The Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals meet Tuesday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. In the Monday opener, the Royals took a blowout win. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.
Chicago White Sox
The Sox played the Tigers over the weekend, losing all three games for a sweep. In Sunday’s 3-2 loss, Chicago’s Eloy Jimenez and Elvis Andrus each had an RBI. On Monday versus the Royals, the White Sox had just three hits in a 12-1 blowout loss. Starter Jesse Scholtens put up 3.2 innings with five earned on nine hits and a walk.
In the starter role for game two it’ll be Chicago’s Dylan Cease. In his 28 starts so far Cease is 6-7 with a 4.91 ERA and 176 Ks in 148.1 innings. Cease is 2-4 with a 7.79 ERA over his last seven starts.
Chicago White Sox Team Facts
- The White Sox have lost 10 of their last 11 night games after playing the previous day.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line nine of their last 10 games at Kauffman Stadium against teams that held a losing record.
- The White Sox have lost the first inning in each of their last three night games at Kauffman Stadium.
- The White Sox have led after 3 innings in four of their last six games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
- The White Sox have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five road games against opponents that held a losing record.
Kansas City Royals
Over on the Royals’ side, they took on the Red Sox in their weekend series. Kansas City lost two of three, including a 7-3 defeat on Sunday. Dairon Blanco finished with two RBI in the futile effort. On Monday the Royals scored seven runs in the fifth inning alone on the way to 16 team hits. Edward Olivares finished with three hits, two homers and three RBI.
It’ll be Brady Singer in the starter role for the Royals on Tuesday. Over 26 starts this season Singer is 8-10 with a 5.15 ERA and 125 Ks in 143.1 innings. In his last seven starts Singer is 2-2 with a 3.76 ERA and 44 Ks in 40.2 innings.
Kansas City Royals Team Facts
- The Royals have lost each of their last nine night games after playing the previous day.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the last six games between the White Sox and Royals.
- The Royals have won the first inning in each of their last three night games against the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last six games as home favorites against American League opponents.
- The Royals have trailed after 7 innings in eight of their last 12 games as home favorites against American League opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Kansas City Royals ranks 2nd in the league for triples this season (36).
- The Kansas City Royals ranks 29th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.300).
- The Chicago White Sox ranks 30th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.294).
- The Chicago White Sox ranks 30th in the league for walks this season (328).
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’ll probably take a stab on the Royals here. Probably also staying away. Neither starting pitcher has been great lately. Singer is 0-2 in his last pair with eight earned in 7.2 innings. As for Cease, he’s given up 17 earned runs over his last 15.0 frames in three starts. If neither starter is on, this game could get out of hand early. On Monday Kansas City posted runs in each of the first five innings and didn’t have too many issues on either side. This one won’t be so easy, but if the Royals can keep the bats going I think they’ll be fine.
