 13 attempts.
- In 335 plate appearances, Sam Antonacci has hit seven long balls, tallied 30 RBIs and scored 53 runs. He is batting .281/.373/.413 and has posted a 15.5% strikeout rate and a 7.2% walk rate. Antonacci has recorded 14 steals on 19 attempts.
- Alvarez is hitting for a .327 BA, .432 OBP and .652 SLG with a 17.1% strikeout rate and a 14.9% walk rate. His OPS is 1.084, which ranks 1st in MLB, and he has scored 71 runs. In 451 plate appearances, he has hit 34 home runs (1st in MLB) and driven in 77 runs (1st in MLB).
- In 415 plate appearances, Isaac Paredes has hit 14 long balls, tallied 54 RBIs and scored 43 runs. He is batting .261/.354/.434 and has posted a 14.9% strikeout rate and a 9.6% walk rate.
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