Scouting report: White Sox vs. Houston Astros

Posted May 20, 2019 1:00 am

White Sox vs. Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park

TV:

NBC Sports Chicago-Plus Monday; NBC Sports Chicago Tuesday and Thursday; WGN Wednesday

Radio:

WGN 720-AM

Pitching matchups:

The White Sox's TBA vs. Brad Peacock (4-2) Monday; Dylan Covey (0-2) vs. Justin Verlander (7-1) Tuesday; Ivan Nova (2-4) vs. Gerrit Cole (4-4) Wednesday; Lucas Giolito (5-1) vs. Corbin Martin (1-0) Thursday. All games 7:10 p.m.

At a glance:

The Sox are going to have their hands full the next four days. They head to Houston to play an Astros team that had it's 10-game winning streak snapped Sunday at Boston. Houston has a plus-92 run differential, the best in baseball. Third baseman Alex Bregman has 9 home runs and 20 RBI in May. Outfielder George Springer, who leads the AL with 17 home runs and 42 RBI, had to leave Sunday's game against the Red Sox with lower-back stiffness. Verlander is second in the league in wins and third with a 2.38 ERA. The White Sox might start a reliever Monday and go from there. The Sox were 0-7 vs. the Astros last season while being outscored 56-16.

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- Scot Gregor

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