Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/14/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-160) Chicago (+132)

The Kansas City Royals (19-23) are traveling to Rate Field on Thursday where they will meet the Chicago White Sox (20-21). The odds on this game have Kansas City at -160 and Chicago is coming in at +132. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Kris Bubic and Sean Burke.

Kansas City has a slugging % of .394 and have struck out 345 times, while being walked on 148 occasions. They have 167 RBI's in addition to 336 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is .242. The Royals have hit 71 doubles as a squad and have hit 43 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 174 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 24th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.97 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37. Royals pitchers have given up 47 long balls and also 189 total runs (19th in baseball). Kansas City has conceded 326 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 179 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.33 for the year (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 358 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 182 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.37 as a unit so far this season.

Royals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 28 times as well as having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 19 holds on the season (23rd in the league). The Royals bullpen have a save percentage of 65.0% and have come into the game in 39 save situations. They have earned 13 saves on the campaign and have not converted 7 out of their 20 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 runners for the season with 26.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Royals have dispatched 131 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Royals have transformed 71.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,351 innings, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 1,117 putouts on the campaign, as well as 343 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .991 which has them sitting 3rd in baseball, and have a total of 33 double plays.

Bubic has pitched in 517 innings and has accounted for 491 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.09 (235 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.384. He has given up 503 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 213 free passes. Bubic (22-37 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.03 and he has gone up against 2,217 batters in the majors.

The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .394 and they are scoring 4.32 runs per contest (14th in baseball). They have 46 doubles, while taking a walk 158 times as well as earning 177 runs. Chicago has hit 54 long balls on the year to go along with 167 RBIs. They have been rung up on 385 occasions (7th in MLB) and have totaled 311 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have recorded a team on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a batting average of .231 on the season.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.366 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.42 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.10 (327 strikeouts against 167 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 329. They have conceded 44 home runs and they yield 4.71 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 190 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.26 (172 earned runs surrendered).

With 37 save situations, the White Sox have earned 14 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the game in 23 save opportunities and they have earned 13 saves. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.6% of 72 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 43 times in high leverage situations in addition to 48 occasions with runners on. They rank 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 56.5%, and they have sent 144 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

In 3,273 innings on the diamond, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (12th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 31 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (20th in professional baseball). The White Sox have accrued 371 assists, 21 errors and are sitting with 1,091 putouts on the campaign.

Burke (8-14 mark in his career) has a 3.84 ERA while surrendering 8.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.39 and he has gone up against 851 opposing hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 84 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.324 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Burke has surrendered 181 base hits while he has totaled 191 strikeouts in 197 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+132)

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