Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) Kansas City (-130)

The Kansas City Royals (10-27) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (13-24) at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the White Sox at +110 and the Royals are coming in at -130. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Mike Clevinger and Brady Singer.

Chicago has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been called out on strikes 313 times, while taking a walk on 100 occasions. They have recorded 161 RBI's and 306 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .239. The White Sox have tallied 71 doubles as a team and have hit 40 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 164 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .302. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 14th in MLB.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.51. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 60 home runs and 223 runs in total (29th in the league). Chicago has given up 338 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 203 earned runs. The White Sox have an earned run average of 5.60 for the season (29th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 368 batters. They have walked 154 opposing players and their FIP sits at 5.10 as a squad for the year.

White Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 40 times as well as having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 23 holds so far this year (8th in the league). The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 46.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 36 save situations. They have compiled 6 saves on the season and have missed out on 7 of their 13 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 60 runners on the campaign with 53.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have dispatched 133 relievers to the mound this season.

The White Sox have transformed 66.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,937 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 28th in the majors. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 979 putouts thus far, in addition to 259 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them ranked 19th in baseball, and they have turned 23 double plays.

Clevinger has pitched in 692 frames and has accounted for 727 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 3.46 (266 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.205. He has conceded 576 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 258 walks. Clevinger (53-33 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.86 while going up against 2,851 batters during his time in the majors.

Kansas City has a total of 34 home runs on the year as well as 142 runs batted in. They have recorded 65 doubles, while getting a free base 102 times as well as putting up 150 runs. The Kansas City Royals have recorded an on-base percentage of .300 in addition to a team batting average of .236 for the year. The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .388 and they average 4.05 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 326 instances (8th in the league) and have earned 294 hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.444 and have a FIP of 4.84 as a pitching staff so far this season. They rank 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 338. The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 211 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.58 (201 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (306 strikeouts against 130 walks). They have given up 51 HR's and they surrender 5.86 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB).

With 18 save situations, the Royals have earned 9 holds and also 4 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 9 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 24 times in high leverage situations and also on 20 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers have an inherited score percentage of 45.5% of 33 inherited runners. They are ranked 25th in the league holding a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 120 relievers onto the diamond so far this season.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 27 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (5th in the majors). The Royals have 310 assists, 13 errors and have a total of 974 putouts this year. Out of their 2,922 innings on the field, the Royals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (22nd in MLB).

Singer (21-24 career record) is the owner of a 4.43 ERA and has allowed 9.0 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.05 and he has gone up against 1,626 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 187 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.325 and a FIP of 4.0. During his pro baseball career, Singer has conceded 380 base knocks while he has tallied 375 strikeouts in 379 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+110)

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