In the first of a three-game series between the Kansas City Royals (53-58) and the Chicago White Sox (53-58) at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, Edinson Volquez (8-10, 4.99 ERA) and Chris Sale (14-5, 3.12 ERA) get the ball. The game gets underway at 8:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 9 and will air on CSCh and FSKC.
In his most recent outing, Volquez pitched 5.0 innings, allowing eight runs (one unearned), striking out three and walking three in a 12-0 loss to the Rays. Eric Hosmer (.279, 54 Rs, 15 HRs, 61 RBIs, 5 SBs) went 1 for 4 Sunday. The White Sox were also unsuccessful the last time Sale pitched. He pitched well, going 8.0 innings, allowing two runs, striking out 10 and walking one in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Chicago is 26-25, while Kansas City is 21-28.
The White Sox are coming off of a weak pitching game where they recorded two strikeouts. The Royals have a record of 2-1 when opponents’ pitchers have two strikeouts or less.
When they outhit their opponents, the Royals are 43-16. The White Sox have a 38-8 record when outhitting opponents.
Kansas City and Chicago both rank near the bottom of the league in runs. Kansas City sits at 27th with 426 runs this season and Chicago ranks 25th with 442.
Kansas City and Chicago both rank near the bottom of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Kansas City sits at 25th with an OPS of .710, and Chicago ranks 23rd with an OPS of .714.
When the White Sox allow at least one home run, they are 31-42, well-matched with the Royals who are 33-47 when allowing at least one homer.
