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The Kansas City Royals\u2019 home dominance of the Chicago White Sox has reached historic proportions. <\/p>\n
Looking to run their club-record home winning streak over the White Sox to 13 games, the Royals will welcome veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen back to mound on Saturday night. <\/p>\n
Salvador Perez hit a tiebreaking solo home in the fourth, and star rookie Noah Cameron allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning of Friday\u2019s 3-1 victory over Chicago. <\/p>\n
The Royals have outscored the White Sox 59-13 during a 12-game home winning streak against them. Chicago\u2019s last win at Kansas City came on Sept. 6, 2023. The White Sox are 2-20 there since Aug. 10, 2022. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe just got to keep at it,\u201d Chicago manager Will Venable said. <\/p>\n
While the winning streak is impressive, the Royals\u2019 focus is on trying to reach wild-card position in the American League. Kansas City has won five of its last six games at home overall. <\/p>\n
Lorenzen (5-8, 4.61 ERA) will return from the 15-day injured list (oblique strain) to make his first start since July 6. On that day, he struck out seven and allowed two hits with a walk over seven innings of a 4-0 victory at Arizona. <\/p>\n
A little more than a week later, however, he was on the shelf. Lorenzen, however, finally is ready to return to the Royals after two minor league rehab outings. <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel good,\u201d he told MLB.com. \u201cI just need to iron out some skill stuff from taking that much time off. I feel back to 100 percent.\u201d <\/p>\n
Lorenzen is 2-0 with a stellar 2.68 ERA in 10 career appearances (seven starts) against the White Sox. On June 8, he allowed only a two-run homer to Miguel Vargas in the first inning, two walks and fanned seven over six innings of the Royals\u2019 7-5 road victory. <\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s scheduled Chicago starter, Sean Burke (4-9, 4.26 ERA), allowed four hits and three walks but only Kyle Isbel\u2019s solo homer over 6 1\/3 innings of a 4-3 loss at Kansas City on May 6. It was his lone career encounter vs. the Royals. However, the right-hander is 0-2 with a 5.00 ERA in his last five starts overall. <\/p>\n
Last weekend, Burke completed just 3 1\/3 innings, giving up two runs, five hits and three walks while throwing 88 pitches of a 3-1 loss to Cleveland. <\/p>\n
\u201cI felt good with everything,\u201d Burke said. \u201cI didn\u2019t execute some pitches I needed to. I just have to be able to go deeper into games going forward.\u201d <\/p>\n
Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. is 0-for-3 against Burke but is batting .531 (34-for-64) with 16 RBIs during a 16-game hitting streak vs. Chicago. <\/p>\n
Isbel is batting .395 in 12 games this month. <\/p>\n
With a home run Friday, the White Sox\u2019s Lenyn Sosa is hitting .322 with six homers and 12 RBIs in his last 16 contests. He\u2019s never faced Lorenzen. <\/p>\n
\u201cJust good swings on good pitches,\u201d Venable said of Sosa. \u201cHis bat is dangerous. \u2026 He\u2019s done a really nice job.\u201d <\/p>\n
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