Chicago White Sox vs Kansas: White Sox desperately need a win

The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals will play the third game in the series at the Guaranteed Rate Field. So far, the score is 1-1. Who's going to take the lead? We'll pick a few bets at once. 

Chicago need to win

Before the series with Kansas, Tony La Russa's team had lost seven straight games, dropping their road games to Cleveland and Minnesota. The White Sox are one of the top favorites of the season, and such a stretch can't help but worry fans and the organization itself. The series with the Royals, a division rival, is more valuable for the White Sox.

The 25-year-old Michael Kopech will pitch for Chicago in game three against Kansas City. In three starts in the new season, the pitcher has just a 0.64 ERA - 2 strikeouts in 14 innings.

Kansas aren't winning much either

Although the White Sox, including their first game against the Royals, have lost eight straight games, that hasn't stopped them from ranking No. 2 in the American League Central Division standings. With a 7-10 balance. Kansas is 6-10, and the Royals are 4th in the quintet. The AL Central is the weakest division of the season, with only Minnesota currently having more than 50% wins, 10-8.

Kansas City's starting pitcher for the upcoming game is 26-year-old Brad Keller. The pitcher has just a 2.55 ERA in three starts in the new league but is 0-2 in wins-losses.

Expert Betting Tips

The White Sox are an inordinately more ambitious team than the Royals at the moment, so a win in the first inning series of the season is an important goal for the Chicagoans. They will likely win it - the White Socks have lost too much before the start of the series.

The prediction is a win for Chicago.

Betting options:

• W1 and Total Under 9.5 for 1.95;
• Handicap 1 (-1.5) for 2.25;
• Handicap 1 (-2.5) for 3.00.

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