On Tuesday, the Chicago White Sox (48-83) are hosting the Kansas City Royals (67-65), at 7:40 p.m. ET. The White Sox have won three straight.
The Royals are favored (-127 on the moneyline to win) when they square off against the White Sox (+106). The starting pitchers are Michael Lorenzen (5-8) for the Kansas City Royals, and Martin Perez (1-3) for the Chicago White Sox.
Shane Smith (7.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 K) picked up a win in the White Sox’s 7-0 victory over the Royals yesterday. Korey Lee led the way offensively, going 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs. Noah Cameron (5.0 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 0 K) was handed the loss for the Royals.
Here is what you need to prepare for Tuesday’s Royals vs. White Sox contest, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Royals (-127, bet $127 to win $100)Underdog: White Sox (+106, bet $100 to win $106)Over/under: 8.5Royals vs. White Sox: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, August 26, 2025Game time: 7:40 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisStadium: Rate FieldTV channel: CHSN and FDSKCLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have entered the game as favorites 55 times this season and won 32, or 58.2%, of those games.Kansas City is 20-15 this season when entering a game favored by -127 or more on the moneyline.The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 55.9% chance of a victory for the Royals.Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 57 of 132 opportunities.The Royals are 69-63-0 against the spread this season.Michael Lorenzen (Royals probable starter)Lorenzen gets the start for the Royals, his 21st of the season. He is 5-8 with a 4.50 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 108 2/3 innings pitched.His most recent time out was on Thursday against the Texas Rangers, when the righty threw 4 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing nine hits.The 33-year-old has an ERA of 4.50, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 20 games this season. Opponents are batting .265 against him.Lorenzen has seven quality starts under his belt this year.Lorenzen is looking to collect his 14th start of five or more innings this season in this outing.He has had three appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.The opposing White Sox offense has a collective .234 batting average, and is 27th in the league with 1014 total hits and 26th in MLB play with 519 runs scored. It has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.375) and ranks 22nd in home runs (131) in all of MLB.Lorenzen has a 1.80 ERA and a 0.800 WHIP against the White Sox this season in 10 innings pitched, allowing a .121 batting average over two appearances.Royals batting statsThe Royals have hit just 126 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the league.Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 19th in the majors with a .393 team slugging percentage.The Royals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.Kansas City is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 27th with just 506 total runs (3.8 per game) this season.The Royals have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.Kansas City is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 6.8 strikeouts per game.White Sox stats and trendsWhite Sox betting recordsThe White Sox have been victorious in 47, or 36.4%, of the 129 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.This season, Chicago has been victorious 45 times in 121 chances when named as an underdog of at least +106 or worse on the moneyline.The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 48.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.Chicago and its opponents have gone over in 57 of its 131 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The White Sox are 76-55-0 against the spread in their 131 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Martín Pérez (White Sox probable starter)The White Sox will send Perez (1-3) out to make his sixth start of the season. He is 1-3 with a 2.51 ERA and 27 strikeouts over 28 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, the left-hander went 5 1/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up no earned runs while surrendering three hits.During six games this season, the 34-year-old has a 2.51 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .194 to his opponents.Perez is trying to collect his third quality start of the season.Perez enters the game with three outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.In two of his six total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.He will face off against a Royals offense that ranks 18th in the league with 1085 total hits (on a .246 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .393 (19th in the league) with 126 total home runs (26th in MLB play).White Sox batting statsThe White Sox rank 22nd in baseball with 131 total home runs.This season, Chicago’s .375 slugging percentage is the third-lowest percentage in the majors.The White Sox are 25th in MLB with a .234 batting average.The offense for Chicago is No. 26 in MLB play scoring 4.0 runs per game (519 total runs).The White Sox are 27th in MLB with a .303 on-base percentage.