Royals at White Sox 7/15/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Chicago White Sox look to bounce back from a 5-0 shutout against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon. The White Sox are 37-62 on the season and sit in the 4th place spot of the AL Central. Chicago has won just 3 of their last 10 games and are 18-29 on their home field. The White Sox won game one of the series 9-6.

Lucas Giolito will make his 19th start of the season for the White Sox. Giolito is 5-8 on the season and has pitched 97 innings. Giolito carries a 6.59 ERA and has 57 strikeouts. Giolito pitched 7.1 innings in his last start allowing just two earned runs. The Kansas City Royals are 27-67 on the season and are 5th in the AL Central. The Royals are just 2-8 over their last 10 games and are last in the AL Central. Kansas City is 14-20 against divisional teams and are 16-32 on the road.

Burch Smith will make his 2nd start of the season for the Royals on Sunday. Smith has appeared in 25 games this season as relief and carries a 5.83 ERA. Smith has pitched 41.1 innings and allowed 4 earned runs on 7 hits in his last appearance. The Royals have the leagues worst team ERA.