Kansas City Royals (58-49) vs. Chicago White Sox (27-82)
July 31, 2024 2:10 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago White Sox +161 / Kansas City Royals -192; Over/Under: +8.5
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In this article, we will formulate a Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, July 31st at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Royals Need to be Better
The Royals won on Tuesday, but the offense only managed four runs, and they need to be better. They let the White Sox pitching get too settled in early, and that led to the struggles. The Royals are averaging 4.65 runs, while their pitching is giving up 3.96 runs per game.
The offense is ranked 11th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 5th. They have a run differential of 0.69 which is 7th. Bobby Witt has hit 19 home runs and driven in 75 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Royals will be Brady Singer, who sits with a 7-6 record and an ERA of 2.82. Over his last two starts against the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox, he has gone 14 innings and given up zero runs.
White Sox Big Sellers at Trade Deadline
The White Sox were big sellers at the trade deadline, and it seems the hits are going to keep coming, and that isn’t a good thing. The White Sox scored only three runs, and they ended up losing by a run. Jonathan Cannon did have a strong game, going seven innings, giving up one hit and one earned runs. It was the bullpen that let them down again. On Tuesday, the White Sox scored only three runs and ended up losing by a run. The White Sox are averaging 3.07 runs, while their pitching is giving up 5.1 runs per game.
The offense is ranked 30th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 29th. The White Sox were big sellers at the trade deadline and for good reason, there isn’t anything else that these players can really gain on this season. Paul DeJong was the top player for the White Sox, but he was shipped off to the Kansas City Royals. Drew Thorpe will get the start for the White Sox, and he sits with a 3-2 record and an ERA of 4.81. In his last start against the Seattle Mariners, he went 0.2 innings giving up six hits and eight runs.
Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction
Thrope was really struggling into his last start where he gave up six hits and eight runs, and in this game it’s going to get ugly early. The Royals send Singer to the mound, who sits with an ERA of 2.82. The White Sox’s offense is going to really struggle to get any sort of offense going here, and this game is going to get out of hand early. Back the Royals to win this game by at least four runs. Back the Royals -3.5 to cash.
