Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Preview April 17, 2019
Kansas City Royals (5-12) is visiting Chicago White Sox (7-9) on April 17, 2019, 2:10 PM ET and playing at the Guaranteed Rate Field.
The Kansas City Royals are favored by vegas at a line of -117. The opening line was +100 so the public has been betting on Chicago White Sox causing the KC line to shift +17. 64% of the community is betting Kansas City Royals will win today. Get the consensus from the top 10 users most likely to be right on tonight's matchup below.
No AL Central teams have been able to gain separation through the first couple weeks of the regular season. The Royals and White Sox predictably find themselves at the bottom of the division standings, but both teams are still within five games of the division-leading Minnesota Twins. Chicago is three games back with a 6-9 record through 15 games and the Royals are 4.5 games back with a 5-11 overall record so far this year. The Royals have a respectable 5-7 record at Kauffman Stadium, but they have yet to win a road game in four tries. Can Kansas City close out their series in Chicago with a much-needed road victory on Wednesday?
Kansas City Highlights
Runs
16th
4.65
Hits
19th
8.18
Walks
16th
3.35
Strike Outs
6th
7.59
ATS Trends
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Kansas City's last 16 games
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Player Injuries
Danny Duffy 10-day IL (03/25) (Shoulder)
Salvador Perez is out for season (Elbow)
Brian Flynn 10-day IL (03/25) (Elbow)
Jesse Hahn 60-day IL (03/25) (Elbow)
Eric Skoglund 80 game suspension (Suspension)
Trevor Oaks 60-day IL (03/25) (Hip)
Chicago Highlights
Runs
17th
4.62
Hits
17th
8.25
Walks
23rd
3.06
Strike Outs
28th
10.06
ATS Trends
Chi White Sox is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games at home
Chi White Sox is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Player Injuries
Jon Jay 10-day IL (03/25) (Hip)
Lucas Giolito left last game, is "?" next start (Hamstring)
Yoan Moncada left last game, is "?" Thursday vs Detroit Tigers (Hand)
Michael Kopech is out indefinitely (Arm)
Ian Hamilton 10-day IL (03/25) (Shoulder)
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