Chicago White Sox (10-27, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (22-16, third in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (1-3, 3.52 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (3-2, 1.98 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 40 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -245, White Sox +201; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox enter the matchup with the Kansas City Royals as losers of three games in a row.
Kansas City is 22-16 overall and 14-5 at home. The Royals have a 15-3 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Chicago has gone 3-16 on the road and 10-27 overall. The White Sox have gone 5-21 in games when they have given up at least one home run.
The teams meet Thursday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with six home runs while slugging .385. Bobby Witt Jr. is 11 for 39 with three home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Luis Robert has five home runs, 20 walks and 16 RBIs while hitting .190 for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 11 for 34 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 8-2, .287 batting average, 2.22 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
White Sox: 3-7, .236 batting average, 3.70 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Royals: Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
White Sox: Andrew Benintendi: 10-Day IL (calf), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Gage Workman: 10-Day IL (hip), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (knee), Michael Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL (ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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