Royals at White Sox 7/31/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals open a three-game series on the road against the Chicago White Sox. The Royals are off Monday, but lost to the New York Yankees on Sunday 6-3 for their second straight loss. The Royals offense in the loss was home runs off the bats of Rosell Herrera, his first in the majors, and Hunter Dozier.

The White Sox are also off on Monday, and lost Sunday 7-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays. The White Sox entered the ninth leading 4-2, but allowed five Blue Jays runs in the 3-run loss. The White Sox lost two of three over the weekend to the Blue Jays. Jace Fry saw his record fall to 0-2 after allowing three runs and not retiring any batter he faced in the ninth. Whit Merrifield leads Kansas City with a .297 batting average and team high 118 hits. Salvador Perez is the team leader in home runs with 18 and RBIs with 53. Kansas City has a team batting average of .241 while opposing hitters are averaging .278 at the plate against Royals pitching. On Tuesday, the Royals will send Danny Duffy to the mound. The lefthander this season is 6-9 with an ERA of 4.70, 113 Ks and 58 BBs.

Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with a .258 batting average and team highs in home runs with 16, in RBIs with 59 and hits with 103. Chicago has a team batting average of .244 while opposing hitters are averaging .257 at the plate against White Sox pitching. On Tuesday, the White Sox will send James Shields to the mound. The right-hander this season is 4-12 with an ERA of 4.53, 104 Ks and 53 BBs.