White Sox enter matchup against the Royals on losing streak
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Chicago White Sox (44-79, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (62-61, third in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (4-9, 4.17 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Royals: Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.87 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -167, White Sox +140; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox come into the matchup with the Kansas City Royals as losers of three in a row.
Kansas City is 32-29 at home and 62-61 overall. Royals hitters have a collective .305 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.
Chicago is 18-43 on the road and 44-79 overall. The White Sox have a 23-60 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.
The matchup Sunday is the 10th time these teams match up this season. The Royals hold a 7-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Maikel Garcia has a .301 batting average to lead the Royals, and has 32 doubles, five triples and 11 home runs. Adam Frazier is 14 for 34 with four RBIs over the last 10 games.
Miguel Vargas has 25 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs for the White Sox. Edgar Quero is 10 for 37 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .263 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
White Sox: 2-8, .220 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: day-to-day (heat illness), 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), Mark Canha: 10-Day IL (elbow), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
White Sox: 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)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.