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.

Three Chicago White Sox veteran outfielders recently shared some of the steps they take to navigate the “dog days” of August.

Don't look now, but things are really starting to click for the Kansas City Royals. Sometimes, what a middling team needs to get rolling is a stretch against a

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 .500 for the first time since June 10.

Burke joins Jonathan Cannon in Charlotte as the Sox look for more from arms that they consider part of the future.

Rave belted his fourth career homer off White Sox starter Sean Burke in the third inning. He saw two curveballs before connecting on a 93.9 mph fastball. It was his first home run at Kauffman Stadium. He has hit safely in his last five games with an at-bat.

Atlanta's Bryce Elder and Chicago's Shane Smith will try to restore order on Tuesday night when they take the mound in the second contest of the three-game series between the Braves and visiting White Sox.

Chicago White Sox (44-80, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (56-68, fourth in the NL East) Atlanta; Monday, 7:15 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Yoendrys Gomez