Chicago White Sox (78-56, first in AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (59-74, fourth in AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING LIKELIHOODS: White Sox: Dallas Keuchel (8-7, 4.94 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) Royals: Kris Bubic (4-6, 5.16 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 91 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals +180, White Sox -220; over / under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox travel against the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
The royals are 32-34 in home games in 2020. Kansas City averages 3.9 RBIs per game this season. Salvador Perez leads the team with a total of 94 runs.
The White Sox are 32-32 on their way. Chicago has a collective of .253 this season, led by Yoan Moncada with an average of .264.
The Royals won the last meeting 3-2. Daniel Lynch claimed his second win and Edward Olivares went 1 for 4 with a home run and an RBI for Kansas City. Dallas Keuchel suffered his fifth loss for Chicago.
TOP PERFORMER: Perez leads the Royals with 38 home runs and has 94 RBIs.
Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with 102 RBIs, beating 0.263.
LAST 10 MATCHES: Royals: 4-6, .231 batting average, 3.18 ERA, topped by four runs
White Sox: 6-4, 0.279 batting average, 4.86 ERA, outperforming opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Royals: Richard Lovelady: (elbow), Brad Keller: (shoulder), Jakob Junis: (shoulder), Greg Holland: (shoulder), Jesse Hahn: (shoulder), Ronald Bolanos: (flexor).
White Sox: Evan Marshall: (elbow), Lance Lynn: (knee), Lucas Giolito: (thigh), Jimmy Cordero: (elbow), Adam Engel: (shoulder), Tim Anderson: (thigh).
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The Associated Press created this story using Data Skrive and Sports Radar technology.
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