Chicago White Sox (5-10, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (7-8, third in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Grant Taylor (0-0, 1.42 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (1-0, 1.69 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals bring a 2-1 lead into the next game of the series against the Chicago White Sox.
Kansas City is 7-8 overall and 5-4 in home games. The Royals have a 2-1 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Chicago is 5-10 overall and 2-7 in road games. The White Sox have gone 3-1 in games when they record at least eight hits.
The teams meet Sunday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Carter Jensen is second on the Royals with five extra base hits (a double and four home runs). Maikel Garcia is 14 for 42 with four doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
Munetaka Murakami has four home runs and seven RBIs while hitting .167 for the White Sox. Luisangel Acuna is 8 for 33 over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .213 batting average, 3.47 ERA, outscored by nine runs
White Sox: 4-6, .183 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Cole Ragans: day-to-day (thumb), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
White Sox: Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (ankle), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
