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Last twelvemonth was my worst twelvemonth of shot plays for OutKick. It wasn't unspeakable by immoderate stretch, but I ne'er really recovered a footing, and I ne'er went connected a basking streak. I consciousness for illustration I'm successful nan mediate of a basking agelong aliases possibly astatine nan commencement of 1 arsenic I've deed 5 non-player prop plays successful a row, and 7 of my past 8 plays. Baseball is typically my astir profitable sport, truthful I dream we get our bankroll loaded this year.
The Kansas City Royals person been a spot of a disappointment this season. They are conscionable 19-23 for nan twelvemonth and person mislaid doubly arsenic galore roadworthy games arsenic they've won, a 6-13 mark.
Overall, nan squad seems to beryllium struggling to score. They are 22nd successful nan convention successful runs scored, averaging 4.1 runs per game. It isn't unspeakable by immoderate stretch. Their batting mean isn't terrible; they are classed 15th successful nan league, which is correct successful nan middle.
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo delivers a transportation against nan Baltimore Orioles during nan first inning astatine Kauffman Stadium successful Kansas City, Mo., connected April 20, 2026. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)
Their pitching hasn't been great, but 1 feline who has been reasonably reliable is Seth Lugo. If you've publication my posts successful nan past, you cognize I've made a ton of money connected Lugo starts. He is 1-2 for nan play pinch a 3.21 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. He has made 8 starts this season, and 2 of them were poor. One was against nan Los Angeles Angels, wherever he allowed 7 earned runs complete 6.1 innings. In his past outing, he allowed 4 runs connected 7 hits complete 4 innings.
This will beryllium nan 2nd clip he has faced nan Chicago White Sox this season. In nan first outing, he went 6.1 innings and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned. He hasn't allowed much than 2 earned runs successful a crippled against nan White Sox successful 41.1 innings of his career.
The Chicago White Sox are an early-season surprise. I unrecorded successful Chicago, and I don't deliberation astir of nan fans aliases residents present thought they would beryllium this good. Good, I suppose, is simply a comparative word successful this situation. They are nether .500 entering today's crippled astatine 20-21, but they do person a winning grounds astatine location astatine 10-9. Their offseason signing, Munetaka Murakami, has been a very bully powerfulness hitter pinch 15 homers already this year. The squad is only hitting .231 for nan year, though, truthful location should beryllium logic to beryllium pessimistic astir nan team's future.
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Bobby Witt Jr. slides past Cal Raleigh's tag astatine location sheet to people during nan seventh inning astatine T-Mobile Park successful Seattle, Wash., connected July 3, 2025. The Kansas City Royals won 3-2 complete nan Seattle Mariners. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
Wednesday's starter for nan White Sox is Noah Schultz. His numbers aren't awesome astatine 2-2 pinch a 4.68 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. However, not each of his starts person been bad. He has only made 2 location starts, going 10.1 innings and allowing 5 earned runs. I do person immoderate concerns astir his mechanics arsenic he has already walked 16 guys successful 25 innings. He is besides a fly-ball pitcher, which is not perfect successful Chicago, wherever upwind tin beryllium a awesome factor. He has ne'er faced nan Royals.
I stake connected nan Royals past clip Lugo took nan mound against them. They mislaid nan crippled 2-0. I'm moving it backmost present arsenic I'm not impressed pinch Schultz. Plus, this would springiness nan White Sox a expanse and arsenic bad arsenic nan Royals person been, I can't spot them allowing themselves to get swept. Give maine nan Royals astatine a very reasonable value of -120.
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Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami celebrates his two-run location tally against nan Arizona Diamondbacks during nan seventh inning successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected April 22, 2026. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)
Additionally, I'm taking nan Lugo prop that keeps connected giving - nether 2.5 earned runs allowed. It is -118, and he has been truthful bully against nan White Sox successful nan past. I'll backmost Lugo erstwhile again and dream we tin get a 2-0 triumph for nan Royals tonight.
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