Kansas City Royals (67-65, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (48-83, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.50 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); White Sox: Martin Perez (1-3, 2.51 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Kansas City Royals trying to continue a three-game home winning streak.
Chicago has gone 29-37 at home and 48-83 overall. The White Sox have a 25-63 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
Kansas City has a 67-65 record overall and a 31-35 record on the road. The Royals are 44-15 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Tuesday's game is the 12th time these teams match up this season. The Royals hold an 8-3 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lenyn Sosa has 17 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 59 RBIs while hitting .272 for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 13 for 37 with five doubles over the past 10 games.
Vinnie Pasquantino is third on the Royals with 51 extra base hits (22 doubles, a triple and 28 home runs). Mike Yastrzemski is 10 for 30 with three doubles, three home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .296 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Royals: 6-4, .255 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Elvis Peguero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Owen White: 15-Day IL (hip), Dan Altavilla: 15-Day IL (lat), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Royals: Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (abductor), Steven Cruz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Jac Caglianone: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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