Chris Sale (9-2, 2.54 ERA) and Ian Kennedy (4-4, 3.44 ERA) take the hill in the first of a three-game series between the Chicago White Sox (30-30) and the Kansas City Royals (30-29) at U.S. Cellular Field. The Royals come into this series in the midst of a seven-game losing streak. Action begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Friday, Jun. 10 and can be seen on CSN+ and FSKC.
Sale pitched 6.1 innings in his most recent start, surrendering four runs, striking out two and walking two in a 7-4 defeat to the Tigers. Adam Eaton (.270, 24 Rs, 3 HRs, 19 RBIs, 5 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday. Kennedy went 6.0 innings, surrendering five runs, striking out six and walking one in a 7-1 defeat to the Indians in his last outing. Eric Hosmer (.321, 30 Rs, 10 HRs, 35 RBIs, 4 SBs) went 1 for 3 Wednesday.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Chicago is 14-15, while Kansas City is 12-14.
The Royals didn’t score any runs in their last game. The White Sox have a 5-0 record when they don’t allow any runs.
When they outhit their opponents, the Royals are 24-10. The White Sox have a 21-3 record when outhitting opponents.
Chicago and Kansas City both rank near the bottom of the league in runs. Chicago sits at 22nd with 241 runs this season and Kansas City ranks 27th with 224.
Chicago and Kansas City both rank near the bottom of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Chicago sits at 25th with an OPS of .692, and Kansas City ranks 22nd with an OPS of .713.
When the Royals allow at least one home run, they are 16-21. When the White Sox allow one or more homers, they have a 14-21 record.
