Kansas City Royals (6-10, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (7-10, second in the AL Central)
Chicago; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Brad Keller (0-2, 2.55 ERA, .91 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); White Sox: Michael Kopech (0-0, .64 ERA, .79 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)
LINE: White Sox -176, Royals +152; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.
Chicago is 5-3 at home and 7-10 overall. The White Sox have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .351.
Kansas City has a 5-5 record in home games and a 6-10 record overall. The Royals have a 1-3 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Thursday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Vaughn has three doubles, four home runs and 12 RBI for the White Sox. Jose Abreu is 7-for-33 with a double, two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
Andrew Benintendi has a triple and a home run for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. is 10-for-39 with two doubles and two RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 2-8, .194 batting average, 4.87 ERA, outscored by 31 runs
Royals: 4-6, .209 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Eloy Jimenez: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Luis Robert: day-to-day (groin), Ryan Burr: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yermin Mercedes: 10-Day IL (hand), Lance Lynn: 10-Day IL (knee), Joe Kelly: 10-Day IL (biceps), Garrett Crochet: 10-Day IL (elbow), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jonathan Stiever: 60-Day IL (lat)
Royals: Adalberto Mondesi: day-to-day (knee), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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