Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/28/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, June 28, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-128) Chicago (+106)

The Kansas City Royals (34-48) are en route to Rate Field on Sunday where they will play the Chicago White Sox (41-38). The odds on this game have Kansas City at -128 and Chicago is coming in at +106. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Luinder Avila and Anthony Kay.

The Royals have earned 145 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 82 balls out of the park. Kansas City is slugging .394 and have struck out 650 times, while drawing a walk on 274 occasions. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 20th in the league. They have compiled 333 RBI's as well as 676 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .246. They have a total of 350 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .318.

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The Royals hold a team earned run average of 4.66 on the season (25th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 633 batters. Royals pitchers have relinquished 102 long balls and 399 total runs (23rd in baseball). They have walked 309 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.58 as a squad for the season. Kansas City has conceded 707 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 375 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.05 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40.

The Royals have sent 259 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 71 runners for the year with 35.2% of them ended up scoring. The relievers have earned 32 holds this year (25th in the league). Royals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 53 times in addition to having 83 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 21 saves so far this season and have blown 16 of their 37 chances to get a save. The Royals bullpen have a save rate of 56.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 69 save situations.

The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 2,173 putouts this year, in addition to 714 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which has them sitting 8th in baseball, and have accumulated 69 double plays. The Royals have turned 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,519 innings on the field, which ranks them 19th in pro baseball.

Avila has taken the mound for 56 frames and is sitting with 55 K's during his career. His earned run average is 4.16 (26 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.459. He has surrendered 49 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 33 walks. Avila (4-4 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.10 while going up against 242 batters in the majors.

Chicago has compiled 110 home runs over the course of the season as well as 348 runs batted in. They have tallied 109 doubles, while getting a free base 270 times as well as putting up 364 runs. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for an on-base percentage of .318 and a team batting average of .237 this year. The White Sox have a SLG% of .410 and they are scoring 4.61 runs per game (11th in the league). They have struck out on 721 occasions (5th in the league) and have a total of 621 hits.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.340 in addition to having a FIP of 4.38 as a team on the season. They rank 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 634. The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 367 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.34 (337 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (654 strikeouts against 303 walks). They have yielded 89 home runs and they relinquish 4.72 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball).

They are currently ranked 24th in MLB with a save rate of 56.4%, and they have sent 269 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 78 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on. With 65 save situations, the White Sox have earned 26 holds and also 17 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 39 save opportunities and they have tallied 22 saves. Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.5% out of 132 inherited base runners.

In 6,297 innings played, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (13th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 55 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The White Sox have 663 assists, 41 errors and have 2,099 putouts so far this year.

Kay (10-4 mark in his career) holds a 4.97 ERA and has surrendered 9.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.96 and he has gone up against 739 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 89 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.507 and having a FIP of 4.9. So far in his career, Kay has surrendered 166 base hits while accumulating 151 punch outs in 161 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (-128)

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