The Chicago White Sox will look for Chase Meidroth to continue an 11-game hitting streak versus the Kansas City Royals, on Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET, at Rate Field. Seth Lugo (1-2, 3.21 ERA) will start for the Royals, who are 19-23 this season and fourth in the AL Central. Noah Schultz (2-2, 4.68 ERA) is starting for the White Sox, who are 20-21 and second in the AL Central.
How to watch Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox
- Venue: Rate Field
- Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
- Streaming: Fubo (Stream now)
- TV: CHSN and Royals.TV
Royals vs. White Sox odds
Injury reports
Royals
Jonathan India: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Cole Ragans: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bailey Falter: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Estévez: 15 Day IL (Foot), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), James McArthur: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
White Sox
Austin Hays: 10 Day IL (Calf), Everson Pereira: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Kyle Teel: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Tanner Murray: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ky Bush: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Vasil: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brooks Baldwin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
- Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting for a .305 BA, .372 OBP and .491 SLG with a 17% strikeout rate and a 10.1% walk rate. His OPS is .863 and he has scored 20 runs. In 188 plate appearances, he has hit six home runs and driven in 20 runs. Witt has been crafty on the base paths, recording 12 steals on 14 attempts.
- In 175 plate appearances, Maikel Garcia has hit three long balls, tallied 17 RBIs and scored 21 runs. He is batting .282/.349/.429 and has posted a 14.9% strikeout rate and a 9.7% walk rate. Garcia has recorded four steals on seven attempts.
- Miguel Vargas is hitting for a .239 BA, .375 OBP and .479 SLG with a 15.9% strikeout rate and a 16.5% walk rate. His OPS is .854 and he has scored 29 runs. In 176 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs and driven in 23 runs. Vargas has recorded six steals on six attempts.
- In 177 plate appearances, Munetaka Murakami has slashed .228/.362/.545 this season. He has hit 15 long balls (3rd in MLB) and driven in 29 runs (10th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 35.6% and a walk rate of 17.5%. and has scored 28 runs (20th in MLB).
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