Royals visit the White Sox to start 3-game series
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Kansas City Royals (14-31, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (16-29, fourth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Zack Greinke (1-4, 5.01 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 32 strikeouts); White Sox: Michael Kopech (1-4, 5.74 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: White Sox -131, Royals +110; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Kansas City Royals to begin a three-game series.
Chicago has a 9-13 record at home and a 16-29 record overall. The White Sox rank ninth in the AL with 50 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
Kansas City has an 8-14 record in road games and a 14-31 record overall. The Royals have a 3-6 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The teams meet Friday for the fifth time this season. The Royals lead the season series 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Benintendi has 12 doubles for the White Sox. Luis Robert is 12-for-38 with three doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.
Vinnie Pasquantino has 13 doubles and eight home runs for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 13-for-39 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .256 batting average, 4.44 ERA, outscored by nine runs
Royals: 5-5, .234 batting average, 3.86 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Elvis Andrus: 10-Day IL (oblique), Billy Hamilton: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Eloy Jimenez: 10-Day IL (appendix), Matt Foster: 60-Day IL (forearm), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (illness)
Royals: Ryan Yarbrough: 60-Day IL (head), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (flexor), Nicky Lopez: 10-Day IL (appendicitis), Diego Hernandez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Waters: 10-Day IL (oblique), Daniel Lynch: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Brentz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.