Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-182) Chicago (+150)

The Kansas City Royals (67-64) are headed to Rate Field on Tuesday where they will go up against the Chicago White Sox (47-83). The moneyline on this contest has the Royals at -182 and the White Sox are coming in at +150. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Lorenzen and Martin Perez.

The Royals have accumulated 231 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 126 balls out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging % of .395 and have been rung up 896 times, while taking a walk on 345 occasions. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are notching 3.9 runs/g, which has them at 28th in MLB. They have accounted for 497 runs batted in in addition to 1,083 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .247. They have tallied 506 runs scored and have an OBP of .308.

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The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.64 on the campaign (4th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,028 hitters. Royals pitchers have yielded 135 home runs in addition to 509 total runs (4th in MLB). They have walked 392 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.96 as a squad this year. Kansas City has surrendered 1,060 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 471 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25.

The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 69.6% and stepped onto the hill in 130 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 180 runners over the course of the season and 27.8% of those runners crossed the plate. Royals pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 132 times and also have had 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 439 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have notched 73 holds on the campaign (13th in baseball). They have compiled 39 saves on the season and have missed out on 17 out of their 56 save opportunities.

The Houston Astros are sitting with 3,495 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,172 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which ranks 7th in MLB, and have a total of 103 double plays. The Royals have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,485 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 8th in professional baseball.

Lorenzen has thrown 962 innings and has earned 793 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.05 (433 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.315. He has given up 885 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 380 free passes. Lorenzen (52-52 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.99 and he has faced 4,074 opposing hitters in the majors.

Chicago has a total of 129 home runs this year to go along with 494 runs batted in. They have recorded 195 two-baggers, while taking a walk 414 times as well as scoring 512 runs. The Chicago White Sox have an OBP of .303 as well as a batting average of .233 so far this year. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .372 and they have an average of 3.94 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,079 instances (17th in baseball) and have totaled 1,003 base hits.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 584 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.16 (524 earned runs yielded). They have given up 144 homers and they surrender 4.64 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.368 with a FIP of 4.45 as a team for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (994 strikeouts against 477 walks). They rank 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,073.

Sitting with 89 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 53 holds and 19 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 36 save chances and they have walked away with 17 saves. Their relievers have come in 111 times in high leverage situations and also on 123 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.3% of 178 inherited base runners. They are ranked 30th in baseball holding a save percentage of 47.2%, and they have sent 412 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 104 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The White Sox have racked up 1,059 assists, 81 errors and have notched a total of 3,400 putouts over the course of the season. In 10,200 innings on the field, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (18th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Perez has allowed 1,730 base knocks while he has tallied 1,136 strikeouts in 1,603 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 786 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.441 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.96 and he has faced 6,960 opposing hitters during his career. Perez (91-90 record in his career) holds a 4.41 earned run average while giving up 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+150)

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