Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Chicago White Sox (1-4) are hitting the road to Kauffman Stadium on Friday where they will play the Kansas City Royals (2-4). The starting pitchers are Erick Fedde and Brady Singer.

The White Sox have recorded 3 two-baggers as a team and have hit 6 balls out of the park. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .329 and have been called out on strikes 47 times, while drawing a walk on 11 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 2.2 runs per game, which has them at 28th in MLB. They have accounted for 10 RBI's as well as 28 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .181. They have tallied 11 runs scored and have an OBP of .244.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36. White Sox pitchers have given up 7 home runs and also 22 total runs (10th in baseball). Chicago has surrendered 42 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 21 earned runs. The White Sox have a team earned run average of 4.20 on the season (18th in the league), and the staff has struck out 40 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 19 opposing players and their FIP is 4.88 as a team on the campaign.

The White Sox have dispatched 20 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 11 runners on the campaign and 45.5% of those runners crossed the plate. They have compiled 1 save so far this season and have missed out on 1 of 2 save opportunities. The White Sox relievers have a save rate of 50.0% and has entered the game in 5 save situations. The relievers have earned 3 holds on the season (16th in MLB). White Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 8 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 135 putouts on the year, in addition to 41 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is at .994 which is 4th in MLB, and they have turned 1 double play. The White Sox have transformed 72.1% of balls in play into outs in their 405 innings on the field, which ranks them 10th in baseball.

Fedde has taken the hill for 459 innings and has racked up 359 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.39 (275 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.521. He has allowed 506 hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 192 walks. Fedde (21-33 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.19 and he has gone up against 2,032 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .442 and they have an average of 4.00 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have recorded 11 two-baggers, while taking a walk 13 times as well as scoring 24 runs. Kansas City has a total of 9 long balls on the campaign to go along with 23 runs batted in. They have struck out on 51 occasions (17th in MLB) and have notched a total of 49 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated an OBP of .285 in addition to a team batting average of .238 this year.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.038 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.32 as a staff over the course of the season. They come in at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 39. The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 20 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.40 (20 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (52 strikeouts vs 16 bases on balls). They have yielded 3 homers and they give up 3.40 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Sitting with 7 save situations, the Royals have earned 4 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 3 save chances and they have tallied 1 save. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 9 times in high leverage situations in addition to 2 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 50.0% of 4 inherited runners. They sit at 17th in MLB with a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 17 relievers to the mound for the year.

In their 477 innings played, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 73.2% (6th in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 1 double play and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in baseball). The Royals have racked up 56 assists, 3 errors and are sitting with 159 putouts so far this season.

Singer (28-31 career mark) holds a 4.42 ERA and has surrendered 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and he has faced 2,199 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 252 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.334 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. So far in his career, Singer has allowed 523 base knocks while he has tallied 485 K's in 512 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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