Chicago White Sox (5-9, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (6-8, third in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Erick Fedde (0-2, 4.09 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (1-0, 0.69 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)

Royals -189, White Sox +157; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals take on the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

Kansas City has gone 4-4 at home and 6-8 overall. The Royals have hit 12 total home runs to rank sixth in the AL.

Chicago is 5-9 overall and 2-6 in road games. The White Sox have gone 3-7 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Saturday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Maikel Garcia has four doubles and a home run for the Royals. Carter Jensen is 8 for 30 with a double, four home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with four home runs while slugging .444. Austin Hays is 7 for 32 with a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .242 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by seven runs

White Sox: 4-6, .185 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored by 15 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: Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (elbow), 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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