Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago White Sox (17-29) will go up against the Kansas City Royals (14-32) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brad Keller and Lance Lynn.

Kansas City has a slugging rate of .383 and have been called out on strikes 408 times, while being walked on 122 occasions. They have 174 RBI's in addition to 354 hits so far this year, while their batting average is at .230. The Royals have accrued 80 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 44 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 182 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .293. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 25th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.44. Royals pitchers have surrendered 58 home runs in addition to 246 runs in total (28th in the league). Kansas City has given up 402 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 232 earned runs. The Royals have a team earned run average of 5.20 this year (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 387 batters. They have walked 175 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.70 as a squad this season.

The Royals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 53.8% and has come into the game in 28 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 43 runners so far this year and 41.9% of those runners crossed home plate. Royals pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 26 times as well as having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 153 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have recorded 15 holds for the year (28th in MLB). They have compiled 7 saves this year and have not converted 6 of their 13 chances to save the game.

The Royals have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs in their 3,612 innings on the diamond, ranking them 21st in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have 1,204 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 387 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which ranks 12th in baseball, and have accumulated 38 double plays.

Keller (38-53 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.30 while he has gone up against 2,938 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 678 base knocks (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 298 walks. His ERA is 4.25 (320 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.442. Keller has thrown 677 innings and has accumulated 506 strikeouts in his career.

Chicago has hit 50 long balls this year to go along with 190 runs batted in. They have hit 84 doubles, while walking 116 times and putting up 193 runs. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with an on-base percentage of .302 as well as a team batting average of .243 on the year. The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .394 and they are earning 4.20 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 383 occasions (19th in MLB) and have recorded 384 base knocks.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 254 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.15 (232 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 67 homers and they surrender 5.64 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.436 in addition to having a FIP of 4.82 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.60 (432 strikeouts vs 176 free passes). They rank 27th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 406.

Chicago has called on relievers to enter the game in 16 save chances and they have recorded 8 saves. They are ranked 28th in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 157 relievers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 46 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 50.7% out of their 71 inherited runners. With 40 save situations, the White Sox have compiled 24 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 30 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in baseball). The White Sox have accrued 327 assists, 25 errors and are sitting with 1,217 putouts for the season. Out of their 3,651 innings played, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (23rd in the majors).

In his career, Lynn has allowed 1,615 hits while he has accumulated 1,776 punch outs in 1,756 innings pitched. Lynn (125-89 career record) has earned a 3.61 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 705 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.267 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.91 and he has faced 7,430 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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