White Sox scouting report

White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium

TV: Comcast SportsNet Monday and Wednesday; WCIU Tuesday

Radio: WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups: The White Sox’ Mark Buehrle (6-5) vs. Kyle Davies (1-8) Monday; Jake Peavy (4-3) vs. Danny Duffy (1-4) Tuesday; John Danks (3-8) vs. Bruce Chen (5-3) Wednesday. All games 7:10 p.m.

At a glance: The White Sox are 2-3 against the last-place Royals this season. They lost two of three to K.C. at home in the final week before the all-star break. Buehrle has been pitching well for an extended period; 12 of his last 13 starts have been quality efforts. In five games vs. the Royals this season, Juan Pierre is batting .400 (8-for-20). Paul Konerko is a lifetime 9-for-17 vs. Davies, and Alex Rios is 5-for-10.

Next: Cleveland Indians, Friday-Sunday at Progressive Field

— Scot Gregor