Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals 8/11/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Kauffman Stadium will play host to a Thursday afternoon MLB clash between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals. The White Sox (56-55) are five games above .500 on the road and trail AL Central Division leading Cleveland by 2.5 games. Last night, three Chicago relievers combined to surrender five runs in two innings during an 8-3 road loss against Kansas City.

Twenty-six year old righty Dylan Cease (12-4 1.98 ERA) has been on an absolute tear for the White Sox. Chicago has won Cease’s last five starts and he has allowed just two runs over his last 30 plus innings.

The Kansas City Royals have won seven of their last 11 games and are 13 games off the pace in the AL Central Division race. On Wednesday, Kansas City took the lead for good on a solo shot from OF M.J. Melendez in the seventh inning. Veteran C Salvador Perez contributed two hits and drove in a pair of runs for the Royals, who improved to 46-66 on the year.

The Royals will counter with thirty-eight year old righty Zack Grienke (3-7 4.58 ERA) on Thursday. Last time out, Grienke gave up four runs in four plus innings during a 7-4 home loss versus Boston.