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Preview the May 5 matchup between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals MLB game to be played on May 5, 2025 on ESPN.

Jackson Holliday went deep twice but Orioles pitchers allowed seven homers — a Royals franchise record — in an 11-6 loss to drop the series.

It was a home run derby in Baltimore on Sunday, or so it seemed in the Royals' 11-6 win over the Orioles on Sunday.

If there's one team in baseball decidedly not associated with the home run, it's the Kansas City Royals. The Royals were born in the pitcher-friendly season of 1969, and have acted that way ever since.