Miguel Gonzalez (0-0, 5.17 ERA) and Danny Duffy (0-0, 2.57 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Chicago White Sox (25-17) and the Kansas City Royals (21-20) at U.S. Cellular Field. The Royals won the last game 4-1, and Kansas City leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 2:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May. 21 and can be seen on CSCh and FSKC.
Gonzalez pitched 4.2 innings in his last outing, surrendering three runs, striking out one and walking five in a 7-5 defeat to the Yankees. Adam Eaton (.307, 19 Rs, 2 HRs, 14 RBIs, 4 SBs) went 1 for 5 yesterday. Duffy went 3.0 innings, surrendering zero runs, striking out five and walking two in a 4-2 win over the Braves in his most recent start.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Chicago is 12-8, while Kansas City is 8-9.
The Royals are coming off of a hot pitching game where they recorded 10 strikeouts. The White Sox have a record of 1-8 when they are struck out that many times or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Royals are 15-7. The White Sox have a 20-2 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 26th, Kansas City sits near the bottom of the league in runs, scoring 148 this season. Chicago ranks in the top half at 14th with 179.
Ranking 23rd, Kansas City is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.697). Chicago ranks in the bottom half at 20th with an OPS of .719.
When the Royals allow at least one home run, they are 11-14. When the White Sox allow one or more homers, they have an 11-11 record.
