April 12, 2026 7:17 am EDT
The Kansas City Royals host the Chicago White Sox on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium, at 2:10 p.m. ET. Noah Cameron (1-0, 1.69 ERA) will start for the Royals, who are 7-8 this season and third in the AL Central. Grant Taylor (0-0, 1.42 ERA) is the expected starter for the White Sox, who are 5-10 and fifth in the AL Central.
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Injury reportsRoyals
Bailey Falter: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Estévez: 15 Day IL (Foot), Stephen Kolek: 15 Day IL (Oblique), James McArthur: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cole Ragans: day-to-day (Thumb)
White Sox
Austin Hays: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Everson Pereira: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Kyle Teel: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Chris Murphy: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Prelander Berroa: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Thorpe: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ky Bush: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Vasil: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brooks Baldwin: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Kansas City’s Maikel Garcia is slashing .328/.394/.517 this season with two home runs, eight RBIs and an OPS of .911. He has a 15.2% strikeout rate and a 10.6% walk rate in 66 plate appearances, and he has scored nine total runs. Garcia has recorded one steal on two attempts.
In 65 plate appearances, Bobby Witt Jr. has hit no long balls, tallied five RBIs and scored one run. He is batting .263/.338/.316 and has posted a 16.9% strikeout rate and a 10.8% walk rate. Witt has recorded eight steals on eight attempts (1st in MLB).
Miguel Vargas has hit one home run this season. He has also tallied seven RBIs and has scored eight runs. In 57 plate appearances, he has recorded a .196 BA, .333 OBP and .370 SLG with a 15.8% walk rate and a 21.1% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording three steals on three attempts.
In 60 plate appearances, Munetaka Murakami has posted a 35% strikeout rate and an 18.3% walk rate while slashing .167/.317/.417 with four home runs (9th in MLB), seven RBIs and nine runs scored.
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