If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox meet at U.S. Cellular Field. The Royals will give the ball to starter Kyle Davies in this one. Righthander Davies is 5-3 this season with a 4.66 ERA. Starting this game for the White Sox will be D.J. Carrasco. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The White Sox shut out the Royals for the second straight game with a 4-0 win on Wednesday, as -200 favorites. The four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9). Jermaine Dye drove in one run and scored another to lead the White Sox. Mark Buehrle allowed five hits over seven innings in picking up the win. Luke Hochevar suffered the loss after giving up three runs off five hits over seven innings. The Royals were +175 underodgs in that game. Current streak: Kansas City has lost 2 straight games. Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: Kansas City : 54-66 SU Chicago: 67-52 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6 Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Kansas City are 3-7 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road Kansas City is 5-11 SU in their last 16 games when playing Chi White Sox Kansas City is 2-8 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Chi White Sox are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City Chi White Sox are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games at home Chi White Sox are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games when playing Kansas City Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games Next up: Kansas City at NY Yankees, Friday, August 15 Chi White Sox at Oakland , Friday, August 15