Chicago @ Seattle preview

Last Meeting ( Sep 14, 2019 ) Chi. White Sox 1, Seattle 2

The Seattle Mariners host the Chicago White Sox on Sunday for the rubber match of their three-game series after getting even in walk-off fashion. Omar Narvaez's deep shot to right-center field appeared to bounce off the yellow line and back into play, but it was ruled a home run off Alex Colome - the player for which he was traded during the offseason - to give Seattle a 2-1 victory in 10 innings.

Mariners rookie Kyle Lewis, who began his career with home runs in three straight games and hit safely in his first four, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts on Saturday. Chicago's Tim Anderson is 7-for-18 in his last four contests after going 1-for-4 and leads the major leagues with a .333 batting average. Ivan Nova snapped his three-game losing streak in his last outing and takes the mound Sunday opposite Seattle rookie Justus Sheffield, who was sharp in his last two starts but settled for no-decisions. "The confidence is growing, and you can see him making pitches and slowing things down when he needs to," Mariners manager Scott Servais told reporters about Sheffield. "He's relaxed, he's getting back to doing what he's doing and trusts his ability at this level, and it's great he's getting the result right now, too."

TV: 4:10 p.m. ET, NBCS Chicago, ROOT Northwest (Seattle)

PITCHING MATCHUP: White Sox RH Ivan Nova (10-12, 4.69 ERA) vs. Mariners LH Justus Sheffield (0-1, 4.43)

Nova allowed three runs and six hits - including a season high-tying three homers - with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings of a victory over Kansas City on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Dominican yielded a total of 10 runs over 8 1/3 frames in losses at Atlanta and Cleveland in his previous two turns. Nova is 0-1 with a 6.87 ERA in four career starts versus Seattle after permitting seven runs in 2 1/3 innings of a setback on April 7.

Sheffield allowed one run, seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings of Seattle's victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Tennessean worked five scoreless frames in the Mariners' loss to the Cubs in Chicago on Sept. 2. Sheffield, who was selected 31st overall in the 2014 draft by Cleveland before being shipped to the New York Yankees in the trade involving Andrew Miller in 2016, yielded three runs over 2 2/3 innings in three relief appearances with New York in 2018 before being acquired in the offseason deal for James Paxton.

WALK-OFFS

1. Mariners rookie LF Shed Long has gone 6-for-14 while recording three straight multi-hit performances, matching the total from his first 26 contests.

2. Chicago C Zack Collins is 6-for-53 in his first 18 games after going 2-for-4 with an RBI double on Saturday.

3. Anderson is attempting to join Hall-of-Famers Frank Thomas (.347 in 1997) and Luke Appling (.388 in 1936; .328 in 1943) as the only members of the White Sox to win batting titles.

PREDICTION: White Sox 6, Mariners 5