White Sox to Stop the Streak

The Chicago White Sox host the Kansas City Royals for the 17th game of their season series on Thursday, August 31st at 8:10 pm. This season’s series is currently led by the Royals they have been able to win three straight against the White Sox. The White Sox head into this game with a home record of 30-34 and the Royals have a road record of 20-40. The odds for this game are currently -190 White Sox, +158 Royals, and the over/under is set at 8.5 according to Caesars Casino & Sportsbook. New users will receive a Risk-Free Bet of up to $1250 on their first wager. When you make your first bet, if it loses, it’s on the house as Caesars will refund any losing wagers in full (up to $1250 in the form of a single-use bonus credit Plus Caesar’s is adding 1,000 Reward Credits and 1,000 Tier Credits). You must make a deposit to get the bonus! Click the link to sign up or use Promo OSBETFULL. Claim your bonus here!

The Kansas City Royals are currently 52-77 and are the fourth seed in the AL Central. Over their last 10 games, they are 4-6 and they are on a one-game winning streak. In this game against the White Sox, the Royals will have Kris Bubic take the mound for them. On the season, Bubic is 2-9 with an ERA of 5.62 and a WHIP of 1.68. The Royals are currently in 15th place for the number of hits in the league with 1,053. They interestingly rank number 1 in the league for the number of triples hit with 31. Royals shortstop, Bobby Witt Jr., leads the team in batting average, hits, and RBIs while catcher, Salvador Perez, leads the team in home runs. Witt Jr. is the only Royals player to have recorded over 100 hits on the season with 115. The next player closest to him is Hunter Dozier with 95. Clearly, Witt Jr. is the best hitter for the Royals and he will need to show up big in this game if the Royals want to win the season series. 

The Chicago White Sox are currently 63-65 and are the third seed in the AL Central, one seed higher than the Royals. Over their last 10 games, they are 2-8 and are on a four-game losing streak.  In this game against the Royals, the White Sox will have Lance Lynn take the mound for them. On the season, Lynn is 3-5 with an ERA of 5.00 and a WHIP of 1.19. The White Sox are currently in 2nd place for the number of hits in the league with 1,148. White Sox first baseman, Jose Abreu, leads the team in batting average, hits, OBP, and home runs while left fielder, Andrew Vaughn, leads the team in RBIs.  Luis Robert and Tim Anderson join Abreu and Vaughn as the only player on the White Sox with over 100 hits on the season. Abreu leads this list by over 30 hits as he has 148 on the season. 

For this game, I think the White Sox will be able to walk away with a victory. Although they have lost their previous three meetings against the Royals, they are statistically a better hitting team than the Royals and I think it will show in this game. If the White Sox are able to have Witt Jr. have an underwhelming performance and Lynn pitch a solid outing, they should be one step closer to tying the season series. 

For our expert Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox pick, take the White Sox -1.5.