The visiting White Sox hope for a solid performance on Sunday as they look to steal a win at Kauffman Stadium against the Kansas City Royals.

Chris Sale, with a record of 10-2 on the season, gets the ball for the White Sox, while the Royals trot Luis Mendoza to the mound in this one. He is 2-4 so far in 2012.



View Chi White Sox vs Kansas City Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 140 moneyline favorites in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 8.5 for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 4-rated White Sox taking on the American League's No. 8-rated Royals in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Kansas City owns the No. 2 ranking for hits in the American League at 9.3 per game. By contrast, the White Sox are rated No. 6 in the same category at 9 per game.

Kansas City owns the American League's No. 11 defense, allowing 4.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Chicago's American League No. 5-rated defense.

Chicago lost its last outing, a 6-3 result against the Royals on July 14. Bettors who backed the Royals at +112 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Chicago didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 6-3 to Kansas City on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Seattle are 6-4
After playing Chi White Sox are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

A few White Sox at Royals trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Chi White Sox are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 12 games when playing Chi White Sox


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Boston, Monday, July 16
Kansas City home to Seattle, Monday, July 16