Tonight at 7:05 p.m. ET, the Chicago White Sox (44-49) and Cleveland Indians (45-46) close out their first halves by kicking off a three-game set live from Progressive Field in Cleveland. The game can be live streamed for free here. Chicago fans can hear all of the action on WSCR 670 while Cleveland fans can do the same on WTAM 1100.
Chicago closes out its seven-game road trip after splitting a four-game set with the Boston Red Sox while Cleveland finished up a 10-game homestand it is currently 4-3 on.
The White Sox enter play in fourth place in the American League Central, 9.5 games behind the first place Detroit Tigers while the Indians are in third place, 7.5 games behind Detroit.
Herctor Noesi (3-5, 4.13 ERA) takes the mound for Chicago while Cleveland counters with Corey Kluber, who is 8-6 with a 2.86 ERA.
Kluber, who will not appear in the All-Star game, leads the Indians pitching staff in wins (eight), strikeouts (137) and has the best ERA (2.86) entering tonight's game.
"The tone of the game, the atmosphere of the game when he's on the mound, we never really have a question that we're going to win that game," fellow pitcher Trevor Bauer told MLB.com. "He's going to go out there and shut the other guys down. That's what you look at out of an All-Star, someone who can take over a game."
Noesi has had an up-and-down season, but the White Sox have confidence in his ability to bounce back from adversity.
"He's a tough kid. He's confident and he knows what he can do," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said via MLB.com. "Sometimes you get an opportunity and you run with it, and I think that's what he's done."
Noesi wil try to shut down a Cleveland lineup that is flanked by outfielder Michael Brantley. Brantley is tied for fouth in the AL with a .327 batting average and is in sole possession of fourth place with 61 runs and a .389 on-base percentage. He leads the Indians in homers (14-tied) and RBI (62).
Chicago counters with a potent outfielder of their own in Jose Abreu, who leads the AL with 28 homers and a .629 slugging percentage. Abreu also ranks third in the AL in RBI (71), total bases (179) and OPS (.966) and paces the White Sox in batting average (.287) and RBI (71).
The White Sox and Indians close out the first half with the opening contest of a three-game set live tonight from Progressive Field in Cleveland.
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