White Sox vs. Royals Pick
Can the Kansas City Royals start getting on track today when they host the Chicago White Sox at 8:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Royals are the favorite at home tonight, as they are getting odds of -155 to win. The White Sox are getting a money line of +145 to prevail, while the over/under total is listed at 9 runs. These two met three times in Chicago this season, with the Sox winning all three games.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has Dylan Covey (0-1, 6.91 ERA) on the mound for the Sox to face Jason Vargas (3-1, 1.40) of the Royals. Vargas has been a highlight for the struggling Royals, allowing just four earned runs in 25.2 innings. He has 28 strikeouts with just two walks and his WHIP is 0.90. He is coming off his worst showing, allowing three earned runs in five innings with five strikeouts against the White Sox in Chicago. Covey has yet to get to six innings of work in any of his three outings, but one really poor outing has spoiled his ERA. He allowed eight runs in five innings in a 9-1 loss to the Yankees on April 19. His last outing saw him go four innings, allowing two earned runs and three hits in a 10-5 win over the Royals. His WHIP this season is 1.81.
Kansas City is now on a nine-game losing streak following a 7-5 loss to the Twins. The Royals are now 7-16 on the season and 5-5 at home. They are averaging just 2.74 runs per game this season while allowing 4.35. Mike Moustakas has seven home runs and 11 RBI to lead the team while Salvador Perez has six homers and 12 RBI. As a team, the Royals are hitting just .210.
The White Sox had a six-game winning streak snapped on Sunday in a 7-3 loss to the Tigers in Detroit. Chicago is now 13-10 overall and 7-5 on the road. They are averaging 4.26 runs per game while allowing 3.61 defensively. Chicago is hitting .239 as a team entering today’s contest. Avisail Garcia has been leading the team with a .368 average, five home runs and 20 RBI, but he is questionable to play today because of a groin injury. Melky Cabrera is off to a slow start, hitting just .260 with one home run and eight RBI
The Royals are favored because of Vargas, but he already has a loss against the White Sox this season, Kansas City just doesn’t have the hitting to really do much right now. Covey hasn’t been great, but the Sox have beaten the Royals with him on the mound. Chicago has some power in its lineup and a good bullpen. I like the Sox to keep the Royals’ woes continuing.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CHICAGO WHITE SOX +145