The Kansas City Royals (52-77) are on the road to face the Chicago White Sox (63-65) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday for the opener of a three-game series. The Royals are playing their first of six games on the road after wrapping up a six-game homestand (3-3). They won only one out of three in their last series against the Padres, taking the finale 15-7 on Sunday at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. Salvador Perez was 3 for 5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs. Hunter Dozier went 4 for 6 with a double and three runs. The White Sox are in the midst of a nine-game homestand. They are coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Diamondbacks, dropping the finale 3-2 on Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field for their fourth straight loss. Jose Abreu went 1 for 3 with one run.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Royals have won nine of 16 in the season series between the AL Central rivals, including a 6-4 victory in their most recent meeting on August 22 at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. Amir Garrett threw one scoreless inning in relief to get the win, and Scott Barlow picked up his 20th save with a scoreless ninth.
ON THE MOUND
Brady Singer (7-4, 3.15 ERA) is set to take the mound for Kansas City. The right-hander allowed one run over seven innings in his last start, a 5-3 road win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday. He got the win, yielding four hits while striking out six. Over three previous starts against the White Sox this season, Singer has allowed only five earned runs over 22.1 innings (2-1, 2.01). He has struck out 20 and walked one. For Chicago, righty Lucas Giolito (10-7, 5.14 ERA) is on the mound. He has made two appearances against the Royals this season, both starts, giving up four runs over 10 innings (1-0, 3.60) with 14 strikeouts and five walks. In his last start on Wednesday, Giolito got the win on the road against the Orioles. He threw 6.1 innings and gave up one run on four hits, striking out three and walking two in the 5-3 triumph.
AT THE PLATE
The Kansas City offense is averaging 3.9 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of .244/.307/.377. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the team in OPS at .735. The shortstop is slashing .252/.293/.442 with 18 home runs, 65 RBIs, and 65 runs over 118 games. Over the last five games, though, Kansas City has averaged 6.2 runs a game while performing better across the board (.281/.342/.433). Against right-handed pitchers like Giolito this season, the Royals have a .670 OPS, fourth lowest in the league. Witt Jr. also is the team’s most potent producer against right-handers with a .739 OPS in 343 at-bats. Chicago is slashing .259/.315/.383 for the season and averaging 4.2 runs per game. Abreu leads the team with a .840 OPS. The first baseman has 14 home runs, 60 RBIs, and 70 runs scored with a slash line of .308/.385/.455. The Sox have a .681 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .825 OPS over 392 at-bats, Abreu also has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Kansas City is 20-40 in road games in 2022, scoring 3.7 runs per game while allowing 5.2 runs. Chicago has lost five in a row at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Sox are 30-34 at home this season, averaging 4.1 runs per game while surrendering 5.3. The teams have split their last 10 games at Guaranteed Rate Field, though Chicago has the scoring advantage with an average final margin of 3.7-3.5.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Royals are fourth in the AL Central, 16 games behind the division-leading Guardians. The White Sox are third in the AL Central, five games behind the Guardians.
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