All games on WSCR-AM 670.
Season series:
Sox lead 7-5.
Friday:
7:10 p.m., CSN.
RH Edwin Jackson (1-0, 1.35) vs. RH Sean O’Sullivan (1-4, 5.27)
Saturday:
6:10 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9.
RH Freddy Garcia (10-5, 5.07) vs. RH Bryan Bullington (1-2, 3.00)
Sunday:
1:10 p.m., CSN.
LH John Danks (12-8, 3.33) vs. RH Zack Greinke (8-11, 3.90)
Who’s hot:
The Sox outscored the Royals 28-8 during a three-game home sweep July 9-11. Juan Pierre is 8 for his last 15. Royals shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt had hit a career-high 12 home runs, including four in his last nine games entering Thursday. Betancourt was 13-for-32 in that span. Joakim Soria had converted 28 consecutive save opportunities.
Who’s not:
The Sox bullpen had a 6.94 ERA in its previous eight games. Tony Pena had yielded a run in five straight outings before Thursday. The Royals went 14 consecutive games without scoring more than four runs until scoring nine Wednesday.
