Chicago White Sox (10-25, fifth in the AL
Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (20-16, third in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (2-4, 4.91 ERA, 1.36
WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (3-3, 3.07 ERA, 1.04
WHIP, 34 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -228, White Sox +188; over/under
is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Chicago White Sox,
leading the series 1-0.
Kansas City has a 12-5 record in home games and a 20-16 record
overall. The Royals are 3-0 in games when they hit two or more
home runs.
Chicago has gone 3-14 on the road and 10-25 overall. White Sox
pitchers have a collective 4.15 ERA, which ranks 10th in the AL.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with six
home runs while slugging .375. Maikel Garcia is 15-for-37 with
two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
Luis Robert has three doubles and five home runs while hitting
.188 for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 13-for-35 with a double
and a home run over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 8-2, .278 batting average, 1.92 ERA,
outscored opponents by 20 runs
White Sox: 4-6, .246 batting average, 3.97 ERA, outscored
opponents by three runs
INJURIES: Royals: Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James
McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cole Ragans: day-to-day (groin),
Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL
(elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright:
15-Day IL (shoulder)
White Sox: Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Andrew Benintendi:
day-to-day (calf), Gage Workman: 10-Day IL (hip), Martin Perez:
60-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (knee), Michael
Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL (ankle),
Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL
(elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL
(elbow)
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