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Scouting report: White Sox at New York Mets

Posted July 30, 2019 1:00 am

Scot Gregor

White Sox vs. New York Mets at Guaranteed Rate Field

TV:

WGN Tuesday; NBC Sports Chicago Wednesday, Thursday

Radio:

WGN 720-AM

Pitching matchups:

The White Sox's Reynaldo Lopez (5-9) vs. Noah Syndergaard (7-5) Tuesday at 7:10 p.m.; Lucas Giolito (11-5) vs. Jacob deGrom (6-7) Wednesday at 7:10 p.m.; Dylan Cease (1-3) vs. Zack Wheeler (7-6) Thursday at 1:10 p.m.

At a glance:

The Sox got a needed break after playing 17 straight days coming out of the all-star break. They went 4-13 over the stretch. Out since June 26 with a sprained right ankle, Tim Anderson is expected to rejoin the White Sox on Tuesday. The shortstop played in five rehab games with Class AAA Charlotte and batted .348 (8-for-23) with 1 home run and 4 RBI. First baseman Jose Abreu and catcher James McCann are a combined 20-for-117 (.171) in the second half of the season. Lopez is 1-1 with a 1.71 ERA in 3 starts since the all-star break. The Sox last played the Mets in 2016, winning two of three at Citi Field.

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