Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals 5/11/2023 Analysis, Picks and Tips
The Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals will conclude their four-game series at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday. The White Sox, currently in fifth place and two games behind the Royals, have struggled this season with a 13-25 record overall and a 7-15 record on the road. They lost two of the three games played in this series, including a 1-9 loss to the Royals in the last game. Lance Lynn took the loss in game three, allowing seven earned runs and two free bases with four strikeouts in five innings pitched.
The White Sox will turn to right-handed starter Mike Clevinger in the final game of the series. Clevinger has a 2-3 record on the season with an ERA of 4.84 and has struck out 33 batters while allowing 38 hits, 16 free bases, and six homers in 35.1 innings pitched. In his last outing against Cincinnati, Clevinger gave up four runs on six hits in a 3-5 loss on the road.
The White Sox have struggled recently, winning only six of their last 20 matches, and have lost three of their last nine games against the Royals. Additionally, the White Sox have struggled on the road, losing 11 of their last 14 away games. In their last eight games, the total score has gone over in six of them.
Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals 5/11/2023 Analysis, Picks and Tips
The Kansas City Royals will remain in their home field after dropping 17 of their first 22 home games but hoping for their second consecutive win at home against the Chi White Sox on Thursday night. Kansas City is second to last in the American League with an overall record of 8-30 and 3-15 when playing at home while trailing 2.0 games behind the Chicago White Sox in fourth place.
The Royals won three of the last four games played including the recent third game of a series over the White Sox at 9-1 on Wednesday. Last night, 1B Nick Pratto hit a home run while driving in three runs to lift the offense for Kansas City while SP Brad Keller (3-3) allowed one run in 5.0 IP to earn the win for the Royals. The Kansas City Royals management will send right-hander Brady Singer to start the final game of a four-game series versus the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. The twenty-six-year-old right-handed starter is 2-4 on the season with an 8.82 ERA, a 1.60 WHIP, and struck out 33 batters while giving up 42 hits, 12 walks, and 7 home runs in pitching for 33.2 innings in his starts.
Kansas City is 7-13 SU in its last 20 games played while the totals went OVER in 6 of the Royals’ last 9 games played against the Chi White Sox. The Kansas City Royals are 4-14 straight up in their last 18 home games while the totals went OVER in 5 of the Royals’ last 6 games at home against the White Sox.
Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals. The MLB Pick for this contest is Kansas City -115. The Chicago White Sox will be missing one of their key players in 3B Yoan Moncada (back) who is now in rehab and hoping to return to the field this weekend. After 38 games, the White Sox ranked 21st in OPS and 13th in runs scored while the Royals ranked 23rd in OPS and 25th in runs scored for the season. However, Kansas City will prevail in this series finale with home-field advantage on Thursday. The prediction; Kansas City Royals will win 6-5.
MLB Starting Time: 2:10 PM ET
Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023
TV: ESPN+, BSKC
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City Royals -115
MLB Totals: 9.5
