Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is where the Kansas City Royals (52-45) will meet the Chicago White Sox (27-71) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jonathan Cannon and Brady Singer.

Chicago is slugging .347 and have been called out on strikes 843 times, while being walked on 256 occasions. They have accounted for 298 runs batted in in addition to 713 hits for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .220. The White Sox have hit 145 doubles as a squad and have knocked 85 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 313 runs and hold an OBP of .282. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 3.2 runs per game, which ranks them 30th in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. White Sox pitchers have given up 121 long balls in addition to 490 runs in total (29th in baseball). Chicago has yielded 813 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 438 earned runs. The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.57 this year (27th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 825 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 366 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.45 as a unit for the season.

The White Sox have sent 320 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 168 runners so far this season with 35.1% of those runners crossed home plate. They have tallied 17 saves on the year and have missed out on 24 out of their 41 save opportunities. The White Sox relievers have earned a save percentage of 41.5% and has entered the game in 90 save situations. The relievers have racked up 48 holds for the year (15th in MLB). White Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 110 times and also have had 112 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have 2,586 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 777 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 23rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 60 double plays. The White Sox have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,758 innings on the diamond, ranking them 17th in pro baseball.

Cannon has pitched in 51 innings and is sitting with 39 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.41 (25 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.314. He has given up 54 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 13 free passes. Cannon (1-3 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.35 while he has gone up against 217 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .405 and they score 4.56 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have put up 159 doubles, while walking 257 times as well as putting up 442 runs. Kansas City has 101 home runs so far this year to go along with 429 RBIs. They have been rung up on 664 occasions (29th in MLB) and are sitting with 794 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have a team on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a batting average of .247 on the season.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.274 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.85 as a unit for the season. They sit at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 787. The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 382 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.80 (358 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (784 strikeouts against 293 walks). They have conceded 89 dingers and they surrender 4.05 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Sitting with 84 save situations, the Royals have accumulated 47 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Kansas City has had relief pitchers enter the game in 36 save chances and they have earned 24 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 88 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.0% out of their 131 inherited base runners. They are ranked 12th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 305 relievers onto the diamond this season.

In their 7,632 innings on the diamond, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (20th in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 72 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Royals have recorded 872 assists, 46 errors and have earned a total of 2,544 putouts on the campaign.

Singer (32-37 career win-loss mark) has a 4.27 ERA while conceding 9.1 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.99 and he has faced 2,611 batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 289 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.328 and a FIP of 4.2. So far in his career, Singer has conceded 616 base knocks while accumulating 574 strikeouts in 609 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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