The White Sox have been disappointing. Tony LaRussa is a minus. But the Royals are 21 games below .500. Lefty Kris Bubic is among the many reasons why Kansas City is one of the worst teams in baseball.

Bubic squares off against a revitalized Johnny Cueto. I'm willing to lay this mid-range price to back Cueto and Chicago.

The 36-year-old Cueto has a 2.91 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. He's showing no signs of slowing down, giving up eight earned runs during his last five starts spanning 34 innings.

Bubic is 2-6 with a 5.27 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. Bubic's ERA rises to 5.86 when he pitches at home. The White Sox are No. 1 in the American League by a wide margin in batting average against lefties and also rank first in the AL in on-base percentage facing lefties.

Chicago has defeated the Royals 15 of the last 22 times in Kansas City.