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Avisail Garcia bats fifth as White Sox host Royals

Avisail Garcia continues to hit in the middle of the order while battling injuries and a slump.

Rick Renteria has him in the No. 5 spot again today despite Garcia having only two hits in his last 34 at-bats and being homerless since Aug. 5.

Nicky Delmonico, who has homered in the last two games, is hitting behind Garcia.

Renteria said Friday he doesn’t think a right knee injury is impacting Garcia. He feels like he’s “not seeing the ball well’’ in recent games.

Here’s the White Sox’s lineup as Reynaldo Lopes faces Royals rookie right-hander Heath Fillmyer.