Texas Rangers (65-66, second in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (68-62, first in the AL Central), Chicago; Monday, 6:40 p.m. CST PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker (4-10, 4.46 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 109 strikeouts); White Sox: Jose Urquidy (2-1, 5.06 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) LINE: Whi te Sox -129, Rangers +108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Texas Rangers on Monday to open a three-game series. Chicago is 68-62 overall and 39-26 at home. The White Sox have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the AL at .237. Texas is 29-37 on the road and 65-66 overall. The Rangers have gone 22-13 in games decided by one run. Monday’s game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Munetaka Murakami has 13 doubles, 29 home runs, and 58 RBIs for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 14 for 34 with four doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games. Brandon Nimmo has 28 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs, and 49 RBIs while hitting .262 for the Rangers. Corey Seager is 15 for 35 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .229 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs Rangers: 5-5, .215 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored by 12 runs INJURIES: White Sox: Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Davis Martin: 15-Day IL (finger), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow) Rangers: Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jack Leiter: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. ...read more read less