Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals 5/8/2023 Picks

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The Chicago White Sox will go against the Kansas City Royals in MLB action in Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, Missouri, on Monday, May 8, 2023, at 7:40 PM ET.

That essentially captures what transpired in the most recent White Sox game. Before their journey to Kansas City, Chicago turned an easy 17-4 victory into an 11-run second inning.

Six of Chicago’s starting eleven players recorded multiple RBIs, while seven of them notched multiple hits. The White Sox’s offense moved from 23rd to 14th in terms of runs per game on Sunday.

With the exception of their 91.3% success percentage stealing bases, the lineup was not particularly effective for most of the season. After the explosion on Sunday, Chicago won five of their previous seven matches going into this series.

As they start the week 28th in ERA with a 5.50, it is obvious that pitching was a big problem for this squad. The bullpen comes into the game with the second-worst ERA overall and the highest HR/9 in the majors.

Additionally, starter Dylan Cease fell short of the high standards he set for himself this year. After giving up at least three runs in five straight outings, he will be given the start in this one.

His ninth-highest walk rate in the league doesn’t help matters either. However, Kansas City was not a challenge for Cease, who has a 2.58 ERA in 12 starts versus the Royals.

In 17.2 innings of work last year against the Royals, it had a 1.53 ERA.

The total went OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox’s last 5 matches.
The Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 matches.
The White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games with Kansas City.

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Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Predictions 5/8/2023

The Royals lost the first two matches of the series against the Oakland Athletics, the weakest club in the league at home. The only thing standing between Kansas City and the basement of MLB’s rankings is a victory on Sunday.

Ryan Yarbrough gave a strong start for the 5-1 victory, the bullpen pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, and Salvador Perez hit a very far home run.

Perez, who completed the game 3-4, and Vinnie Pasquantino are Kansas City’s two best offensive players.

The Royals also made the most triples in baseball, successfully stole bases 82.1% of the time, and have relievers with top-10 strikeout rates.

On to the several negative features of this team. The Royals have the second-lowest on-base percentage (OBP) in the majors and rank 26th in terms of runs scored per game.

Kansas City is remarkably dead at the plate. In terms of ERA, they are much worse, only outperforming one other team. The Royals’ relievers are in the bottom five in terms of ERA and ground ball rate in their bullpen.

The Kansas City Royals are 5-15 SU in their last 20 matches.
The total went OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 6 matches against the Chi White Sox.
The Kansas City Royals are 2-13 SU in their last 15 matches at home.

Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals. The MLB pick for this game is the Chicago White Sox. Zack Greinke is now only a below-average pitcher, despite the possibility that he could one day be in Cooperstown.

There’s not much he’s doing well anymore but walk rate. Although Dylan Cease was also taking a lot of hits, his pitches are more accurate at this stage of their respective careers.

Additionally, Cease benefits with a stronger offensive backing him. Chicago’s bullpen has the greatest potential for blowing it, but if Kansas City enters with a deficit, their weaker relievers won’t likely be able to halt the bleeding.

The Chicago White Sox will win by a predicted score of 6-2.

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