Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-210) Chicago (+172)

The Kansas City Royals (33-30) are traveling to Rate Field on Sunday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (20-43). The moneyline on this contest has Kansas City at -210 while Chicago is priced at +172. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Lorenzen and Shane Smith.

Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .367 and have struck out 434 times, while drawing a walk on 149 occasions. They have 213 RBI's in addition to 531 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is .250. The Royals have hit 106 doubles as a unit and have hit 39 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 216 runs while holding a team OBP of .303. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 3.4 runs per contest, which is 27th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.19. Royals pitchers have surrendered 60 home runs and also 219 runs (4th in MLB). Kansas City has surrendered 492 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 202 earned runs. The Royals have a team earned run average of 3.23 for the year (5th in MLB), and they have struck out 512 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 178 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.69 as a unit so far this year.

The Royals bullpen have earned a save rate of 77.8% and have entered the game in 62 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 85 base runners so far this year and 25.9% of them crossed the plate. Royals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 63 times in addition to having 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 202 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have tallied 35 holds so far this year (17th in baseball). They have compiled 21 saves for the season and have not converted 6 of 27 save opportunities.

The Royals have converted 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,064 innings on the field, which has them ranked 8th in MLB. The Houston Astros are sitting with 1,688 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 572 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball, and they have turned 56 double plays.

Lorenzen has taken the hill for 919 innings and is sitting with 753 K's during his career. Lorenzen (50-50 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.01 and he has faced 3,896 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.07 (416 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.322. He has conceded 847 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 368 walks.

The White Sox have a team slugging % of .342 and they average 3.44 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have hit 94 two-baggers, while taking a walk 206 times and recording 217 runs. Chicago is sitting with 48 home runs over the course of the season as well as 210 RBIs. They have been rung up on 525 occasions (11th in MLB) and have earned a total of 458 hits. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .296 and a team batting average of .223 on the year.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.374 with a FIP of 4.50 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.60 (458 strikeouts vs 233 free passes). They have a ranking of 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 512. They have surrendered 67 home runs and they surrender 4.55 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 274 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.17 (251 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 45 save situations, the White Sox have earned 29 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the game in 16 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 58 times in high leverage situations and also on 63 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.7% out of their 91 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 30th in MLB holding a save rate of 31.3%, and they have sent 202 relievers onto the field on the season.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 45 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (26th in pro baseball). The White Sox have 509 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 1,628 putouts so far this year. In their 4,884 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (17th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Smith has allowed 46 hits while he has earned 60 punch outs in 62 innings pitched. He has allowed 17 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.143 and having a FIP of 2.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and he has faced 262 hitters in his pro baseball career. Smith (2-3 career win-loss mark) has earned a 2.46 ERA while giving up 6.7 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+172)

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