White Sox host the Royals to begin 3-game series
Kansas Metropolis Royals (40-62, fifth within the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (51-50, third within the AL Central)
Chicago; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Brad Keller (5-11, 4.35 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); White Sox: Michael Kopech (4-6, 3.16 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: White Sox -167, Royals +143; over/underneath is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Kansas Metropolis Royals to start a three-game collection.
Chicago is 51-50 general and 23-28 at dwelling. White Sox hitters have a collective .385 slugging share to rank eighth within the AL.
Kansas Metropolis has a 40-62 document general and an 18-32 document on the highway. The Royals are 31-12 in video games after they out-hit their opponents.
The groups match up Monday for the ninth time this season. The season collection is tied 4-4.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Abreu has 12 dwelling runs, 47 walks and 49 RBI whereas hitting .302 for the White Sox. Tim Anderson is 11-for-35 with two doubles and three RBI over the previous 10 video games.
Bobby Witt Jr. has 19 doubles, 5 triples and 14 dwelling runs for the Royals. MJ Melendez is 13-for-38 with 4 doubles, a house run and three RBI during the last 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .273 batting common, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Royals: 4-6, .266 batting common, 3.72 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (again), Luis Robert: 10-Day IL (sickness), Danny Mendick: 60-Day IL (knee), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (hand), Vince Velasquez: 15-Day IL (finger), Kyle Crick: 15-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Bummer: 15-Day IL (lat), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Stiever: 60-Day IL (lat)
Royals: Bobby Witt Jr.: day-to-day (hand), Angel Zerpa: 15-Day IL (knee), Edward Olivares: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Daniel Lynch: 15-Day IL (blister), Jake Brentz: 60-Day IL (flexor), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Related Press created this story utilizing know-how offered by Data Skrive and knowledge from Sportradar.
