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Merrifield grounded into a double play, second baseman Sánchez to shortstop García to first baseman Abreu, Hamilton out.

Cuthbert singled to right, Soler to second.

Lopez safe at second on fielding error by first baseman Abreu, Soler scored, Cuthbert to third.

Safe at second on fielding error by first baseman Abreu, Soler scored, Cuthbert to third.

Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Moncada to catcher McCann, Cuthbert out, Lopez to third, Gallagher to second.

Grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Moncada to catcher McCann, Cuthbert out, Lopez to third, Gallagher to second.

Grounded into a double play, second baseman Sánchez to shortstop García to first baseman Abreu, Hamilton out.

Royals

Cuthbert singled to right, Dozier scored.

Lopez singled to left, Dozier scored, Soler to second.

Singled to left, Dozier scored, Soler to second.

Gordon grounded out, first baseman Abreu unassisted, Hamilton scored, Merrifield to third.

Grounded out, first baseman Abreu unassisted, Hamilton scored, Merrifield to third.

On shortstop Mondesi's throwing error, Moncada scored.

Royals fourth.  Mondesi grounded out, pitcher Giolito to first baseman Abreu.  Gordon doubled to right.  Dozier doubled to left, Gordon scored.  On Giolito's wild pitch, Dozier to third.  Soler grounded out, pitcher Giolito to first baseman Abreu.  Cuthbert singled to right, Dozier scored.  Lopez flied out to right fielder Jay.

White Sox sixth.  Abreu grounded out, shortstop Mondesi to first baseman Cuthbert.  McCann homered to left on a 2-0 count.  Jay doubled to left.  El.Jiménez lined out to center fielder Hamilton.  Reed struck out.

Royals sixth.  Gordon flied out to left fielder El.Jiménez.  Dozier singled to left.  Soler walked on a full count, Dozier to second.  Cuthbert fouled out to right fielder Jay, Dozier to third.  Lopez singled to left, Dozier scored, Soler to second.  Gallagher pinch-hitting for Maldonado.  Gallagher grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop García to third baseman Moncada, Soler out, Lopez to second.

Royals seventh.  Osich pitching.  Hamilton singled to left.  Merrifield hit an infield single to third, Hamilton to second.  Mondesi grounded out, third baseman Moncada to first baseman Abreu, Hamilton to third, Merrifield to second.  Gordon grounded out, first baseman Abreu unassisted, Hamilton scored, Merrifield to third.  Dozier struck out.

White Sox eighth.  Barlow pitching.  Moncada walked on a full count.  Abreu singled to left, Moncada to second.  McCann struck out.  Diekman pitching.  Jay hit an infield single to third, Moncada to third, Abreu to second.  On shortstop Mondesi's throwing error, Moncada scored.  El.Jiménez grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Dozier unassisted, Abreu out, Jay to second.  On third baseman Dozier's throwing error, Jay to third, El.Jiménez to second.  Rondón pinch-hitting for Reed.  Rondón walked on a full count.  Sánchez struck out.

Royals eighth.  Rondón in as designated hitter.  J.Ruiz pitching.  Soler walked on four pitches.  Cuthbert singled to right, Soler to second.  On J.Ruiz's wild pitch, Soler to third, Cuthbert to second.  Lopez safe at second on fielding error by first baseman Abreu, Soler scored, Cuthbert to third.  Gallagher walked on four pitches.  Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Moncada to catcher McCann, Cuthbert out, Lopez to third, Gallagher to second.  Merrifield grounded into a double play, second baseman Sánchez to shortstop García to first baseman Abreu, Hamilton out.

 Since 2017, the White Sox are 29-21 against the Royals, including 8-4 this season, their best record against any opponent they've faced at least four times. Royals hitters are batting .215 against White Sox pitching this season, which is both Chicago's best against any single opponent and Kansas City's lowest against any AL foe.

 The White Sox are 22-16 against the AL Central this year but just 20-31 against the rest of MLB. Chicago starters have a 4.17 ERA in division games this year, compared to a 6.56 ERA against all other opponents.

 The Royals lead the majors with 87 stolen bases and 114 stolen base attempts this season. Kansas City is 11-9 in games when stealing at least two bases and 21-53 in all other games.

 James McCann is the only catcher this season with a .300 or better batting average against both right-handed and left-handed pitching, with at least 50 plate appearances against each. McCann's .277 improvement in OPS (.581 to .858) this year is the fifth-largest uptick among players with at least 200 plate appearances.

 Whit Merrifield enters the series on the longest active hit streak in baseball at 12 games. He is slashing .348/.402/.557 in his last 27 games after compiling a .292/.333/.407 slash line in his previous 27.

 With a combined opponents' batting average of .151, the White Sox's Alex Colome and Aaron Bummer make up the second-stingiest bullpen duo in baseball among pitchers with at least 25 appearances.

HP - Tichenor, 1B - Hallion, 2B - Libka, 3B - Hamari

Lucas Giolito heads into first start since the All-Star break, against the Kansas City Royals on Monday, feeling he can dominate against any team, not just one of the weakest in the majors.
Giolito has emerged as an ace for the Chicago White Sox this season and was named to the American League All-Star team. He pitched one inning in the annual classic, setting down power hitters Cody Bellinger, Nolan Arenado and Josh Bell after issuing a walk.

White Sox P Giolito looks to dominate Royals again

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  Jakob Junis overcame an uncertain start against the Chicago White Sox.
Junis struck out a career-high 10 and Nicky Lopez drove in a pair of runs as Kansas City beat the White Sox 5-2 on Monday night. It was the Royals' third win in four games since the All-Star break.

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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals on July 16, 2019

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