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Scouting report: White Sox at Kansas City Royals

Posted April 25, 2018 1:00 am

Scot Gregor

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White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, Thursday-Sunday (Saturday is a doubleheader)

NBCSCH Thursday and Friday. WGN Saturday and Sunday

Radio

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Pitching matchups

The White Sox's Lucas Giolito (0-3) vs. Jakob Junis (3-1) Thursday at 7:15 p.m.; Reynaldo Lopez (0-2) vs. Danny Duffy (0-3) Friday at 7:15 p.m.; TBA vs. TBA Saturday at 1:15 p.m. in Game 1 of doubleheader; TBA vs. TBA at 7:15 p.m. in Game 2; TBA vs. Ian Kennedy (1-3) Sunday at 1:15 p.m.

At a glance

The White Sox opened the season at Kansas City and teed off on Royals pitching in the first two games. The Sox outscored the Royals 18-10 and hit 7 home runs, Matt Davidson hit 3 homers in the first game. The Sunday (April 1) game was postponed due to bad weather and will be made up Saturday. Over his last eight games, White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada is batting .333 with 4 home runs and 8 RBI. Heading into Wednesday night's game vs. Milwaukee, Mike Moustakas led the Royals in hitting (.307), home runs (6) and RBI (17).

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