Carlos Rodon (3-8, 4.26 ERA) and Jake Thompson (1-2, 8.79 ERA) take the hill in the first of a two-game series between the Chicago White Sox (59-64) and the Philadelphia Phillies (58-67) at U.S. Cellular Field. Action begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 23 and can be seen on CSPh and WPWR.
Rodon pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering two runs and striking out five in a 5-4 defeat to the Indians. Todd Frazier (.212, 66 Rs, 31 HRs, 76 RBIs, 10 SBs) continued his strong play Sunday, going 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Thompson went 5.0 innings, surrendering five runs, striking out four and walking four in a 7-2 defeat to the Dodgers in his last outing. Maikel Franco (.253, 53 Rs, 22 HRs, 72 RBIs, 1 SB) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 3 Sunday.
Notes
The White Sox are coming into this game after allowing one walk during their last outing. The Phillies have an 11-30 record when opponents give up one walk or less.
When they are outhit, the White Sox are 9-48. The Phillies have a 14-53 record when opponents outhit them.
Chicago and Philadelphia both rank near the bottom of the league in home runs. Chicago sits at 24th with 122 home runs this season and Philadelphia ranks 23rd with 128.
Chicago and Philadelphia both rank near the bottom of the league in walks. Chicago sits at 24th with 347 this season and Philadelphia ranks 28th with 318.
When the White Sox hit at least one home run, they are 44-36, well-matched with the Phillies who are 49-36 when hitting one or more homers.
