White Sox vs Royals Picks & Odds (Aug 11)

The White Sox are -180 moneyline favorites against the Royals. First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 pm ET at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The forecast is for 86 degree game-time temperatures.

Dylan Cease is the third best pitcher in MLB this season. He's allowed five earned runs in his last 76 innings. Last time out he held the Rangers to two hits and one run over 6 innings of work. Ceas is 1-0 in two starts against the Royals, with two runs yielded in 11.2 innings and 18 strikeouts. Royals hitters have a career .243 average against him.

Zack Greinke is on pace to have his worst season since 2005. He's averaging 5.1 strikeouts per 9 innings and opponents are hitting .280 off him. His last two starts have been bad, but he's fared well against the White Sox in the past.

The White Sox are 7-6 against the Royals this season. Chicago's lineup is below league average, while Kansas City's is bottom-12 in slugging and OPS. Tim Anderson is expected to miss six weeks with a broken hand. KC's team has a -122 run differential, and no American League team surrendered more runs than the KC Royals.

The White Sox and Royals have met three times already and the teams have scored five or less in each of the three games. Chicago has a pitcher in Cease who has won six of his last eight starts. KC has seen 61% of its divisional games fly under the total.