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Giolito expected to start for Chicago against Cleveland

Posted April 13, 2021 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Cleveland Indians (5-4) vs. Chicago White Sox (5-5)

Chicago; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Indians: Shane Bieber (0-1, 3.65 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 24 strikeouts) White Sox: TBD

LINE: White Sox favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Indians face the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.

The White Sox went 25-15 in division play in 2020. Chicago hit .261 as a team with 3.3 extra base hits per game and 6 total triples last season.

The Indians finished 23-17 against AL Central Division opponents in 2020. Cleveland pitchers struck out 10.4 hitters a game last season with a staff WHIP of 1.11.

The teams meet for the first time this year. Chicago leads the season series 1-0.

INJURIES: White Sox: Carlos Rodon: (illness), Jace Fry: (microdiscectomy), Jimmy Cordero: (tommy john surgery), Eloy Jimenez: (left pectoral), Billy Hamilton: (leg), Adam Engel: (right hamstring), Tim Anderson: (hamstring).

Indians: Cam Hill: (right wrist).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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