Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox 8/1/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Kansas City Royals open a three-game series on the road Monday against the Chicago White Sox. Kansas City is 39-62 and was defeated by the New York Yankees 8-2 on Saturday. The Royals have lost each of the first three games of their four-game series with New York and Kansas City overall has lost five straight. The Royals are last in the American League Central, 14 ½ games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Michael A. Taylor is batting .274 to lead Kansas City and has a team high .295 on-base percentage, while Bobby Witt Jr is the leader in home runs with 14 and RBIs with 51. The leader in hits is Whit Merrifield with 91. On Monday, the Kansas City Royals will send Brad Keller to the mound. The right-hander is 5-11 with a 4.18 ERA, 73 Ks and 40 BBs.

Chicago improved to 50-50 following a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. Gavin Sheets tied the game in the seventh inning with a two-run homer and scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the White Sox a walk-off victory. Chicago is third in the American League Central, three games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Shortstop Tim Anderson is batting .312 to lead Chicago, while center fielder Luis Robert is the leader in home runs with 12 and RBIs with 54. First baseman Jose Abreu is the leader in hits with 112 and on-base percentage at .383. On Monday, the Chicago White Sox will send Michael Kopech to the mound. The right-hander is 4-6 with a 3.16 ERA, 78 Ks and 45 BBs.