Filed under: Other Gamethreads Gamethread: The calm before the storm The White Sox and Royals open a series to battle for second place in the AL Central. By Steve_p@Steve_p Jun 13, 2014, 7:10pm CDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Gamethread: The calm before the storm Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The White Sox open a three game series against the Royals while Jose Quintana tries to break a two game losing streak. Today's Lineups KANSAS CITY ROYALS CHICAGO WHITE SOX Norichika Aoki - RF Adam Eaton - CF Omar Infante - 2B Gordon Beckham - 2B Eric Hosmer - 1B Conor Gillaspie - 3B Billy Butler - DH Jose Abreu - 1B Alex Gordon - LF Adam Dunn - DH Salvador Perez - C Alexei Ramirez - SS Lorenzo Cain - CF Dayan Viciedo - RF Mike Moustakas - 3B A. De Aza - LF Alcides Escobar - SS Tyler Flowers - C Jeremy Guthrie - RHP Jose Quintana - LHP More From South Side Sox Inside Look: Low-A Kannapolis Sharing Sox Podcast 118 — The nightmare is almost over! White Sox Minor League Update: Knights 8, Redbirds 2 Don’t Kut, Cleave: White Sox 3, Red Sox 2 (six innings, rain) Gamethread: White Sox at Red Sox Who to root for in October as a White Sox fan