White Sox at .500 and Rolling: Can They Sweep Kansas City Thursday Night?

The Chicago White Sox just hit .500 for the first time since 2022, and they're not done yet. With a four-game winning streak cooking and their bats waking up all over the lineup, they're gunning for a sweep against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. Left-hander Anthony Kay takes the ball again, looking to build on what's been a dominant stretch for Chicago.

The Power Keeps Coming

This White Sox team is dangerous right now because nobody can pitch to all of them. Miguel Vargas went deep twice in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Mariners. Colson Montgomery homered in that same game. First baseman Munetaka Murakami leads the club with 15 home runs. Montgomery has 11. Vargas has nine. That's real firepower up and down the lineup.

"They've all been great," Kay said about his hitters. "It's just going to lead to all of them having success. You've got to pitch to at least one of them. It's going to be fun to watch."

Kay was sharp in that Saturday win, throwing five innings of one-run ball. He's been even better against Kansas City before, scattering three hits with two walks and two strikeouts over 5 2/3 scoreless innings in an April 9 shutout. His ERA sits at 4.89.

Royals Fighting Back, But Fading Fast

Kansas City has lost five of their last seven games. They dropped the first two games of this series to Chicago 6-5 each time. Bobby Witt Jr. launched a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth Wednesday to pull them closer, but it wasn't enough.

Witt is swinging it hot though. He's batting .478 with four homers and six RBIs over his past six games, and he's homered in consecutive contests. Even reserve catcher Carter Jensen came off the bench in the seventh and contributed two hits after entering as a pinch hitter.

Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro knows the fight isn't over. "That's why you can never count us out, never pack it in," he said. "You've got to keep fighting every at-bat, because you don't know which one is going to be the difference maker."

Thursday's Matchup

Kris Bubic starts for Kansas City. The left-hander is 3-1 with a 3.50 ERA and has been solid in May, going 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA in two starts. He dominated against Chicago on April 10, allowing just two hits in seven shutout innings with one walk and 11 strikeouts. But Bubic fell one out short of a quality start against Detroit on Friday, giving up three runs in 5 2/3 innings.

The White Sox improved to 21-21 and have won 10 of their past 14 games. This is real momentum heading into Thursday. A sweep would keep the hot streak alive.

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