CLEVELAND (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox will visit the Cleveland Guardians on Monday at Progressive Field for Game 2 of their playoff series. Chicago leads the series after a 3-0 victory in the opener. The White Sox are 87-78. The Guardians are 85-78.

The White Sox are expected to start Anthony Kay, who is 11-9. Cleveland is expected to start Gavin Williams, who is 14-8. The forecast at game time calls for 68 degrees.

Grant Taylor is a player to watch for Chicago. He pitched four scoreless innings in the series opener, allowing two hits and striking out six. He also worked 2 1/3 scoreless innings with five strikeouts at Houston and two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Colorado. Taylor has 14 strikeouts over his past three appearances while allowing no earned runs. He has been a reliable option in short outings, and his recent work includes a 2 1/3-inning stint with one strikeout against Detroit and a 1 2/3-inning appearance with three strikeouts at St. Louis. Taylor also allowed two earned runs over 1 2/3 innings at Cleveland earlier in the series history.

Parker Messick is a player to watch for Cleveland. He allowed two earned runs on four hits over 4 1/3 innings with six strikeouts in the opener. He gave up one earned run on five hits over five innings with five strikeouts at Boston. Messick also allowed three earned runs on seven hits over six innings with eight strikeouts against Chicago. He has struck out 19 batters over his past three starts, spanning 15 1/3 innings, while walking three. Messick has worked at least five innings in three of his past four appearances.

Chicago has won six of the past 10 meetings between the teams. The White Sox have won eight of their past 10 games overall. Chicago’s recent run includes wins at Houston, a series victory over Colorado and a high-scoring win at Kansas City. Cleveland has won seven of its past 10 games. Cleveland won three straight against the Athletics and took two of three at Boston before dropping a series at Kansas City. The Guardians have a strong home setting at Progressive Field, where the series continues before shifting to Chicago for the next games. Chicago’s Hagen Smith and Cleveland’s Cade Smith and Erik Sabrowski also contributed key relief work in the opener.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Chicago 10, Cleveland 8. Interstat’s ELO system gives Cleveland a 53.4 percent win probability. Cleveland is a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under is 6.5.