Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

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Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

• Steven Cruz RP

  Personal
  Out
• Mitch Spence RP

  Undisclosed
  Day-To-Day
• Connor Seabold RP

  Lat, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Nick Loftin 3B

  Personal
  paternity
• Tony Gonsolin SP

  Illness
  15-Day-IL

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

• Joey Bart C

  Hand, Fracture, left
  10-Day-IL
• Ky Bush SP

  Elbow, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL
• Luis Castillo SP

  Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
  15-Day-IL
• Prelander Berroa RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL
• Tanner Murray LF

  Shoulder, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL

Lineups

Royals5th in AL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Matt DuffySS
2. 2Edward OlivaresRF
3. 3Matt Beaty1B
4. 4Franmil ReyesDH
5. 5Dairon BlancoCF
6. 6Nate Eaton2B
7. 7Tyler GentryLF
8. 8Clay Dungan3B
9. 9Jose BricenoC

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Hanser Alberto3B
2. 2Jake Burger1B
3. 3Andrew BenintendiLF
4. 4Eloy JimenezDH
5. 5Erik GonzalezSS
6. 6Zach RemillardRF
7. 7Sebastian RiveroC
8. 8Billy HamiltonCF
9. 9Nate Mondou2B

Head to head

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Camelback Ranch - Glendale, Phoenix, Arizona · Attendance 4,024

Officials

Todd Tichenor (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Guccione (First Base Umpire), Dan Merzel (Second Base Umpire), Chris Marco (Third Base Umpire)