Manager Rick Renteria will be away from the team Friday and Saturday to attend the funeral of his mother, Angela, who died at age 91.
“It’s a difficult time,” said Renteria, who will return to Austin, Texas, for the services.
Bench coach Joe McEwing will sub for Renteria. The White Sox and Royals play Friday night and a day-night doubleheader Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.
Short-handed: Nicky Delmonico was scratched from Thursday’s lineup with a stiff neck, and Jose Abreu remains limited by an illness.
“He’s a little queasy still,” Renteria said.