White Sox vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 5/8/2025

AL Central Division foes will battle on Thursday afternoon, when the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals wrap up a series from Kauffman Stadium. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The White Sox (10-27) have dropped 16 of their first 19 road games and own the worst overall record in the American League. Last night, Chicago batters went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and struck out ten times during a 2-1 road loss against Kansas City. 

Despite not receiving much run support, twenty-eight year old righty Davis Martin (1-3 3.52 ERA) has kept the White Sox in plenty of games. Chicago has lost Martin’s previous four starts and has scored just seven runs total over that stretch. 

The Kansas City Royals have won 14 of their first 19 home games and are 1.5 games out of first place in the AL Central Division standings. During Wednesday’s home victory, All-Star SS Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-run blast in the fifth inning to provide Kansas City all the offense they would need. SP Michael Wacha (2-4) fired seven shutout frames and fanned five batters to earn the win for the Royals (22-16).

Twenty-seven year old southpaw Kris Bubic (3-2 1.98 ERA) is healthy and pitching well for the Royals. Through 41 innings of work, Bubic has allowed just two long balls and struck out 40 batters while posting a solid 1.12 WHIP.

Chicago OF Mike Tauchman is currently on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain. Through 37 games, Chicago ranks 29th in OPS and 24th in runs scored. For the season, Kansas City ranks 25th in OPS and 25th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win 7-3.