Kansas City Royals (34-49, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (42-38, first in the AL Central)
Chicago; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (5-5, 3.48 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (9-3, 3.18 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 87 strikeouts)
LINE: White Sox -149, Royals +122; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox play the Kansas City Royals after Chase Meidroth’s four-hit game on Friday.
Chicago is 42-38 overall and 27-13 in home games. The White Sox have the second-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .418.
Kansas City has a 15-27 record in road games and a 34-49 record overall. The Royals have gone 21-12 in games when they scored at least five runs.
The teams meet Saturday for the ninth time this season. The White Sox are ahead 6-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Colson Montgomery has 14 doubles, 20 home runs and 46 RBIs while hitting .221 for the White Sox. Sam Antonacci is 13 for 35 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. has 19 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 32 RBIs for the Royals. Jac Caglianone is 10 for 41 with a triple, six home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .247 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Royals: 5-5, .263 batting average, 7.74 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Noah Schultz: 15-Day IL (knee), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Royals: Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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