Kansas City Royals (33-30, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (20-43, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.45 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (2-6, 3.67 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -177, White Sox +148
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Kansas City Royals on Friday to start a three-game series.
Chicago has a 14-17 record at home and a 20-43 record overall. The White Sox have a 15-9 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Kansas City has a 33-30 record overall and a 14-17 record in road games. The Royals are 24-8 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The teams meet Friday for the fifth time this seaso