The Chicago White Sox offense continues to hit and they are coming off an 8-2 win over the Kansas City Royals in their last outing. Dallas Keuchel threw five shutout innings with just two hits before leaving with back issues. He moved his record to 6-2 for the season. The White Sox are tied with Cleveland and a game ahead of Minnesota in the AL Central. The Sox will send Dylan Cease to the mound for his first career start against Pittsburgh. This season, he is 5-2 with a 3.29 ERA.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are coming off a 3-2 win over Cincinnati last season. Chad Kuhl had a strong outing, allowing two runs on two hits in three innings of work. Joe Musgrove will make his first career start against the White Sox. He is 0-4 this season with a 6.62 ERA.

Chicago is 16-5 in their last 21 games overall. Pittsburgh is 7-15 in their last 22 home games. These two teams' offensive output is like night and day. The Pirates have struggled at the plate and in scoring runs. The White Sox started the season slowly but have found their bats and are sitting atop of the AL Central. ease hs been good in the early innings of games while Musgrove has not been good at anytime this year. Will take the better pitcher and bigger bats.

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