Chicago White Sox (84-78, second in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Cleveland Guardians (85-77, first in the AL Central during the regular season)

Cleveland; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Hagen Smith (3-3, 1.29 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Guardians: Parker Messick (12-9, 2.56 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 193 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -157, White Sox +129; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians take on the Chicago White Sox on Saturday in Game 1 of the ALDS.

Cleveland is 41-40 at home and 85-77 overall. The Guardians are 29-10 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Chicago is 36-45 in road games and 84-78 overall. The White Sox are third in the AL with 211 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

The teams play Saturday for the 14th time this season. The White Sox are up 7-6 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase DeLauter leads the Guardians with a .287 batting average, and has 30 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs, 60 walks and 67 RBIs. Jose Ramirez is 12 for 42 with a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has 33 home runs, 101 walks and 93 RBIs while hitting .250 for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth is 14 for 34 with two doubles, three home runs and 11 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 8-2, .265 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

White Sox: 8-2, .273 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 30 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back)

White Sox: Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Castillo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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