Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Picks and Predictions for Sunday, June 28, 2026
Use Code WWWC The Kansas City Royals stay on the road Sunday afternoon with the 2:10 PM match-up inside Rate Field in Chicago, IL, against the Chicago White Sox, and we have you ready to roll with our Kansas City vs Chicago prediction. Kansas City comes into Sunday struggling this season, 16 games below .500, riding a 4-game losing streak after dropping both games thus far in this series. The Chicago White Sox stay home Sunday, 5 games above .500, having won 4 of the last 5, including 2 in a row. Read more about this Kansas City vs Chicago prediction! Struggling with handicapping? Try our MLB Predictions!
Kansas City tries to end its woes
The Kansas City offense has compiled a .244 batting average this season, scoring 351 runs on 680 hits. Kansas City has a .317 OBP and a .393 team slugging percentage. The Kansas City bullpen has compiled a 4.87 team ERA this season, and they have allowed 42 runs across their current 4-game losing streak. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City offense this season with a .291 batting average. Jac Caglianone has a .265 batting average and leads the team with 14 home runs. Carter Jensen has a .244 batting average and leads the way with 43 RBI's this season.
Michael Wacha got the start for Kansas City, giving up 1 run on 6 hits across 7.2 innings of work, resulting in a no-decision. Daniel Lynch IV came on in relief to give up 1 run on 3 hits after recording just 1 out, leading to the loss. Carter Jensen was the only spark for the Kansas City offense on Saturday, with 1 hit in 4 at-bats to drive in the lone run of the game.
Key Injury Report for Kansas City:
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- Javier Vax (60-Day IL)
- Nick Mears (15-Day IL)
- Tyson Guerrero (60-Day IL)
- Carlos Estevez (60-Day IL)
- Stephen Kolek (Day-To-Day)
Chicago looks to stay hot
The Chicago White Sox offense has been consistent this season, with a .241 batting average as they have scored 386 runs on 644 hits. Chicago has a .322 OBP and a .418 team slugging percentage. The Chicago pitching has been shaky this season, with a 4.29 ERA, but they have allowed 8 total runs across their last 4 wins. Sam Antonacci leads Chicago this season with a .293 batting average. Miguel Vargas has a .247 batting average and leads the way with 50 RBI's. Munetaka Murakami has a .240 batting average and leads the team this season with 20 home runs.
Davis Martin got the start Saturday for Chicago, giving up no runs on 4 hits across the 5.1 innings of work. Sean Newcomb came on in relief to give up 1 run on 2 hits after recording 5 outs. Grant Taylor came on to record the final 6 outs of the game, giving up no runs on no hits to pick up the win for Chicago. Braden Montgomery and Jacob Gonzalez led the Chicago offense, driving in 1 run each.
Key Injury Report for Chicago:
- Everson Pereira (7-Day IL)
- Tyler Gilbert (15-Day IL)
- Prelander Berroa (60-Day IL
- Noah Schultz (15-Day IL)
- Tim Elko (60-Day IL)
Kansas City vs Chicago Pick
- Kansas City vs Chicago Spread Pick
Chicago is the better team in this matchup, playing the much better baseball coming into Sunday. Chicago also has a superior pitcher on the mound that will lead them to victory. Look for the White Sox to complete the 3-game sweep Sunday afternoon as they do the job to extend their winning streak against Kansas City.
- Kansas City vs Chicago Over/Under Pick
Chicago has been scoring in bunches, and that will continue in this matchup. Kansas City sends out another terrible pitcher, which will lead to runs consistently. Chicago has a pitcher on the mound with a good record but a high ERA. Look for runs to come consistently on Sunday as both teams look to run it up. Take the over Sunday afternoon in game 3 as the Chicago White Sox pick up another victory at home.
Game Written Prior to completion of game on Saturday.
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