White Sox take on the Braves after Teel’s 4-hit game

By Canadian Press on August 19, 2025.

Chicago White Sox (45-80, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (56-69, fourth in the NL East)

Atlanta; Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (3-7, 4.01 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Braves: Bryce Elder (5-9, 5.89 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 87 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -174, White Sox +145; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox take on the Atlanta Braves after Kyle Teel had four hits against the Braves on Monday.

Atlanta is 56-69 overall and 30-31 in home games. The Braves have the 10th-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .320.

Chicago is 19-44 on the road and 45-80 overall. The White Sox are 33-17 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Harris II has 21 doubles, six triples and 15 home runs for the Braves. Marcell Ozuna is 9 for 37 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Lenyn Sosa has 16 doubles, a triple and 17 home runs for the White Sox. Brooks Baldwin is 8 for 31 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 8-2, .284 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs

White Sox: 3-7, .252 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Braves: Austin Riley: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Grant Holmes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)

White Sox: Colson Montgomery: day-to-day (side), Dan Altavilla: 15-Day IL (lat), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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

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