Sunday afternoon baseball and we will see the Kansas City Royals take on the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. First pitch is scheduled for a 2:10 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Current Odds
Kansas City -105
Baltimore -105
Over/ Under: 7.5 -115
Analysis: The Kansas City Royals attempt to complete a sweep today, when they visit the Chicago White Sox for the finale of their three-game set. Kansas City received superb performances from its starting pitchers in the first two games of the series, as James Shields tossed seven scoreless innings in the opener and Wade Davis followed with 7 1/3 strong frames in Saturday's 1-0 triumph. Lorenzo Cain plated the lone run with a double before leaving with tightness in his left groin. Now it's up to Chen (4-0, 1.97 ERA) to help the Royals complete the sweep. The left-hander has been outstanding in two starts since entering the rotation in place of an ineffective Luis Mendoza, who beat him out for a starting spot in spring training. The only run the 36-year-old has allowed in 12 innings of two starts came on a solo homer in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Baltimore. Chen is 3-1 with a 3.60 ERA over his last five games - four starts - versus Chicago. However, that defeat came in his most recent visit to the South Side on Sept. 8, when he surrendered five runs and three homers in six innings of a 5-4 loss.
Chicago is heading in the opposite direction of Kansas City, as it has lost five of its last six contests. The White Sox (40-61) haven't been very productive at the plate lately, getting 14 hits in this series with their only run coming on a Conor Gillaspie's solo shot Friday. Gordon Beckham, 0 for 6 in this series, is mired in a five-game slump during which he's gone 1 for 21. He had been hitting .396 in the 12 games prior to this stretch. Beckham is 4 for 27 with a homer against Chen. Hector Santiago looks to put an end to his five-start winless streak. The 25-year-old received four straight no-decisions before falling to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, when he surrendered six runs - three earned - and five hits in six innings. Santiago won his only career decision against the Royals on June 21, when he yielded a run and three hits over eight frames at Kansas City.
Pick: I like the Royals in this one. Bruce Chen has been excellent in his 2 starts this year and the White Sox just can't hit at all. On the Other side, Hector Santiago has't pitched all that badly, but the Sox have lost his last 5 starts and 8 of his last 10, while also going 1-5 in his 6 home starts this year. The Royals should be able to come up with enough runs to take this one.
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