White Sox vs Royals Odds & Picks (Aug 9)
- The Kansas City Royals are +126 home underdogs versus the Chicago White Sox in their afternoon game slated for Tuesday, August 9
- It’s the first game of a doubleheader between these AL Central rivals
- Below, see the White Sox vs Royals odds for game one of the twinbill
Perhaps the most intriguing question about Tuesday’s twin bill opener between the Chicago White Sox (55-53, 30-24 away) and Kansas City Royals (44-65, 25-31 home) is whether the White Sox will be wearing big boy pants?
It was on August 8, 1976 that for the first game of a doubleheader against the Royals, the White Sox made MLB history by taking the field wearing shorts. They won 5-2. Returning for the nightcap in their regular baseball pants, Chicago was drubbed 7-1 by Kansas City.
Oddsmakers are certainly shorting the White Sox in the opener of this doubleheader. It’s Kansas City that is set as the ???? home favorite. The White Sox are 30-24 against the runline on the road this season.
First pitch at Kauffman Stadium is set for 4:10pm ET on Tuesday, August 9. Sunny skies with 8 mph wind and a temperature of 85 degrees are in the weather forecast.
White Sox vs Royals Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Runline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | -148 | -1.5 (+112) | O 8.5 (-110) |
| Kansas City Royals | +126 | +1.5 (-134) | U 8.5 (-110) |
Odds as of August 8 at FanDuel Sportsbook.
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At odds of +126, the Royals have an implied probability of victory of 44.25% in the MLB betting line. A successful $10 wager on Kansas City would deliver a payout of $22.60.
In the MLB Division odds, the betting line is displaying Chicago as the -125 odds-on favorite. Kansas City is the fifth betting choice at +10000. The MLB pennant odds show the White Sox at +1400 and the Royals at +100000. In the World Series odds, Chicago is +4000 and Kansas City is +200000.
Chicago vs Kansas City Probable Pitchers
White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn checked the Royals on four hits and one earned run for a 4-1 victory on Aug. 3. It was his first win since June 20.
Lance Lynn has turned things around over his last three starts.
17.2 IP, 2.55 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 1.5% BB, 32.4% K
Yes, it's been against CLE, OAK, and KCR, but it's nice to see him turn things around.
Also has solid matchups this week vs KC and DET.
— Eric Cross (@EricCross04) August 7, 2022
In six July starts, Lynn was 0-3 with a 6.54 ERA. He’s allowed seven home runs over his past 21.2 innings of work. However, Lynn does rank in the top 4% of MLB hurlers in bases on balls percentage (4.3).
Over his career against the Royals, Lynn is 7-2 with a 3.30 ERA in 12 starts. He’s 3-2 with a 4.46 ERA in six starts at Kauffman Stadium.
Lynn vs Singer Stats
| 2-4 | Record | 4-4 |
| 5.87 | ERA | 3.67 |
| 4.23 | xERA | 3.78 |
| 1.29 | WHIP | 1.19 |
| 5.70 | SO/W Ratio | 4.27 |
Royals right-hander Brady Singer was named Kansas City’s pitcher of the month for July. In five July starts Singer was 1-0 with a 1.97 ERA.
For the season he’s showing career-bests for ERA (3.67), WHIP (1.19) and strikeouts/walks ratio (4.27). In Singer’s last six starts he’s struck out 48 while walking only 12.
Brady Singer, Nasty 96mph Two Seamer. 😨
19 inches of run. pic.twitter.com/ZNrJ5n2UZj
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 29, 2022
However, he launched August with one of his worst performances of the season, and it was against the White Sox. He allowed a season-high 11 hits over six innings, surrendering four earned runs in a 4-1 loss.
In three appearances against Chicago this season, Singer is 1-1 with a 2.40 ERA. Over his career, he’s 2-2 with a 3.23 ERA in seven appearances against the White Sox.
Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers
| Royals Batters | Batting Average vs Lynn | White Sox Batters | Batting Average vs Singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Dozier | .083 | Jose Abreu | .200 |
| Nate Eaton | .000 | Adam Engel | .143 |
| Kyle Isbel | .000 | Leury Garcia | .250 |
| Nicky Lopez | .200 | Yasmani Grandal | .222 |
| Michael Massey | 1.000 | Josh Harrison | .200 |
| MJ Melendez | .000 | Eloy Jimenez | .600 |
| Ryan O’Hearn | .167 | Yoan Moncada | .200 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | .000 | AJ Pollock | .167 |
| Salvador Perez | .286 | Luis Robert | .273 |
| Nick Pratto | .000 | Gavin Sheets | .000 |
| Sebastian Rivero | .000 | Lenyn Sosa | .200 |
| Michael A Taylor | .200 | Andrew Vaughn | .300 |
| Bobby Witt Jr | .667 | Seby Zavala | .000 |
Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr is 2-for-3 (.667) with a solo homer when facing Lynn. Michael Massey is 2-for-2 (1.000). Salvador Perez is 6-for-21 (.286) with two homers and five RBI.
Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox is 6-for-10 (.600) against Singer. That’s including a 3-for-3 slate this season. Andrew Vaughn is 3-for-10 (.300).
White Sox vs Royals Prediction
The White Sox have gone 3-2 both straight up and against the runline at Kansas City. Overall they’re 3-1 SU in the past four games against the Royals.
Chicago is in the midst of a stretch of 19 straight games facing below-.500 teams. However, the White Sox are only 7-5 SU so far.
46 years ago today, the White Sox wore shorts during a game 😂 pic.twitter.com/Ibyc5wGaS2
— Fanatics Sportsbook (@FanaticsBook) August 8, 2022
The two teams split a twin bill on May 17 at KC, with Chicago winning the opener. In fact, they’ve split their last six doubleheaders, so maybe the best bet of the day is to bet on the loser of Game 1 to be the winner of Game 2.
The Royals are 4-1 SU in Singer’s last five home starts.
Pick: Kansas City Royals ML (+126)
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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
