Alberto leads White Sox against the Royals after 4-hit outing

Updated May. 8, 2023 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Chicago White Sox (12-23, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (9-26, fifth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Dylan Cease (2-1, 4.58 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Royals: Zack Greinke (1-4, 5.25 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: White Sox -136, Royals +115; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox play the Kansas City Royals after Hanser Alberto's four-hit game on Sunday.

Kansas City has a 9-26 record overall and a 3-16 record at home. The Royals have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .234.

Chicago is 12-23 overall and 6-13 on the road. White Sox hitters are batting a collective .241, which ranks seventh in the AL.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino has 11 doubles and six home runs for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 16-for-38 with five home runs over the last 10 games.

Luis Robert has nine doubles and seven home runs for the White Sox. Eloy Jimenez is 14-for-41 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 3-7, .270 batting average, 6.62 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

White Sox: 5-5, .270 batting average, 5.23 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Royals: Ryan Yarbrough: day-to-day (face), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (flexor), Nicky Lopez: 10-Day IL (appendicitis), Diego Hernandez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Waters: 10-Day IL (oblique), Daniel Lynch: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Brentz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

White Sox: Eloy Jimenez: 10-Day IL (appendix), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (oblique), Romy Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (back), Matt Foster: 60-Day IL (forearm), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (illness), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (elbow)

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