Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, July 29, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Kansas City Royals (56-47) are on their way to Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (27-78). The starting pitchers are Alec Marsh and Chris Flexen.

Kansas City is slugging .408 and have struck out 701 times, while drawing a walk on 274 occasions. They have 463 runs batted in in addition to 855 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is .250. The Royals have recorded 169 doubles as a squad and have smacked 105 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 477 runs scored and hold an OBP of .309. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 11th in the league.

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The Royals have an earned run average of 3.76 on the year (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 828 batters. Royals pitchers have allowed 96 home runs and 403 total runs (5th in baseball). They have walked 308 batters and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a unit on the year. Kansas City has yielded 830 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 377 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Royals relievers have earned a save rate of 64.9% and has entered the game in 87 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 133 runners so far this season and 25.6% of those runners ended up scoring. Royals pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 75 times and also have had 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 320 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have racked up 49 holds this season (18th in MLB). They have accumulated 24 saves on the season and have blown 13 of their 37 chances to save the game.

The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 2,706 putouts on the year, in addition to 931 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 8th in MLB, and they have turned 78 double plays. The Royals have converted 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,118 innings on the diamond, ranking them 16th in professional baseball.

Marsh has taken the mound for 170 innings and is sitting with 175 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Marsh (10-16 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.10 while facing 746 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 5.18 (98 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.386. He has surrendered 166 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 70 free passes.

The Chicago White Sox hold an on-base percentage of .277 as well as a batting average of .217 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 917 occasions (9th in baseball) and have accounted for 751 base hits. Chicago has accounted for 90 home runs for the season to go along with 309 runs batted in. The White Sox have a team slugging % of .342 and they have an average of 3.09 runs per outing (30th in baseball). They have 153 two-baggers, while walking 266 times and scoring 324 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 526 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.61 (471 earned runs yielded). They have given up 128 dingers and they surrender 5.15 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.379 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.44 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (875 strikeouts vs 392 free passes). They are currently ranked 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 876.

Sitting with 92 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 48 holds in addition to 26 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 43 save opportunities and they have recorded 17 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 118 times in high leverage situations and on 118 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.3% of 178 inherited base runners. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 39.5%, and they have sent 338 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

In their 8,277 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (21st in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 65 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The White Sox have recorded 829 assists, 61 errors and have amassed 2,759 putouts over the course of the season.

Flexen (29-44 career record) has a 5.01 ERA while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.86 and he has gone up against 2,602 opposing hitters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 330 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.475 and having a FIP of 4.9. So far in his career, Flexen has surrendered 649 base hits and he has 421 punch outs in 593 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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