White Sox vs Royals Game Breakdown & Projections – Thu, Apr 4th 2024

Get ready to throw down your peanuts and Cracker Jacks, folks, because tonight’s MLB showdown is a clash of the titans you won’t want to miss! The Chicago White Sox, fresh off a narrow victory against the Braves, are packing their bags and heading to the heart of barbeque country to face off against the Kansas City Royals under the lights at Kauffman Stadium. It’s a classic American League faceoff, with both teams hungry for a win to claw their way up from the back of the conference pack. The Royals, still smarting from a one-run loss to the Orioles, will be looking to even out their record and give the home crowd something to cheer about. The betting lines are heating up, with the White Sox sitting at 134 and the Royals at -160, and an over/under set at a tantalizing 8.5. The weather’s looking as fine as a seventh-inning stretch, with a sunny sky, a cool breeze from the north, and a crisp temperature that’s perfect for baseball. Tonight’s game is truly a royal battle against some tough Sox. So, will the Royals reign supreme, or will the White Sox clean up? Only time will tell, folks. Buckle up, because this ain’t your grandma’s tea party, it’s a royal rumble in the laundry room!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 04, 2024 07:40PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NNW at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 48.9° with 36% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CWS ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+134	-160	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+147	-179	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+13	-19	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

113W-125L

40.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

106W-133L

59.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
09/04/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Over	+4.5
09/04/23	Kansas City Royals KC	12	Over	+4.5
05/08/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	5	Over	+8.5
05/08/23	Kansas City Royals KC	12	Over	+8.5
05/09/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	4	Under	-2.5
05/09/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-2.5
05/10/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Over	+1.5
05/10/23	Kansas City Royals KC	9	Over	+1.5
05/11/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-1.5
05/11/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-1.5
05/19/23	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-6.5
05/19/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	2	Under	-6.5
05/20/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-2.5
05/20/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	5	Under	-2.5
05/21/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-1.5
05/21/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	5	Under	-1.5
09/05/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Over	+4.5
09/05/23	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Over	+4.5
09/06/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Over	+1.5
09/06/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+1.5
09/12/23	Kansas City Royals KC	11	Over	+12.5
09/12/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	10	Over	+12.5
09/12/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-0.5
09/12/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Under	-0.5
09/13/23	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Under	-0.5
09/13/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Under	-0.5

White Sox Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Michael Soroka

ERA 6.402 | IP 32 | 2W-2L | KO 29

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
03-30-24	vsDET	7-6L	5.0	7	4	0	Over
09-05-23	@STL	10-6L	3.0	4	5	6	Over
07-21-23	@MIL	6-4L	6.0	6	4	4	Over
07-16-23	@CWS	8-1W	3.0	3	2	3	Over
07-05-23	@CLE	8-1L	4.7	5	0	4	Over
06-30-23	@MIA	4-16W	6.0	5	3	7	Over
06-04-23	@ARI	8-5L	3.7	7	5	2	Over
05-29-23	@OAK	2-7W	6.0	5	4	3	Over

Seth Lugo

ERA 3.567 | IP 146 | 8W-7L | KO 140

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
03-30-24	vsMIN	5-1L	6.0	2	0	4	Under
09-26-23	@SF	4-0L	8.7	3	0	7	Under
09-20-23	@COL	2-3W	6.0	7	2	7	Under
09-15-23	@OAK	8-3L	6.0	5	3	7	Over
09-09-23	@HOU	5-7W	4.3	7	6	2	Over
09-03-23	@SF	0-4W	6.0	3	0	4	Under
08-29-23	@STL	5-6W	6.0	6	3	6	Over
08-23-23	@MIA	0-4W	6.0	3	0	4	Under
08-18-23	@ARI	0-4W	6.0	5	0	9	Under
08-13-23	@ARI	4-5W	5.0	6	2	4	Over

White Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/04	@ ATL	3-2W	7	1	Under
04/03	@ ATL	0-9L	3	0	Over
04/02	@ DET	2-3L	5	2	Under
04/01	@ DET	6-7L	10	3	Over
03/30	@ DET	0-1L	3	0	Under
10/03	@ SD	1-2L	7	0	Under
10/02	@ SD	1-6L	6	1	Under
10/01	@ SD	2-3L	8	2	Under
09/30	@ ARI	3-1W	3	2	Under
09/29	@ ARI	0-3L	8	0	Under
09/28	@ ARI	4-15L	9	1	Over
09/26	vs BOS	3-2W	4	0	Under
09/25	vs BOS	1-0W	5	1	Under
09/24	vs BOS	2-3L	7	0	Under
09/22	vs WAS	3-13L	6	0	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/05	vs BAL	3-4L	10	1	Under
04/04	vs BAL	4-1W	8	0	Under
04/03	vs BAL	4-6L	7	2	Over
04/02	@ MIN	11-0W	14	5	Over
04/01	@ MIN	1-5L	5	0	Under
03/30	@ MIN	1-4L	5	1	Under
10/03	@ NYY	5-2W	11	3	Under
10/02	@ NYY	2-5L	11	1	Under
10/01	@ NYY	12-5W	15	2	Over
09/30	vs DET	0-8L	4	0	Under
09/30	vs DET	3-7L	6	1	Over
09/28	vs DET	3-6L	8	0	Over
09/26	vs HOU	6-5W	6	4	Over
09/25	vs HOU	2-2L	7	0	Under
09/24	vs HOU	7-5W	5	0	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew Benintendi	8.0	10.2	0.262	0.356	35.9%	71.5%	0.9%
#2 Yoan Moncada	7.7	10.0	0.26	0.425	32.6%	75.1%	3.3%
#3 Luis Robert Jr.	8.9	11.7	0.263	0.541	34.1%	88.2%	7.0%
#4 Gavin Sheets	6.6	8.7	0.203	0.332	29.7%	62.9%	3.2%
#5 Andrew Vaughn	7.0	9.1	0.262	0.434	34.5%	77.9%	3.7%
#7 Nicky Lopez	5.5	7.2	0.235	0.312	38.0%	69.2%	0.5%
#8 Dominic Fletcher	5.7	7.3	0.301	0.441	37.6%	81.7%	2.2%
#9 Martin Maldonado	4.4	5.8	0.189	0.34	28.1%	62.1%	3.9%

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	7.9	10.1	0.272	0.359	35.9%	71.7%	0.9%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	9.9	12.8	0.276	0.494	34.3%	83.7%	4.7%
#4 Salvador Perez	7.6	9.9	0.254	0.422	31.2%	73.5%	4.3%
#5 MJ Melendez	8.5	11.1	0.236	0.4	35.7%	75.7%	3.0%
#6 Hunter Renfroe	7.8	10.3	0.233	0.416	32.7%	74.3%	4.0%
#7 Adam Frazier	6.6	8.7	0.24	0.396	32.8%	72.3%	3.2%
#8 Nelson Velazquez	7.0	9.5	0.228	0.58	32.7%	90.7%	10.5%
#9 Kyle Isbel	6.4	8.4	0.236	0.368	29.9%	66.7%	1.4%