Danny Duffy (9-12, 2.53 ERA) and Jose Quintana (9-11, 3.32 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Kansas City Royals (1-0) and the Chicago White Sox (0-1) at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals won the last game 10-1 and Kansas City leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Apr. 8 and can be seen on WGN and FSN-KC.
Duffy will take the mound after recording 149.1 innings last year, closing out the season with a 9-12 record, 2.53 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and 113 strikeouts. Alex Rios (.750 ) kept up his hot start Monday, going 3 for 4 with one run, one home run, three RBIs, and one stolen base. Against the Royals, Quintana is 0-6 with a 4.38 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and 57 strikeouts. Jose Abreu (.333 ) went 1 for 3 Monday with one run, one home run, and one RBI.
Kansas City is a -123 favorite against Chicago and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Royals have no trouble scoring as they rank first in the AL in offense with 10.0 runs per game.
The Royals have the edge in the season series, 1-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – KC, O/U – Over
Notes
Kansas City is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games at home.
Kansas City is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox.
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox.
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox.
