The Kansas City Royals will look to keep their momentum rolling as they visit the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, bringing a three-game road winning streak into the matchup.
Chicago enters the game with a 19-21 overall record, including a 9-9 mark at home. The White Sox rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 51 home runs this season. Kansas City sits at 19-22 overall, with a 6-12 record away from home. The Royals boast the sixth-best team batting average in the American League at .241.
This will be the fifth meeting between the two teams this season, with the series currently tied at 2-2. The pitching probables feature Stephen Kolek (1-0, 4.50 ERA) for the Royals and Erick Fedde (0-4, 3.79 ERA) for the White Sox. The betting line has Kansas City as a slight favorite at -125, while Chicago is at +104, with an over/under of 9 runs.
Key performers to watch include White Sox’s Colson Montgomery, who has eight doubles and 10 home runs, and Miguel Vargas, who has gone 10-for-36 with a double and three homers in his last 10 games. For the Royals, Maikel Garcia has posted 12 doubles, a triple, three homers, and 16 RBIs while hitting .285, and Bobby Witt Jr. has gone 14-for-41 with two doubles and three homers over the past 10 contests.
Over their last 10 games, the White Sox are 6-4 with a .248 batting average and a 3.17 ERA, outscoring opponents by 11 runs. The Royals are 7-3 in that span, hitting .243 with a 3.46 ERA and outscoring opponents by eight runs.
Injury reports: The White Sox have several players sidelined, including Everson Pereira (10-day IL, shoulder), Kyle Teel (10-day IL, hamstring), Andrew Benintendi (day-to-day, neck), Drew Thorpe (60-day IL, elbow), Austin Hays (10-day IL, calf), Tanner Murray (60-day IL, shoulder), Ky Bush (60-day IL, elbow), Brooks Baldwin (60-day IL, elbow), Mike Vasil (60-day IL, elbow), and Prelander Berroa (60-day IL, elbow). For the Royals, Bailey Falter (15-day IL, elbow), Cole Ragans (15-day IL, elbow), Carlos Estevez (15-day IL, foot), Jonathan India (10-day IL, shoulder), James McArthur (60-day IL, elbow), and Alec Marsh (60-day IL, shoulder) are unavailable.
