The Chicago White Sox will be looking to snap a four game losing streak Tuesday when they host the Kansas City Royals in the first game of a three game series. These two AL Central foes have split 6 games so far this year. The White Sox are third in the division at 63-65, while the Royals are fourth in the division at 52-77. Brady Singer (7-4) gets the start for the Royals while Lucas Giolito (10-7) takes the mound for the White Sox.
The Kansas City Royals are 52-77 on the season, placing them fourth in the AL Central, 16.5 games behind the first place Guardians. The Royals are 17.5 games out of the final wildcard spot. In other words, the playoffs are not in the cards. But the Royals have a couple of good starters, Brady Singer being one of them, and some good hitters, which means they can play spoiler in any given series. They avoided getting swept this weekend by the Padres, winning 15-7 on Sunday.
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— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) August 28, 2022
In the win, the Royals got a decent start out of winner Jonathan Heasley, who allowed 3 earned runs in 5 innings, with 7 strikeouts and 2 walks. But it was the offense which carried the day, as it exploded for 15 runs. Salvador Perez had a good day, with three hits including his 18th home run, and 2 RBI, while Michael Taylor had 3 hits, including a home run, and 4 RBI. Hunter Dozier added four hits while Nick Pratto drove in 3 runs for KC. Brady Singer gets the start on Tuesday for Kansas City. He is 7-4 with an ERA of 3.15 in 21 appearances and 18 starts. He has 120 strikeouts and 29 walks in 117 innings.