Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago White Sox (27-81) will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (57-49) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Michael Wacha and Jonathan Cannon.

Kansas City has a slugging rate of .407 and have been called out on strikes 718 times, while being walked on 277 occasions. They have compiled 476 RBI's as well as 879 hits this year, while their batting average sits at .250. The Royals have accumulated 173 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 108 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 490 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which is 11th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Royals pitchers have given up 99 home runs and 419 runs (6th in the league). Kansas City has allowed 855 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 393 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.81 for the year (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 846 batters. They have walked 316 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.87 as a unit so far this season.

The Royals have dispatched 329 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 142 runners over the course of the season and 26.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have 24 saves for the year and have blown 14 of their 38 save opportunities. The Royals relievers have a save percentage of 63.2% and stepped onto the hill in 88 save situations. The relief pitchers have 49 holds so far this season (20th in baseball). Royals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 79 times as well as having 94 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,361 innings, which ranks them 16th in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated 2,787 putouts so far this season, as well as 959 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 6th in baseball, and have earned 80 double plays.

Wacha (95-60 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.88 while facing 5,863 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,345 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 442 free passes. His ERA is 3.94 (608 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.287. Wacha has taken the ball for 1,388 innings and has totaled 1,231 K's in his pro baseball career.

The White Sox have a slugging percentage of .342 and they score 3.06 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have hit 162 doubles, while walking 271 times as well as notching 330 runs. Chicago has hit 91 home runs for the year to go along with 313 RBIs. They have struck out on 942 occasions (9th in the league) and have a total of 774 base knocks. The Chicago White Sox have tallied an OBP of .277 as well as a batting average of .217 on the year.

The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 548 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.67 (491 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 136 dingers and they surrender 5.21 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.391 in addition to having a FIP of 4.52 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (901 strikeouts vs 409 free passes). They are sitting at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 907.

Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 183 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 118 times in high leverage situations and also on 120 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 92 save situations, the White Sox have compiled 48 holds and 26 blown saves. They are currently ranked 30th in the league with a save rate of 39.5%, and they have sent 345 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Chicago has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 43 save chances and they have come away with 17 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 65 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in baseball). The White Sox have 852 assists, 64 errors and have earned 2,840 putouts this year. In their 8,520 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Cannon has conceded 70 hits and he has 44 punch outs in 63 innings. Cannon (1-5 mark in his career) holds a 4.43 earned run average and has surrendered 10.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 31 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.349 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has faced 266 opposing batters in his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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