In the second of a three-game series between the Kansas City Royals (1-0) and the Chicago White Sox (1-0) at Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy (9-12, 2.53 ERA) and Jose Quintana (9-11, 3.32 ERA) take the mound. The Royals won the last game 10-1 and Kansas City leads the series 1-0. The game gets underway at 8:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Apr. 8 and will air on WGN and FSN-KC.
Duffy takes the hill after pitching 149.1 innings last season, finishing 9-12 with a 2.53 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and 113 strikeouts. Alex Rios (.750 ) continued his hot start Monday, going 3 for 4 with one run, one home run, three RBIs, and one stolen base. In his career 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 in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is seven runs. The Royals come into the game with the first-ranked scoring offense in the AL, averaging 10.0 runs per game.
So far this season, the Royals are 1-0 against the White Sox.
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.
