White Sox host the Royals on 3-game home win streak
Kansas City Royals (33-32, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (22-43, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-6, 5.12 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); White Sox: Mike Vasil (3-2, 1.89 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -159, White Sox +134; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they face the Kansas City Royals.
Chicago has a 16-17 record in home games and a 22-43 record overall. The White Sox have a 14-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Kansas City has gone 14-19 in road games and 33-32 overall. The Royals have a 5-1 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The teams meet Sunday for the seventh time this season. The Royals are ahead 4-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Bobby Witt Jr. has 22 doubles, three triples and seven home runs while hitting .289 for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 14 for 36 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .251 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Royals: 4-6, .271 batting average, 4.29 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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