Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox
MLB Prediction: Over 9 Runs -110 odds
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For the third straight time, Brian Bannister and Gavin Floyd will face off against each other as the White Sox host the Royals. Bannister is 1-2 with a 9.69 ERA against the White Sox so far this season. Those are approximately his career numbers against Chicago as his ERA is 7.97 in 15 outings against them. A.J. Pierzynski (13-31), Alexei Ramirez (8-20), Alex Rios (6-13), Carlos Quentin (5-12), Juan Pierre (3-9), Mark Kotsay (4-7), Andruw Jones (2-5), and Dayan Viciedo (1-2) all hit the righty well. The White Sox have scored 27 runs so far in their 5-game homestand, and they are hitting over .280 as a team in their past eight games.

Gavin Floyd is 1-2 with a 6.16 ERA in three starts against the Royals. The righty has given up 14 runs and 30 hits over 19 innings pitched against them. Floyd is 2-7 with a 5.40 ERA in 10 overall career starts against Kansas City. David DeJesus (9-32), Billy Butler (7-24), Mike Aviles (6-19), Alberto Callaspo (6-17), Yuniesky Betancourt (6-16), Scott Podsednik (3-10), Jason Kendall (2-7), Mitch Maier (2-7), Willie Bloomquist (1-3), and Chris Getz (2-3) all have the most success against Floyd. The Royals have now gone Over in 21 of their 33 games against A.L. Central opponents, and they’ve also gone Over in four of their last five games overall. We expect another high-scoring game here so we’ll recommend a play on the Over between the Royals and White Sox tonight.

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