The Venezuela native, who became a United States citizen on July 20, 2006, holds the celebration of the nation's independence close to his heart.

"It's special for the [United] States, of course. That's one of the days you have to respect the most," Guillen said. "We have a lot of holidays. We make holidays just to sell stuff. This is a real one. This is a real holiday. This is one we should be looking for, the one that people remember a lot of important people.

"One should be on your mind for the rest of your life. I don't believe in that many. Mother's Day and Father's Day? They should be every day. But this is a big one and I see why people in the States enjoy this one. It's a big weekend for everyone."

Pitching matchup
CWS: RHP Gavin Floyd (6-5, 4.12 ERA)
Floyd dominated the Indians in the White Sox 6-3 victory over the Tribe on Monday. It was his eighth straight quality start. The Indians didn't even threaten the right-hander until the seventh inning. He pitched 7 2/3 innings, giving up no runs and five hits, striking out five and walking two. He is 1-4 with a 4.35 ERA in seven games -- six starts -- against the Royals.

KC: RHP Luke Hochevar (3-3, 4.96 ERA)
Hochevar notched his first spotless start of the season in his previous outing, holding the Twins scoreless over seven innings. He worked around four walks and won for the third time in his past five starts. It appears that after battling inconsistency during his first two years in the Majors, Hochevar is starting to mature into a solid right-handed option in the Royals' rotation. Using an array of offspeed pitches that seemed to dip and dive all over the strike zone, Hochevar kept the Twins off balance and tossed up another quality start. Here's one stat that shows how good Hochevar has been during the last six weeks: If you exclude Hochevar's disaster 2009 debut -- eight earned runs in two innings at Oakland on May 2 -- he is 3-2 with a 3.55 ERA.