Chicago @ Kansas City preview
Kauffman Stadium
Last Meeting ( Jul 11, 2010 ) Kansas City 5, Chi. White Sox 15
Thanks to a downpour, the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals are searching for pitchers.
The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday after Friday night's game was postponed by rain in the bottom of the first. Since starting pitchers Sean O'Sullivan and Edwin Jackson both took the mound, neither will be available for Saturday's festivities.
Chicago's Freddy Garcia will pitch the first game and will be opposed by Philip Humber, who will make his first major league start for Kansas City.
Garcia has struggled for over a month. He has won only once since July 7 - a span of six starts - and has been knocked around, allowing 45 hits and 23 earned runs in 27 1/3 innings.
The veteran right-hander defeated the Royals on May 5 at Kauffman Stadium. He gave up 10 hits in six innings, but allowed only two runs. Garica is 9-13 in his career against Kansas City.
Kansas City called up Humber from Triple-A Omaha on Aug. 5. The right-hander pitched two scoreless innings in relief against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Aug. 10. Humber was 5-6 record with a 4.47 ERA in 21 games - 20 starts - at Omaha.
Humber was traded from the New York Mets to the Minnesota Twins as part of the Johan Santana deal in 2008.
The White Sox are expected to start Tony Pena in the nightcap, while Bryan Bullington, who recorded his first major league win in his last outing, will start for the Royals.
Bullington will face a team that needs to win to stay in the race in the AL Central. The White Sox are 4 1/2 games behind the Minnesota Twins.
For his part, Pena will earn his first career start if he gets the call. The 28-year-old has made 285 career appearances during his career.
He last pitched on Thursday, tossing one-third of an inning as the White Sox cruised to a 1-0 victory over the Twins.