Chicago White Sox (22-26 http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey , third in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (33-17, first in the AL West)Houston; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES:WHIP, 46 strikeouts) Astros: Corbin Martin (1-0, 3.86 ERA, 1.39 WHIP Ben Gamel Jersey , 9 strikeouts)Article continues below ...BOTTOM LINE: Houston is looking for a series win with a victory over Chicago.The Astros are 18-5 on their home turf. Houston has hit 90 combined home runs this season, most in the American League. George Springer leads the club with 17, averaging one every 10.7 at-bats.The White Sox are 11-13 on the road. The Chicago pitching staff has a team ERA of 5.06, Ivan Nova leads the staff with a mark of 6.96. The White Sox won the last meeting 9-4. Nova earned his third victory and Eloy Jimenez went 2-for-4 with two home runs and two RBIs for Chicago. Gerrit Cole took his fifth loss for Houston.TOP PERFORMERS: Springer leads the Astros with 17 home runs and is slugging .654. Alex Bregman is 11-for-37 with a double, five home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games for Houston.Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with 12 home runs and has 40 RBIs. Charlie Tilson is 10-for-37 with a double, a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games for Chicago.LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 8-2, .299 batting average, 2.73 ERA http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey , outscored opponents by 35 runsWhite Sox: 5-5, .231 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored by eight runsAstros Injuries: Joe Smith: 10-day IL (achilles), Collin McHugh: 10-day IL (right elbow discomfort), Lance McCullers Jr.: 10-day IL (elbow), George Springer: day-to-day (lower back stiffness), Jose Altuve: 10-day IL (hamstring).White Sox Injuries: Carlos Rodon: 10-day IL (elbow) Mitch Haniger Jersey , Michael Kopech: 60-day IL (elbow), Nate Jones: 60-day IL (elbow), Manny Banuelos: 10-day IL (shoulder), Jon Jay: 60-day IL (hip). Start your weekend with some of the best Astros links around"Check out the rest of the Crawfish Boxes hereAstros NewsIt wasn’t exactly an offensive outburst, but the Astros managed to win their seventh consecutive home opener 3-2 (Astros.com)And Lance had a tribute for former starter Dallas Keuchel before the game (Houston Chronicle)The home opener is always a great reminder of how the love for a baseball team can bring a family together (La Vida Baseball)Seeing Laureano patrolling the outfield in the green and gold was a reminder of what got away for the ‘Stros (Houston Chronicle)Jake Kaplan opened up his mailbag to talk about the slow offensive start and a certain offensive umpire (The Athletic, $$$)Speaking of the Umpire-who-shall-not-be-named, Hinch had a chat with Joe Torre about the incident in Arlington (Astros.com)And here’s a full autopsy of that whole fiasco behind the plate (Call to the Pen)Some of the Chron staff talked about when the offensive woes might come around (Texas Sports Nation)It’s jorts season in Houston as far as Alex Bregman is concerned (CUT4)Around the LeagueTwins’ player Willians Astudillo, or La Tortuga if you will http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey , is a baseball enigma (538 Sports)Speaking of the Twinkies, they now have the 11th cycle in their history thanks to the heroics of Jorge Polanco (ESPN)Is it time for fans of the slow-starting super teams to panic? (The Ringer)It certainly feels like the offense should be better what with all these juiced balls (Baseball Prospectus)This Korean pitcher is the perfect picture of a submariner, and he may be on his way to MLB soon (FanGraphs)Rangers starter Edinson Volquez has been placed on the IL with an elbow sprain (MLB Trade Rumors)Its been 30 years since the classic movie Major League hit theaters, and here are the 30 best quotes (Sporting News)