Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (52-45) will take on the Chicago White Sox (27-71) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Drew Thorpe and Seth Lugo.

The White Sox have accrued 145 doubles as a unit and have knocked 85 balls out of the park. Chicago is slugging .347 and have been called out on strikes 843 times, while being walked on 256 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 3.2 runs per outing, which has them at 30th in baseball. They have accrued 298 RBI's and 713 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .220. They have earned a total of 313 runs scored and hold an OBP of .282.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.25 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.37. White Sox pitchers have allowed 121 long balls in addition to 490 runs in total (29th in baseball). Chicago has yielded 813 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 438 earned runs. The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.57 this season (27th in the league), and the staff has struck out 825 batters. They have walked 366 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.46 as a unit on the campaign.

The White Sox have dispatched 320 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 168 base runners on the year with 35.1% of them earned a run for their team. They have compiled 17 saves this season and have not converted 24 of 41 save chances. The White Sox relievers have earned a save rate of 41.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 90 save situations. The relievers have notched 48 holds for the year (15th in the league). White Sox pitchers have come into the game with runners on 110 times in addition to having 112 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 2,586 putouts this season, in addition to 777 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which puts them in 23rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 60 double plays. The White Sox have transformed 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,758 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball.

Thorpe (3-1 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.58 while he has gone up against 133 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 19 hits (5.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 15 free passes. His ERA is 3.63 (13 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.056. Thorpe has taken the hill for 32 innings and has racked up 19 K's in his MLB career.

The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .406 and they earn 4.56 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have put up 160 two-baggers, while walking 257 times and putting up 442 runs. Kansas City has recorded 101 long balls so far this year to go along with 429 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 664 occasions (29th in the league) and are sitting with 795 hits. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated an on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .247 on the campaign.

The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 382 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.80 (358 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 89 home runs and they concede 4.05 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.274 in addition to having a FIP of 3.85 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (784 strikeouts against 293 bases on balls). They rank 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 787.

With 84 save situations, the Royals have accrued 47 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Kansas City has had relief pitchers enter the game in 36 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. Their relievers have come in 88 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.0% out of 131 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 12th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 305 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

In 7,632 innings on the diamond, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (20th in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 72 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Royals have recorded 872 assists, 46 errors and are sitting with 2,544 putouts this year.

Lugo (51-35 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.33 earned run average while surrendering 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.76 and he has gone up against 3,164 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 284 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.159 and a FIP of 3.3. During his pro baseball career, Lugo has surrendered 687 hits while he has tallied 764 K's in 768 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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