White Sox Game Day: Can Samardzija end on a positive note?

The White Sox host the AL Central champion Royals Tuesday night in the first game of their final home series at U.S. Cellular Field. The Sox (73-83) enter the game having lost their previous two games. A Sox victory would surpass their win total from 2014.

On the mound

Jeff Samardzija (10-13, 5.04) makes possibly his final start of the season, coming off his best outing when he one-hit the Tigers at Detroit. Samardzija has not fared well at home this season, however. He enters Tuesday night with an 0-7 record and 10.01 ERA in his last seven starts at U.S. Cellular Field. For the season, he is 4-8 with a 5.53 ERA in 15 home starts.

At the plate

Despite entering the game in a 5-for-31 slump, Jose…