Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 3 (8/3): MLB

Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 3 (8/3): MLB

Credit: photo by Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time 2:10 p.m. EST
White Sox money line -155
White Sox run line -1.5 (+130)
Royals money line +130
Royals run line +1.5 (-150)
Over / under 8.5

 

Key stats

  Chicago White Sox  Kansas City Royals
Record 52-51 41-63
Home / road record 24-29 19-33
Last 10 record 6-4 4-6
Streak W1 L1
Over / under record 47-49-7 50-50-4
Runs / game 4.36 3.82
Runs allowed / game 4.58 5.06

 

Preview

The Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox will play the 3rd game of the series at the Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday afternoon. The White Sox bounced back and took the win 9-2 in the second game of the series. Eloy Jiménez set season highs with three hits and four RBI and José Abreu homered.

Chicago White Sox

The White Sox get here with a 52-51 record and have won 6 of their last 9 games. The team is averaging 4.36 runs per game. They're batting for .257 AVG, 440 runs scored in 902 hits and 88 home runs, ranking #18 in offense in the league behind the San Diego Padres. Jose Abreu leads with 12 home runs and 49 RBI while Tim Anderson is batting for .311 avg.

Defensively they are allowing 4.58 runs per game and rank #22 in the league. Dylan Cease leads the team with a 2.01 ERA, 161 strikeouts and 11 wins recorded.

Probable Pitcher:    Lance Lynn (1-4, 6.42 ERA)

Lynn will be on the mound in the 3rd game of the series for Chicago. Lynn gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits and no walks while striking out eight over 5.2 innings to take the loss in a 7-3 defeat against the Athletics on Friday. He has a record of 6-2 with an ERA of 3.46 and 59 strikeouts in 11 appearances versus the Royals in his career.

Kansas City Royals

The Royals get to this game with a 41-63 record and have lost 6 of their last 8 games. The team is averaging 3.82 runs per game. They're batting for .246 AVG, 394 runs scored in 848 hits and 82 home runs, ranking #27 in offense in the league behind the Washington Nationals. Bobby Witt Jr is batting for a .255 AVG. 51 RBI and 14 home runs.

Defensively they are allowing 5.06 runs per game and ranking #27 in the league. Brad Keller leads the team with a 4.18 ERA, 73 strikeouts and 5 wins recorded for the Royals.

Probable Pitcher:  Brady Singer (4-3, 3.51 ERA)

Singer will be on the mound in the 3rd game of the series for the Royals. On Thursday against the Yankees, Singer pitched seven scoreless innings, recording one hit, one walk, and ten strikeouts. He did not factor in the decision. He has a record of 2-1 with an ERA of 2.73 and 33 strikeouts in 6 appearances versus the White Sox in his career.

BETTING TRENDS

Kansas City are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games on the road.

Kansas City are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox.

Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games at home.

Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City.

Prediction

The White Sox pounded the Royals 9-2 on Tuesday's game to tie the series. For this game they'll send Lance Lynn to the mound who has been up and down this season but has dominated the Royals in the last meetings. Brady Singer will start for the Royals who has been sharp in his last starts allowing only 2 runs in the last 19 innings pitched. Expect a low scoring game as both pitchers should provde quality starts. Take the under.

PICK: Under 8.5 (-110)

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