Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction: Chicago to keep winning

The Chicago White Sox won their home series against Oakland and continue pursuing the wild card. Will Tony La Russa's team be able to handle the division underdog Kansas City Royals on their home field? Let's pick a few bets at once. 

White Sox back alive

The team has improved markedly of late. The home series success against Oakland (3-7, 3-2, 4-1) is just the tip of the iceberg. The White Sox have ten wins in their last 15 games. Over an identical stretch in the American League, only Toronto has a better balance. Overall, Chicago is 51-50 and just 2.5 wins behind the wild-card zone.

Michael Kopech will pitch for the White Sox in the first game of the regular divisional series against Kansas City, 4-6, and a 3.16 ERA in 18 games this season.

Kansas beat Yankees

Before the landmark win (8-6) the previous game day, Kansas lost all three games of the road series (0-1, 5-11, 2-8) and all 6 faceoffs on the season to the Yankees. Overall, the Royals are in the penultimate spot in the American League standings with a 40-62 balance and are as much as 14 wins behind the wild-card zone.

Brad Keller, 5-11 with a 4.18 ERA in 19 games this season, will start for Kansas in the upcoming game against the Chicago White Sox.

Head-to-head encounters

The score of the season series is tied at 4-4.

Expert Betting Tips

The White Sox have been on a great run and are the second team in the American League by a stretch of the last 15 games. Tony La Russa's team will surely prove their class in the series' first game with Kansas City. All the more reason to travel back to Chicago after a tough series at Yankee Stadium.

Prediction: Chicago White Sox will win.

Betting options:

• H1 (-1.5) for 2.155;
• W1+TO (8.5) for 2.85;
• W1+TO (8.5) for 2.90.

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