Toronto Blue Jays (4-3) vs. Chicago White Sox (2-5)

Chicago; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Mason Fluharty (0-0, 10.80 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, four strikeouts); White Sox: Grant Taylor (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, five strikeouts)

Blue Jays -169, White Sox +142; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox bring a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Chicago went 60-102 overall and 33-48 in home games last season. The White Sox pitching staff put up a 4.28 ERA collectively last season while averaging 8.2 strikeouts and 3.8 walks per nine innings.

Toronto went 94-68 overall and 40-41 on the road last season. The Blue Jays pitching staff averaged 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4.5 runs per game in the 2025 season.

INJURIES: White Sox: Everson Pereira: day-to-day (ankle), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Baldwin: 10-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 15-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Alejandro Kirk: day-to-day (hand), Cody Ponce: 15-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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