Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, April 15, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-184) Chicago (+154)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the site where the Chicago White Sox (2-13) will go up against the Kansas City Royals (10-6) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Kansas City at -184 and Chicago is coming in at +154. The over/under is 7.5. The starting pitchers are Seth Lugo and Erick Fedde.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are knocking in 5.6 runs per game, which is 6th in the league. They have 84 runs while having a team OBP of .326. The Royals have tallied 23 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 19 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 78 RBI's in addition to 131 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .259. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .433 and have struck out 112 times, while drawing a walk on 49 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Royals pitchers have relinquished 9 home runs and also 46 runs in total (2nd in MLB). Kansas City has given up 123 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 46 earned runs. The Royals have a team ERA of 3.09 on the year (4th in baseball), and they have rung up 112 batters. They have walked 43 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.57 as a team on the campaign.

The Royals bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 14 save situations. The relievers have inherited 15 runners this year and 20.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. Royals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 8 times as well as having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 48 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have tallied 8 holds this year (16th in MLB). They have earned 4 saves on the year and have not converted 2 of their 6 save opportunities.

The Royals have turned 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,206 innings, which has them ranked 12th in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with 402 putouts so far this season, in addition to 145 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 9th in the majors, and they have turned 14 double plays.

Lugo has taken the mound for 659 innings and is sitting with 657 strikeouts during his career. Lugo (42-31 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.67 while going up against 2,727 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.44 (252 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.173. He has given up 596 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 178 walks.

Chicago is sitting with 8 home runs on the season and 28 runs batted in. They have hit 25 doubles, while getting a free base 38 times and scoring 30 runs. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for a team OBP of .269 in addition to a team batting average of .198 for the year. The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .314 and they score 2.14 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 120 instances (15th in MLB) and have earned a total of 87 hits.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 74 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.83 (65 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 19 home runs and they allow 5.50 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.429 and have a FIP of 4.95 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (115 strikeouts vs 57 free passes). They rank 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 116.

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.2% out of 34 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 22 times in high leverage situations in addition to 22 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 10 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 4 holds and 4 blown saves. They rank 26th in the league with a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 53 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Chicago has had relievers step onto the mound in 6 save chances and they have earned 2 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 12 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (18th in baseball). The White Sox have 126 assists, 9 errors and have 364 putouts this year. In their 1,092 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (16th in the majors).

Fedde (21-33 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 5.37 earned run average and has given up 9.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and he has gone up against 2,079 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 280 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.520 and having a FIP of 5.2. During his pro baseball career, Fedde has given up 516 base knocks and he has 366 K's in 469 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (-184)

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