Pregame analysis and predictions of the Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers MLB game to be played on June 13, 2025 on ESPN.

Lenyn Sosa is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Friday in Triple-A Charlotte for his right hip flexor strain injury.

White Sox manager Will Venable returns to face his previous team on Friday, while the Cubs have a 10-day homestand that kicks off Thursday.

The Chicago White Sox have the Pope on their side. Will that be enough to counter the Texas Rangers’ bullpen? The Rangers expect to employ a bullpen game in Friday’s series opener vs. the White Sox at Globe Life Field as the starting rotation is temporarily shrunk to four with right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) on the injured list.

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There were questions around where Chase Meidroth would fit defensively in the major leagues, given that he rotated all over the infield in the minor leagues, but he's handled shortstop well in the early stages of his MLB career.

There's still a lot of road left in the season, but we wanted to see progress,” assistant general manager Josh Barfield told the Sun-Times. “We knew that we had some of these young guys coming up here,