Royals bring 1-0 series advantage over White Sox into game 2

Chicago White Sox (10-25, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (20-16, third in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. CDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (2-4, 4.91 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (3-3, 3.07 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 34 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -228, White Sox +188; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Chicago White Sox, leading the series 1-0.

Kansas City has a 12-5 record in home games and a 20-16 record overall. The Royals are 3-0 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Chicago has gone 3-14 on the road and 10-25 overall. White Sox pitchers have a collective 4.15 ERA, which ranks 10th in the AL.

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with six home runs while slugging .375. Maikel Garcia is 15-for-37 with two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.

Luis Robert has three doubles and five home runs while hitting .188 for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 13-for-35 with a double and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 8-2, .278 batting average, 1.92 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs

White Sox: 4-6, .246 batting average, 3.97 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Royals: Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cole Ragans: day-to-day (groin), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

White Sox: Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Andrew Benintendi: day-to-day (calf), Gage Workman: 10-Day IL (hip), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (knee), Michael Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL (ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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