* Kansas City won two of the three meetings between these teams earlier this season in Chicago.
* The Royals have won four of their last five games and will be looking to extend their winning streak to three games in a row.
* The White Sox will be looking to avoid dropping a third consecutive road game. Chicago has lost each of its last two road series.
* Zack Greinke will be looking to become the major league's first six-game winner this season. Greinke is 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA in his last two starts against the White Sox.
* Bartolo Colon has 15 wins in his career against the Royals which are the second most in his career against any opponent (Texas, 17).
* Jose Guillen is hitting .438 with seven RBI over his last four games but is hitting just .167 in three meetings with the White Sox this season.
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