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Rays visit the White Sox on 4-game road win streak

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Tampa Bay Rays (10-7, first in the AL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (6-12, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Thursday, 2:10 p. m.

EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Steven Matz (3-0, 3. 94 ERA, 0. 94 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); White Sox: Jordan Leasure (1-0, 4.

00 ERA, 1. 00 WHIP, nine strikeouts) LINE: Rays -128, White Sox +108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays hit the road against the Chicago White Sox trying to continue a four-game road winning streak. Chicago has a 6-12 record overall and a 3-5 record in home games.

The White Sox are 4-2 in games when they scored at least five runs. Tampa Bay has a 6-5 record in road games and a 10-7 record overall. The Rays have the second-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .

399. The matchup Thursday is the third time these teams meet this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Meidroth leads the White Sox with a .