The Royals must contend with the Texas Rangers on Monday night. It's the start of a four-game series that will have playoff implications. The Royals swept the Rangers in June and need one more victory to secure the regular-season tiebreaker.

Noah Cameron pitches into the sixth inning, and Salvador Perez hits a go-ahead homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1.

Preview the Aug. 16 matchup between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Kansas City Royals dodged a major injury scare against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. In the first inning, Vinnie Pasquantino dealt with a heat-related illness while facing White Sox starter Sean Burke. Pasquantino struck out after a nine-pitch battle but required medical attention midway through the at-bat.

Lenyn Sosa homered for the Sox, but that was all for a team that has cooled off mightily after a hot second-half start.

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox come into the matchup with the Kansas City Royals as losers of three in a row. Kansas City is 32-29 at home and 62-61 overall. Royals hitters have a collective .305 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.

Quatraro argued White Sox shortstop Colston Montgomery had blocked Isbel’s path. The play is, by rule, a judgment call and not subject to replay. It was Quatraro’s second ejection this season.

The Sox left 11 runners on base and the bullpen imploded after Martin pitched six innings of one-hit ball. Now they have to play .500 ball the rest of the way to avoid the century mark for losses.

John Rave homered playing in place of the ailing Vinnie Pasquantino and the Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Saturday night to move above.

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro was ejected from Friday’s game against the Chicago White Sox in the fifth inning. Quatraro was tossed after arguing with second-base umpire Tom Hanahan. Quatraro stormed out of the Royals’ dugout at Kauffman Stadium to address Hanahan after outfielder Kyle Isbel was called out on a stolen-base attempt.

Chicago White Sox starter Davis Martin took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. But the Kansas City Royals rallied against the bullpen to win 6-2.