Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction 9-6-23 MLB Picks

The Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals meet Wednesday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. This will be the final matchup in a three-game series this week. The Royals took a blowout win in the opener, then in game two Kansas City went up 2-0 in the series with a close victory. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.

Chicago White Sox 

The White Sox couldn’t get anything going on just three team hits in the Monday opener of this series. Chicago’s lone run came from Lenyn Sosa, who had one hit. In the Tuesday matchup, the Sox were up 6-0 at one point but couldn’t hang on in a disappointing 7-6 defeat. Yoan Moncada, Andrew Vaughn and Korey Lee each had home runs in the loss. 

In the starter role for the Sox on Wednesday it’ll be Touki Toussaint. This year in his 15 games (11 starts) Toussaint is 2-7 with a 4.87 ERA and 64 Ks in 64.2 innings. Toussaint is 2-4 with a 5.61 ERA over his last seven starts. 

Chicago White Sox Team Facts

• The White Sox have lost 11 of their last 12 night games after playing the previous day.
• The White Sox have covered the run line in each of their last four night games against the Royals following a loss.
• The White Sox have led after 7 innings in each of their last four Wednesday games as underdogs.
• The White Sox have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
• The White Sox have led after 5 innings in each of their last four Wednesday games as underdogs.

Kansas City Royals 

Over on the Royals’ side, they scored seven runs in the fifth inning alone on Monday during the win. KC’s Edward Olivares led the way on two homers, three RBI and three hits. On Tuesday the Royals chipped away at the lead on 10 team hits in the comeback win. MJ Melendez, Nelson Velazquez and Michael Massey each homered for KC. 

It’ll be Jordan Lyles in the starter role for the Royals on Wednesday. Across his 26 starts this year Lyles is 4-15 with a 6.29 ERA and 104 Ks in 150.1 innings. Lyles is 3-3 with a 6.54 ERA over his last seven starts. 

Kansas City Royals Team Facts

• The home team has won each of the last seven games between the White Sox and Royals.
• The Royals have failed to cover the run line each of their last six night games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Royals have trailed after 7 innings in five of their last seven games as home favorites against American League opponents.
• The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last seven games as home favorites against American League opponents.
• The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Kansas City Royals ranks 2nd in the league for triples this season (37).
• The Kansas City Royals ranks 29th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.300).
• The Chicago White Sox ranks 30th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.295).
• The Chicago White Sox ranks 30th in the league for walks this season (329).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’m going to try the Sox here. You could make a case either way, though. Toussaint hasn’t been too bad over his last two starts, posting a 1-1 record with 10.1 innings, three earned, seven hits and five walks. As for Lyles, he’s coming off two earned in 8.0 innings during a win over Boston, but he had a couple of rocky outings prior to that. On Tuesday Chicago really only had the one big inning on offense but still should have won. If Toussaint can get through a quality start, the Sox should be set up well. Chicago has scored more than two runs just once in the last five games though, so the offense is going to have to come along for the ride.