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Chicago White Sox (29-31 http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , third in the AL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (27-33, fourth in the AL East)Washington; Wednesday, 1 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Dylan Covey (1-4, 4.73 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) Nationals: Anibal Sanchez (1-6, 4.47 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 48 strikeouts)Article continues below ...r/under is 10 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: Washington and Chicago will play at Nationals Park Wednesday.The Nationals are 14-15 on their home turf. The Washington pitching staff as a whole has an ERA of 4.79. Max Scherzer leads the team with a 3.06 ERA.The White Sox are 12-17 on the road. Chicago is hitting a collective .252 this season, led by Tim Anderson with an average of .323. The Nationals won the last meeting 9-5. Stephen Strasburg earned his sixth victory and Anthony Rendon went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and five RBIs for Washington. Reynaldo Lopez registered his sixth loss for Chicago.TOP PERFORMERS: Rendon leads the Nationals with 11 home runs and is slugging .671. Matt Adams is 7-for-32 with a double, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games for Washington.Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with 15 home runs and is batting .250. Yolmer Sanchez has 12 hits and is batting .000 over the last 10 games for Chicago.LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 8-2 Julio Teheran Jersey , .290 batting average, 4.05 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runsWhite Sox: 6-4, .256 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by five runsNationals Injuries: Austen Williams: 10-day IL (shoulder), Trevor Rosenthal: 10-day IL (infection), Justin Miller: 10-day IL (shoulder), Jeremy Hellickson: 10-day IL (shoulder), Koda Glover: 60-day IL (forearm), Ryan Zimmerman: 10-day IL (foot), Brian Dozier: day-to-day (forearm).White Sox Injuries: Carlos Rodon: 10-day IL (elbow) http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , Michael Kopech: 60-day IL (elbow), Nate Jones: 60-day IL (elbow), Ryan Burr: 10-day IL (elbow), Jon Jay: 60-day IL (hip), Yoan Moncada: day-to-day (leg soreness). Arizona Diamondbacks (10-10, third in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (9-9, fourth in the NL Central)Chicago; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zack Greinke (2-1, 5.79 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) Cubs: Yu Darvish (2-2, 6.11 ERA David Justice Jersey , 1.70 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)BOTTOM LINE: The Diamondbacks are 6-5 in road games. The Arizona pitching staff has a team ERA of 5.15, Zack Godley paces the staff with a mark of 6.26.The Cubs are 3-2 in home games. Chicago’s team on-base percentage of .364 is second in the National League. Willson Contreras leads the lineup with an OBP of .458. The Cubs won the last meeting 5-1. Kyle Hendricks earned his first victory and Kris Bryant went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Chicago. Merrill Kelly registered his second loss for Arizona.TOP PERFORMERS: Javier Baez leads the Cubs with 24 hits and has 16 RBIs. Willson Contreras is 10-for-33 with two doubles, four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games for Chicago.Christian Walker leads the Diamondbacks with six home runs and has 11 RBIs. Carson Kelly is 5-for-29 with four doubles and five RBIs over the last 10 games for Arizona.LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 7-3, .233 batting average, 1.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runsDiamondbacks: 5-5, .239 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored opponents by two runsCubs Injuries: Brandon Morrow: 10-day IL (elbow), Mike Montgomery: 10-day IL (shoulder), Jon Lester: 10-day IL (hamstring) http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , Kendall Graveman: 60-day IL (elbow), Xavier Cedeno: 10-day IL (wrist), Tony Barnette: 10-day IL (shoulder), Victor Caratini: 10-day IL (hand).Diamondbacks Injuries: Taijuan Walker: 60-day IL (elbow), T.J. McFarland: 10-day IL (shoulder), Silvino Bracho: 60-day IL (elbow), Steven Souza Jr.: 10-day IL (knee), Jake Lamb: 10-day IL (quad), Alex Avila: 10-day IL (quad).