Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals 7/28/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Wednesday night MLB action, the Chicago White Sox will take on the Kansas City Royals from Kauffman Stadium. The White Sox (60-41) are a game above .500 on the road and have opened up a 9.5 game over Cleveland for first place in the AL West Division. Last night, OF Eloy Jimenez crushed a three-run blast in the eighth inning to lift Chicago to a 5-3 road victory against Kansas City.

Twenty-seven year old righty Lucas Giolito (8-7 3.78 ERA) will make his 21st start of the season for the White Sox. Last time out, Giolito allowed one run in six innings during a 7-1 road loss against Milwaukee.

The Kansas City Royals have won seven of their last ten games and are 16 games off the pace in the division race. On Tuesday, Kansas City OF Andrew Benitendi had a pair of hits and scored two runs. SP Brad Keller allowed one run in seven innings and did not factor in the decision for the Royals (43-56).

Twenty-three year old southpaw Kris Bubic (3-4 4.72 ERA) will take the ball for the Royals in the series finale. In his last start, Bubic allowed one run across six frames during a 5-3 home victory versus Detroit.