Kyle Isbel

It's nice to see that Waters was promoted from Triple-A Omaha to start the second half of the season, but it looks like he's going to have to fight his way into the lineup. The Royals will use an outfield of Adam Frazier, Hunter Renfroe and Kyle Isbel against White Sox' right-hander Chris Flexen on Friday evening in Kansas City.

It looks like the Royals are taking Andre Pallante's reverse splits seriously; they have left-handed hitters Massey, Adam Frazier and Kyle Isbel on the bench for Game 1. They'll likely all get starts in the second game against Gordon Graceffo.