Alen Hanson

Alen Hanson on bench as White Sox face Royals

Chicago White Sox second baseman/outfielder Alen Hanson is not starting on Friday night versus the Kanas City Royals.

What It Means:

Hanson returns to the bench after starting in Wednesday's series finale with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Adam Engel is starting in center field and batting ninth versus Royals right-hander Ian Kennedy.

Hanson is slashing .218/.271/.300 in 291 plate appearances (79 games) this season. numberFire's models project him to turn in a .257 batting average in 211 remaining plate appearances over the rest of the campaign.