Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+155) Chicago (-180)

Guaranteed Rate Field is where the Chicago White Sox (16-29) will meet the Kansas City Royals (14-31) on Saturday. The line on this contest has Kansas City at +155 while Chicago is coming in at -180. The total has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Jordan Lyles and Lucas Giolito.

The Royals have accrued 80 doubles as a team and have smacked 44 balls out of the stadium. Kansas City is slugging .389 and have struck out 398 times, while drawing a walk on 122 occasions. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in MLB. They have accumulated 174 RBI's in addition to 353 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .234. They are sitting with 182 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .297.

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The Royals have compiled a team ERA of 5.26 so far this season (29th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 380 hitters. Royals pitchers have surrendered 58 home runs and 244 runs (28th in baseball). They have walked 173 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.75 as a squad this year. Kansas City has surrendered 397 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 230 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.20 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.45.

Royals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 25 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 15 holds this season (28th in the league). The Royals bullpen have a save percentage of 53.8% and stepped onto the hill in 28 save situations. They have recorded 7 saves this season and have not converted 6 out of their 13 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 42 runners on the season with 42.9% of those runners crossed the plate. The Royals have sent 152 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Royals have turned 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,540 innings, which ranks them 21st in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have amassed 1,180 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 380 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 11th in MLB, and have accumulated 38 double plays.

Lyles (66-97 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.74 and he has gone up against 6,045 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,500 base knocks (9.8 hits per 9 innings) with 463 free passes. His ERA is 5.18 (793 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.425. Lyles has taken the mound for 1,378 frames and has tallied 1,060 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Chicago has a total of 50 home runs this season to go along with 188 RBIs. They have recorded 84 doubles, while getting a free base 114 times as well as racking up 191 runs. The Chicago White Sox hold an on-base percentage of .303 in addition to a batting average of .244 on the campaign. The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .398 and they are scoring 4.24 runs per outing (22nd in MLB). They have struck out on 376 occasions (17th in the league) and have totaled 379 hits.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 254 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.27 (232 earned runs given up). They have given up 67 long balls and they relinquish 5.77 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.466 in addition to having a FIP of 4.91 as a pitching staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (422 strikeouts against 176 free passes). They rank 27th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 405.

Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 50.7% out of their 71 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 60 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with base runners. With 39 save situations, the White Sox have earned 24 holds and also 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 28th in the league with a save percentage of 46.7%, and they have sent 156 relievers to the hill on the season. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 15 save opportunities and they have walked away with 7 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 29 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in baseball). The White Sox have 320 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 1,190 putouts this year. Out of their 3,570 innings played, the White Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.3% (25th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Giolito has surrendered 766 base hits and he has 929 K's in 883 innings pitched. Giolito (55-50 career mark) has earned a 4.30 earned run average and has allowed 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 422 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.233 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and he has gone up against 3,689 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+155)

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