White Sox bring 3-game losing streak into matchup against the Royals

Chicago White Sox (4-8, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (5-7, third in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Anthony Kay (0-0, 4.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, five strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (1-0, 1.59 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -186, White Sox +155; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox come into the matchup against the Kansas City Royals as losers of three games in a row.

Kansas City has a 3-3 record at home and a 5-7 record overall. The Royals have gone 0-1 in games decided by one run.

Chicago has a 1-5 record in road games and a 4-8 record overall. The White Sox have a 4-0 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carter Jensen leads the Royals with three home runs while slugging .548. Maikel Garcia is 13 for 40 with four doubles, a home run and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with four home runs while slugging .513. Chase Meidroth is 9 for 39 with three doubles and an RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .246 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by two runs

White Sox: 4-6, .213 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Royals: Cole Ragans: day-to-day (thumb), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

White Sox: Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (ankle), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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