The Chicago White Sox look to increase their AL Central lead over the Detroit Tigers, as they take on the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
Cy Young candidate Chris Sale draws the start for the White Sox, looking for his 18th win of the season. Sale brings a 17-6 record into Wednesday's contest, with a 2.76 ERA and 1.06 WHIP. Sale has held opponents to a .222 average, and has struck out 173 in 175 innings of work.
Both Robin Ventura and Ned Yost have announced the starting lineups for Wednesday's contest, and they are as follows:
Chicago White Sox
CF Alejandro De Aza
3B Kevin Youkilis
DH Adam Dunn
1B Paul Konerko
RF Alex Rios
LF Dayan Viciedo
SS Alexei Ramirez
C Tyler Flowers
2B Gordon Beckham
SP Chris Sale
Kansas City Royals
CF Jason Bourgeois
SS Alcides Escobar
LF Alex Gordon
DH Billy Butler
C Salvador Perez
3B Mike Moustakas
RF Jeff Francoeur
1B Eric Hosmer
2B Johnny Giavotella
SP Bruce Chen
First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. CT.
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