* The White Sox have won eight of 11 meetings with the Royals this season and the teams have seven games left against each other. Despite the success against Kansas City, Chicago has been outscored 49-46 in those contests.
* With a walkoff homer in the ninth inning yesterday, Jim Thome became the third player to reach the 500 career home run plateau this season, the others being Frank Thomas and Alex Rodriguez.
* Six of Paul Konerko’s ten hits against the Royals this season have gone for extra bases (five homers and a double).
* The White Sox have hit 172 homers this season. They need 28 in 13 games to reach 200 for the eighth consecutive season.
* The Royals are tied with the Twins for the worst mark in the AL this month (4-10).
* Emil Brown is batting .400 (24-60) in his last 17 games, including hitting safely in 15 of his last 16 starts.
* The Royals are hitting just .236 (33-140) with runners in scoring position this month, lowest in the majors
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