White Sox vs. Royals Prediction and Odds for Wednesday, August 10 (Is Kris Bubic Good Now?)
By Joe Summers
Is Kris Bubic actually good now?
That's the question the Kansas City Royals hope to find an answer to after the woeful lefty from Stanford threw a quality start in each of his last four outings. His command is much improved and Bubic allowed four hits or fewer in three of those starts.
Johnny Cueto has been a revelation himself for the Chicago White Sox rotation, as he's thrown seven consecutive quality starts and is their most consistent pitcher not named Dylan Cease.
Sitting 1.5 games back in the AL Central, can Chicago pull out a critical victory or will Bubic's hot streak continue?
Let's check out the odds from WynnBET Sportsbook to help find the value in this White Sox vs Royals matchup:
White Sox vs Royals Odds, Run Line and Total
Run Line:
- White Sox -1.5 (+115)
- Royals +1.5 (-140)
Moneyline:
- White Sox: -131
- Royals: +121
Total:
- 8.5 (Over -115/Under -105)
Royals vs White Sox Prediction and Pick
With a 5-1 record in their last six as home underdogs, the Kansas City Royals are doing their annual "get good at the end of the season after all hope is lost" thing.
You can almost set your watch to it. Throughout Dayton Moore's tenure, Kansas City is consistently among MLB's worst teams until right around August, then the Royals become world-beaters and create false hope among the fan base going into next season.
It's annoying, but at least this time we can profit from it!
Tim Anderson is reportedly expected to miss four to six weeks after suffering a torn ligament in his left hand https://t.co/isTO9HZgcW
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 9, 2022
Tim Anderson's injury looms large, as the White Sox are just 14-17 without their leader in the lineup. Chicago is 3-4 in its last seven as road favorites and continually seem to falter right when it seems the AL Central is theirs for the taking.
I blame Tony La Russa for that, who I maintain is MLB's worst manager (Mike Matheny is probably second, though). To add insult to injury for Chicago, Kris Bubic is suddenly a good pitcher.
Game Rewind: Kris Bubic froze Tommy Pham on a changeup for strike three.
— Bally Sports Kansas City (@BallySportsKC) August 5, 2022
The lefty's final line: six innings, two earned runs, four hits, and six strikeouts.#Royals pic.twitter.com/r2heKzfzCp
Kris Bubic has four-straight quality starts for the first time in his career. He's the first Royals lefty to do so since Danny Duffy in 2019. #Royals
— Josh Vernier (@JoshVernier610) August 5, 2022
It's downright absurd that the Royals' pitching development is so bad, but that's neither here nor there. Bubic actually has a lower FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) than Johnny Cueto in four of each pitcher's last five starts and I'm encouraged by the Royals' lineup with Salvador Perez back.
This White Sox club was created to fail. That's why La Russa is there. Back Kansas City to improve to 14-7 in its last 21 at home as Bubic notches a fifth consecutive quality start.
Pick: Royals (+121)
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