The Royals must contend with the Texas Rangers on Monday night. It’s the start of a four-game series that will have playoff implications. The Royals swept the Rangers in June and need one more victory to secure the regular-season tiebreaker.

The Kansas City Royals were able to sweep the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon after some late-inning clutch hitting.

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox come into the matchup with the Kansas City Royals as losers of three in a row. Kansas City is 32-29 at home and 62-61 overall. Royals hitters have a collective .305 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.

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After Jonathan India clubbed a tying, two-run homer in the seventh inning, Maikel Garcia broke the tie with a two-out, RBI single during the four-run eighth, and the Kansas City Royals swept their three-game series with a 14th consecutive home win over the Chicago White Sox,

John Rave homered playing in place of the ailing Vinnie Pasquantino and the Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Saturday night to move above

The Kansas City Royals dodged a major injury scare against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. In the first inning, Vinnie Pasquantino dealt with a heat-related illness while facing White Sox starter Sean Burke. Pasquantino struck out after a nine-pitch battle but required medical attention midway through the at-bat.

The Chicago White Sox have dropped nine of 11 after suffering a 3-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Lenyn Sosa homered for the Sox.

Jonathan India and Adam Frazier hit two-run homers, rallying the Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday for a series sweep.