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

The Royals will rely on Everett Teaford to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Zach Stewart will be his counterpart for the White Sox. Everett Teaford is 1-0 this season, and Zach Stewart is 2-4.



View Chi White Sox vs Kansas City Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Royals were listed as -145 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 9 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Royals rated this week at No. 10 and the White Sox sitting at No. 5.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Kansas City has the American League's No. 6-rated offensive output, at 9.5 hits per game. The White Sox average 8.7 hits per game, good for No. 8 on the American League list.

Kansas City owns the American League's No. 12 defense, allowing 4.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Chicago's American League No. 7-rated defense.

The White Sox were a 7-6 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Royals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Kansas City at -114 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors. Chicago looks to rebound from a loss to the Royals, who beat them 7-6 on Friday behind a start from Felipe Paulino at Kauffman Stadium.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Kansas City are 4-6
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few White Sox at Royals trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Kansas City, Sunday, September 18