Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox 5/19/2023 Picks

Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox 5/19/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Kansas City Royals will stay on the road for the opening game of an MLB American League Central Division three-game road series facing the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago on Friday night.

Kansas City improved to 14-31 overall, 8-14 when playing on the road, and placed in dead last of the AL Central with 10.5 games behind Minnesota in the first place and two games behind the Chi White Sox in the fourth place.

The Royals beat the Padres in a series following two consecutive victories that ended a four-game losing streak. On Wednesday, the Royals scored four runs on nine hits resulting in a 4-3 road win over San Diego.

Right-handed Pitcher Zack Greinke will climb up the hill to start for Kansas City in the series opener versus the Chi White Sox on Friday evening.

The thirty-nine-year-old right-hander is 1-4 on the season with 5.01 ERA, 1.24 WHlP, and struck out 32 batters while conceding 51 hits, seven free walks, and nine home runs in 46.2 innings pitched for the Royals.

Recently, Greinke (5 lP) gave up two earned runs but struck out five batters in a 3-4 road loss to Milwaukee.

The totals went UNDER in 5 of Kansas City’s last seven contests, while the Royals are 2-4 SU in their previous six matches.

The Kansas City Royals are 7-3 in their last ten outings against the Chi White Sox, and the Royals are 3-8 SU in their previous 11 road games.

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Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Predictions 5/19/2023

The Chicago White Sox will stay in their home field, looking to get back after losing the series finale but winning a series over the Guardians last time out.

The Chi White Sox are 16-29 overall, 9-13 at home, and placed fourth in the AL Central with 8.5 games behind Minnesota and two contests ahead of Kansas City in the fifth.

The White Sox won three of the last five overall and two of a three-game series over the Guardians but lost the finale at 1-3 yesterday afternoon.

On Thursday, the Chi White Sox scored one run in the 4th frame with eight hits and committed one error in the loss.

SP Dylan Cease (2-3, 4.78 ERA) took the loss for the White Sox with three earned runs and one free base but struck out three hitters in 6.1 innings of work.

The Chicago White Sox’s management will counter with righty Michael Kopech to start the opening match of a series versus the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

The Kopech is 1-4 on the season with an ERA of 5.74, a WHlP of 1.56, and retired 41 batters in his starts. He gave up 38 hits, 28 free walks, and 12 homers in 42.1 innings.

In his last appearance on the mound, the righty (4.2 lP) gave up two earned runs but fanned out five hitters in a 1-5 home loss to Houston on May 12, 2023.

The totals went UNDER in 5 of the Chicago White Sox’s last seven outings and UNDER in 4 of the White Sox’s last six games played versus Kansas City.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Chi White Sox’s last six home matches, while the White Sox are 4-1 SU in their previous five contests when playing at home against the Royals.

Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox. The MLB Pick for this contest is Chi White Sox -130.

Both teams started the season on the wrong track, but the White Sox are the better team here, and the team will dominate this game on their home field.

Chicago will snatch the victory in the series opener as the better offensive team against one of the worst teams in the league. The prediction: Chicago White Sox will win 8-3.

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