Chicago @ Cincinnati preview

Last Meeting ( Jul 2, 2018 ) Chi. White Sox 3, Cincinnati 5

Jose Abreu is unlikely to be available when the Chicago White Sox visit the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday for the middle contest of their three-game interleague set. The slugger departed the series opener in the seventh inning with a bruised left ankle suffered when he fouled off a pitch in the previous frame.

The Reds rallied for four eighth-inning runs to post a 5-3 victory on Monday, with Alex Blandino delivering the tiebreaking two-run double. Cincinnati has outscored its opponents 25-8 during a three-game winning streak and has won 12 of its last 15 contests. Chicago has dropped four of its last five games and 13 of 18 as it sits 26 games below .500. Outfielder Leury Garcia (finger), who missed the series opener, could return for the White Sox after going 0-for-12 in a three-game span prior to Monday.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, WGN (Chicago), FS Ohio (Cincinnati)

PITCHING MATCHUP: White Sox RH Lucas Giolito (5-7, 6.59 ERA) vs. Reds RH Anthony DeSclafani (3-1, 4.45)

Giolito settled for a no-decision against Minnesota in his last start despite giving up just one run and four hits over 6 1/3 innings. The 6-6, 245-pounder was reached for 13 runs over 17 1/3 frames in his previous three turns before the solid outing versus the Twins. The 23-year-old Giolito is 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA in seven road starts this season.

DeSclafani has gone 3-0 in his last four turns, allowing two earned runs in each of the victories. The 28-year-old did not factor in the decision in his last outing after yielding four runs and five hits over 6 1/3 frames against Milwaukee. DeSclafani has served up 28 homers in 194 2/3 career innings at Great American Ball Park compared to 15 in 174 2/3 frames on the road.

WALK-OFFS

1. Monday's victory was just Cincinnati's fifth in 21 all-time meetings with the White Sox.

2. Reds 1B Joey Votto was hitless in five at-bats in the series opener and is just 4-for-24 over his last seven games.

3. Chicago LF Avisail Garcia went 2-for-4 with a homer on Monday and is 16-for-46 with four blasts and seven RBIs in 11 contests since returning from a hamstring injury.

PREDICTION: Reds 7, White Sox 4