White Sox at Royals Prediction - MLB Picks 9/4/23

The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals face off on Monday in an MLB showdown at Kaufmann Stadium. 

Can the White Sox Win With Scholtens? 

The White Sox will send Jesse Scholtens to the mound and they have lost the last four starts by him. Scholtens last start came against the Baltimore Orioles and he went 5.1 innings giving up one run. Overall Scholtens sits with a 1-6 record and an ERA of 3.97. The White Sox sit with a 53-84 record overall and they are coming off another loss on Sunday. The offense only managed a run and that led to the defeat. The White Sox are averaging 4.1 runs while their pitching is giving up 5.18 runs per game. In this game the White Sox need to find a way to give Scholtens some run support. 

White Sox Betting Preview

• The White Sox have won seven of their last eight day games against the Royals following a home loss.
• The White Sox have failed to cover the run line eight of their last nine games at Kauffman Stadium against teams that held a losing record.
• The White Sox have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
• The White Sox have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last four games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
• The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five day games at Kauffman Stadium against AL Central opponents.

Royals Pitching has been Awful

The Royals pitching has been awful heading into this game and they need to turn it around here. Over the last two games against the Boston Red Sox the Royals have given 16 runs total. On the mound for this game will be Cole Ragans who sits with a 5-4 record and an ERA of 3.47. Over his last two starts he has gone 13 innings and given up five hits and zero runs. The Royals are averaging 3.99 runs while their pitching is giving up 5.36 runs per game. Bobby Witt has hit 28 home runs and driven in 84 RBIs.