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White Sox and Nationals meet to decide series winner

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Washington Nationals (12-16, third in the NL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (11-16, fourth in the AL Central) Chicago; Sunday, 2:10 p. m.

EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Foster Griffin (3-0, 3. 37 ERA, 1. 20 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); White Sox: Bryan Hudson (0-0, 1.

54 ERA, 1. 63 WHIP, 15 strikeouts) LINE: White Sox -129, Nationals +109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: Both the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Nationals are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday. The White Sox are 11-16 overall and 4-7 at home.

The White Sox have hit 33 total home runs to rank eighth in MLB play. The Nationals have a 12-16 record overall and a 9-6 record on the road. The Nationals are 9-3 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has four doubles, a triple and five home runs for the White Sox. Munetaka Murakami is 14 for 41 with six home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.