Royals vs. White Sox: Injury Report, Updates & Probable Starters – May 7

Royals vs. White Sox

Royals vs. White Sox

On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals (21-16) are hosting the Chicago White Sox (10-26), at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Royals have won four in a row.

Want to see who’s available to play for the Royals and the White Sox? Continue scrolling to see complete injury reports for both squads.

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Royals vs. White Sox Game Info

  • Game day: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
  • Game time: 7:40 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: FDSKC and CHSN
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
  • Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Royals vs. White Sox Injury News Today

Royals’ Injuries

NameStatusInjury2025 Stats
Sam Long15 Day Injury ListElbow0-2, 12.86 ERA, 7.7 K/9
Hunter Harvey15 Day Injury ListShoulder0-0, 0.00 ERA, 11.8 K/9
Dairon Blanco10 Day Injury ListAchilles.000 / .000 / .000, 0, 0
James McArthur60 Day Injury ListElbow
Kyle Wright15 Day Injury ListShoulder
Alec Marsh60 Day Injury ListShoulder

White Sox’s Injuries

NameStatusInjury2025 Stats
Andrew Benintendiday-to-dayCalf.224 / .298 / .400, 5, 12
Austin Slater10 Day Injury ListKnee.250 / .250 / .500, 1, 1
Gage Workman10 Day Injury ListHip.188 / .235 / .250, 0, 2
Korey Lee10 Day Injury ListAnkle.333 / .412 / .467, 0, 1
Fraser Ellard15 Day Injury ListLat0-2, 6.75 ERA, 13.5 K/9
Martín Pérez60 Day Injury ListForearm1-1, 3.15 ERA, 8.1 K/9
Michael Tauchman10 Day Injury ListHamstring.400 / .500 / .400, 0, 0
Jesse Scholtens60 Day Injury ListElbow
Drew Thorpe60 Day Injury ListElbow
Prelander Berroa60 Day Injury ListElbow
Ky Bush60 Day Injury ListElbow

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Royals’ Recent Hitting Insights

  • Kansas City has hit 14 home runs over the last 10 games.
  • During the past 10 games, the Royals are slugging .451 with 3.3 extra-base hits per outing.
  • Over the past 10 outings Kansas City is batting .268 and averaging 9.1 hits per game.
  • Over the past 10 games, Maikel Garcia leads the Royals with a team-high batting average of .389.
  • Bobby Witt Jr. is slashing .282/.364/.538 over the last 10 games for the Royals.

White Sox’s Recent Hitting Insights

  • Over the last 10 games, Chicago has hit six home runs.
  • The White Sox have a slugging percentage of .344 over their last 10 games, fueled by 19 extra-base hits.
  • Over the last 10 games, Chicago is batting .248 as a team with 8.1 hits per contest.
  • Over the last 10 games, Luis Robert has put up a team-high three home runs and nine runs batted in.
  • Miguel Vargas is hitting .314 with a home run and seven walks in the past 10 games.

Royals’ Starting Pitcher

  • The Royals will hand the ball to Michael Wacha (1-4) for his eighth start of the season.
  • The right-hander gave up three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • The 33-year-old has pitched in seven games this season with a 3.52 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .241.
  • Over the past 10 games Royals pitchers have a collective 2.12 ERA.
  • Opposing hitters have hit nine home runs against Kansas City’s pitchers over the last 10 games.

White Sox’s Starting Pitcher

  • Jonathan Cannon (2-3 with a 4.26 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the White Sox, his seventh of the season.
  • In his last outing on Friday against the Houston Astros, the righty tossed six innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
  • The 24-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.26, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings in seven games this season. Opponents have a .253 batting average against him.
  • White Sox pitchers have a collective ERA of 3.65 over the last 10 games.
  • Chicago has allowed eight home runs over the last 10 games.

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