Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

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

The Chicago White Sox (2-13) host the Kansas City Royals (10-6) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Kansas City at -184 and Chicago is opening at +154. The over/under is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Brady Singer and Erick Fedde.

Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .424 and have been called out on strikes 126 times, while drawing a walk on 50 occasions. They have amassed 79 RBI's as well as 134 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .250. The Royals have tallied 25 doubles as a unit and have hit 20 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 85 runs and have an OBP of .317. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are knocking in 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 12th in MLB.

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The Royals have compiled a team ERA of 3.04 on the season (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 120 hitters. Royals pitchers have given up 9 home runs in addition to 48 total runs (1st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 49 batters and their FIP is 3.59 as a unit this season. Kansas City has yielded 131 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 48 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.45 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Royals have dispatched 50 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 15 base runners so far this season with 20.0% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 4 saves on the season and have blown 2 out of their 6 chances to get a save. The Royals relievers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 14 save situations. The relievers have 8 holds so far this season (20th in the league). Royals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 8 times and also have had 20 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have turned 69.2% of balls in play into outs in their 1,278 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 13th in baseball. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated 426 putouts so far this season, as well as 152 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball, and have a total of 15 double plays.

Singer has taken the ball for 524 frames and has earned 493 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Singer (29-31 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.97 while going up against 2,242 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.36 (254 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.324. He has conceded 530 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 164 free passes.

The White Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .310 and they tally 2.27 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have 26 doubles, while taking a walk 43 times and putting up 34 runs. Chicago has accounted for 8 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 31 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 132 instances (15th in the league) and have 95 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have a team OBP of .273 and a team batting average of .200 this year.

The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 85 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.98 (72 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 21 dingers and they give up 5.88 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.476 in addition to having a FIP of 5.11 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (122 strikeouts vs 65 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 127.

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 6 save opportunities and they have converted 2 saves. They are ranked 26th in MLB with a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have sent 56 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 22 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.1% out of their 38 inherited runners. Sitting with 10 save situations, the White Sox have earned 4 holds and also 4 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 12 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (27th in MLB). The White Sox have 136 assists, 12 errors and have amassed 391 putouts so far this year. In their 1,173 innings on the field, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (17th in the majors).

In his career, Fedde has allowed 516 hits while he has tallied 366 K's in 469 frames. Fedde (21-33 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 5.37 ERA while giving up 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 280 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.520 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and he has faced 2,079 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

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

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