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The Chicago White Sox are 4-4 (.500) all time vs. the Kansas City Royals in Opening Day games.
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The fewest Opening Day games the White Sox have played against pre-expansion teams is just one, against the New York Yankees. The White Sox edged the Yankees 7-6 on April 11, 1982, in the first game of a doubleheader. Kevin Hickey got the win, and Jim Morrison knocked a homer.
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When James Shields takes the mound today, it will give him an Opening Day start with four different teams: the White Sox, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays.