Chicago White Sox (80-76, second in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (67-89, fifth in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Anthony Kay (9-9, 4.47 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Royals: Daniel Lynch (6-5, 3.29 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 52 strikeouts)

LINE: White Sox -120, Royals -101; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals enter a matchup against the Chicago White Sox after losing four in a row.

Kansas City has a 39-36 record at home and a 67-89 record overall. The Royals are 30-17 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Chicago is 80-76 overall and 34-44 in road games. The White Sox have hit 199 total home runs to rank sixth in the majors.

Tuesday's game is the 11th time these teams meet this season. The White Sox hold a 7-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jac Caglianone has a .282 batting average to lead the Royals, and has 27 doubles, two triples and 23 home runs. Carter Jensen is 10 for 37 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has 31 doubles, a triple and 33 home runs for the White Sox. Randal Grichuk is 11 for 34 with a double, a triple and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 3-7, .220 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

White Sox: 5-5, .217 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Royals: Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 60-Day IL (lat), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luinder Avila: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

White Sox: Tristan Peters: day-to-day (shoulder/ribs), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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