White Sox host the Royals to start 3-game series

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Kansas City Royals (34-48, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (41-38, first in the AL Central)

Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Stephen Kolek (4-2, 4.15 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); White Sox: David Sandlin (0-0)

LINE: White Sox -139, Royals +113; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox begin a three-game series at home against the Kansas City Royals on Friday.

Chicago has a 41-38 record overall and a 26-13 record in home games. The White Sox are 19-8 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Kansas City is 34-48 overall and 15-26 on the road. The Royals are 8-13 in games decided by one run.

The matchup Friday is the eighth time these teams square off this season. The White Sox hold a 5-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Colson Montgomery leads the White Sox with 20 home runs while slugging .486. Sam Antonacci is 11 for 34 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jac Caglianone has 12 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs for the Royals. Carter Jensen is 15 for 40 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .212 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Royals: 5-5, .271 batting average, 6.28 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: White Sox: Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Noah Schultz: 15-Day IL (knee), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Royals: Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bobby Witt Jr.: day-to-day (knee), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.