Royals bring road win streak into matchup with the White Sox

Kansas City Royals (19-22, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (19-21, second in the AL Central)

Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Stephen Kolek (1-0, 4.50 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, three strikeouts); White Sox: Erick Fedde (0-4, 3.79 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 24 strikeouts)

LINE: Royals -125, White Sox +104; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals visit the Chicago White Sox trying to continue a three-game road winning streak.

Chicago has a 19-21 record overall and a 9-9 record at home. The White Sox have hit 51 total home runs to rank sixth in MLB play.

Kansas City has a 19-22 record overall and a 6-12 record on the road. The Royals have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .241.

Tuesday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Colson Montgomery has eight doubles and 10 home runs for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 10 for 36 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Maikel Garcia has 12 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 16 RBIs while hitting .285 for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. is 14 for 41 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .248 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Royals: 7-3, .243 batting average, 3.46 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Benintendi: day-to-day (neck), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays: 10-Day IL (calf), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Royals: Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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