Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-132) Chicago (+110)

The Chicago White Sox (19-21) will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (19-22) at Rate Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Kansas City at -132 while Chicago is at +110. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Seth Lugo and Noah Schultz.

Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been called out on strikes 340 times, while being walked on 146 occasions. They have 162 runs batted in and 325 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .241. The Royals have accumulated 69 doubles as a team and have knocked 41 baseballs out of the park. They have 169 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which has them at 23rd in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37. Royals pitchers have given up 44 home runs and also 183 runs (18th in MLB). Kansas City has surrendered 319 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 173 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.27 on the season (20th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 347 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 178 batters and their FIP is 4.31 as a squad for the year.

Royals pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 28 times and also have had 40 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 19 holds this season (23rd in baseball). The Royals relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 65.0% and have come into the game in 39 save situations. They have 13 saves on the campaign and have blown 7 of their 20 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 base runners this season and 26.5% of those players crossing the plate. The Royals have dispatched 128 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Royals have converted 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,279 innings, which has them sitting 9th in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 1,093 putouts thus far, in addition to 338 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .991 which has them ranked 3rd in MLB, and have a total of 33 double plays.

Lugo has taken the mound for 1,040 innings and has totaled 996 K's so far in his career. Lugo (65-49 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.43 and he has faced 4,294 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.48 (402 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.182. He has given up 937 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 293 free passes.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for an on-base percentage of .322 in addition to a team batting average of .231 this season. They have struck out on 374 occasions (7th in the league) and have 304 base hits. Chicago has compiled 51 home runs so far this season to go along with 161 runs batted in. The White Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .391 and they have an average of 4.28 runs per game (15th in MLB). They have put up 45 two-baggers, while taking a walk 154 times and notching 171 runs.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.364 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.39 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (322 strikeouts vs 165 bases on balls). They rank 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 318. They have conceded 42 HR's and they surrender 4.70 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 185 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.24 (167 earned runs given up).

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.6% out of 71 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 47 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 34 save situations, the White Sox have earned 13 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 140 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

In their 3,192 innings on the diamond, the White Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (13th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (20th in MLB). The White Sox have accrued 364 assists, 21 errors and have accounted for 1,064 putouts on the campaign.

Schultz (2-2 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.68 ERA and has allowed 6.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.44 and he has faced 106 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 13 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.320 and having a FIP of 4.6. So far in his MLB career, Schultz has allowed 17 hits while tallying 23 K's in 25 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (-132)

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