White Sox meet the Royals with 1-0 series lead
Kansas City Royals (33-31, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (21-43, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (3-4, 2.88 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); White Sox: Adrian Houser (1-1, 1.47 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -158, White Sox +133; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox face the Kansas City Royals with a 1-0 series lead.
Chicago has gone 15-17 in home games and 21-43 overall. The White Sox are 15-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Kansas City has a 14-18 record on the road and a 33-31 record overall. The Royals have a 24-8 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Saturday's game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Royals have a 4-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Benintendi has five doubles, a triple, six home runs and 23 RBIs for the White Sox. Mike Tauchman is 13 for 37 with five doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with nine home runs while slugging .415. Maikel Garcia is 12 for 40 with two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .246 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by one run
Royals: 4-6, .270 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (hip), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (back), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Royals: Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lucas Erceg: 15-Day IL (back), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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