The Kansas City Royals will look for Carter Jensen to prolong a 17-game hitting streak versus the Chicago White Sox, on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET, at Rate Field. Davis Martin (9-3, 3.18 ERA) gets the start for the White Sox, who are 42-38 this season and first in the AL Central. Michael Wacha (5-5, 3.48 ERA) is expected to start for the Royals, who are 34-49 and fifth in the AL Central.

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Injury reports

White Sox

Munetaka Murakami: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Noah Schultz: 15 Day IL (Knee), Tyler Gilbert: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Tanner Murray: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ky Bush: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Vasil: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Austin Hays: 60 Day IL (Calf), Brooks Baldwin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Everson Pereira: 7 Day IL (Concussion)

Royals

Vinnie Pasquantino: 10 Day IL (Hand), Kyle Isbel: 10 Day IL (Foot), Maikel Garcia: 10 Day IL (Hand), Kris Bubic: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Nick Mears: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jonathan India: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cole Ragans: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Estévez: 60 Day IL (Foot), James McArthur: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Stats to know

  • Chicago’s Miguel Vargas is slashing .246/.357/.484 this season with 18 home runs (16th in MLB), 50 RBIs and an OPS of .841. He has a 17.2% strikeout rate and a 13.4% walk rate in 343 plate appearances, and he has scored 54 total runs. Vargas has recorded 10 steals on 12 attempts.
  • In 320 plate appearances, Colson Montgomery has slashed .221/.316/.484 this season. He has hit 20 long balls (6th in MLB) and driven in 46 runs with a strikeout rate of 31.6% and a walk rate of 9.4%. He has come around to score 37 times.
  • Bobby Witt Jr. has hit 10 home runs this season. He has also tallied 32 RBIs and has scored 41 runs. In 341 plate appearances, he has recorded a .291 BA, .367 OBP and .460 SLG with a 10.6% walk rate and a 17% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 28 steals on 32 attempts.
  • In 291 plate appearances, Jensen has posted a 26.5% strikeout rate and a 9.3% walk rate while slashing .244/.313/.434 with 11 home runs, 42 RBIs and 39 runs scored.

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