White Sox vs Royals Game Breakdown & Projections – Sat, Apr 6th 2024

Alright, sports junkies, buckle up! The struggling Chicago White Sox, with their 1W-6L record, are about to storm the field at Kauffman Stadium, ready to face off against the 4W-4L Kansas City Royals. This isn’t just any game, it’s first pitch at 07:10PM EST, and the stakes are high! The Sox are trailing by a whopping 5.0 games in the American League conference, while the Royals are hot on their heels, just 2.5 games back. The betting lines are buzzing, with the over/under set at a tantalizing 8.5, the White Sox at 169, and the Royals at a mighty -208. The Royals are coming in hot, fresh off a 2-1 victory over the Sox, who are still licking their wounds from a 1-2 defeat. And let’s not forget Mother Nature, who’s serving up a sunny day with an east wind whipping at 12.5 mph, a cool 48.9° temperature, and 59% humidity. So, whether you’re a White Sox fan hoping for a comeback or a Royals supporter ready for another win, let’s hope tonight’s game isn’t a royal pain for the Sox!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 06, 2024 07:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the E at 12.5 mph. Temperature is at 48.9° with 59% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CWS ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+169	-208	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+180	-220	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+11	-12	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

1W-9L

AWAY

113W-127L

35.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

108W-133L

64.3% 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
04/04/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Over	+2.5
04/04/24	Kansas City Royals KC	10	Over	+2.5
04/05/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Under	-5.5
04/05/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-5.5
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

Chris Flexen

ERA 6.86 | IP 102 | 2W-8L | KO 74

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-01-24	vsATL	9-0L	4.3	6	4	1	Push
09-28-23	@LAD	5-14W	6.0	6	3	3	Over
09-23-23	@CHC	3-6W	5.0	5	2	1	Push
09-17-23	@SF	11-10L	5.3	5	4	5	Over
09-12-23	@CHC	4-6W	5.3	9	3	5	Over
09-06-23	@ARI	5-12W	2.3	4	6	3	Over
09-01-23	@TOR	13-9L	5.7	7	4	0	Over
08-26-23	@BAL	4-5W	5.0	4	3	7	Push
08-20-23	@CWS	10-5W	6.0	7	2	5	Over
08-14-23	@ARI	4-6W	6.0	5	4	6	Over

Will Smith

ERA 4.395 | IP 57 | 2W-7L | KO 55

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-05-24	vsCWS	1-2W	6.3	2	1	4	Under
03-31-24	vsMIN	0-11W	7.0	3	0	10	Over
09-18-23	vsCLE	4-6W	6.0	8	4	4	Over
09-12-23	@CWS	2-6L	5.3	9	6	2	Under
09-05-23	vsCWS	6-7W	5.0	9	6	2	Over
08-25-23	@SEA	5-7L	4.0	9	4	6	Over
08-19-23	@CHC	4-6L	3.7	9	6	3	Over
08-14-23	vsSEA	6-7W	7.3	2	2	8	Over
08-08-23	@BOS	9-3W	6.7	5	3	4	Over
08-03-23	vsNYM	2-9W	8.0	3	0	4	Over
04-01-24	@BAL	4-6L	5.0	3	3	5	Over
09-30-23	@CWS	6-1L	7.0	3	0	7	Under
09-24-23	@STL	2-12W	7.0	6	2	6	Over
09-18-23	@COL	9-11W	5.0	5	3	6	Over
09-12-23	@LAD	2-11W	4.0	7	7	3	Over
09-06-23	@PHI	5-1L	4.0	7	3	6	Under
09-01-23	@SF	3-7W	6.0	6	2	6	Over
08-27-23	@MIL	6-10W	5.3	4	4	5	Over
08-21-23	@MIA	2-6W	5.3	5	1	7	Under
08-15-23	@BAL	3-10W	5.0	3	0	5	Over
04-05-24	vsCWS	1-2W	0.3	1	0	1	Under
04-03-24	@BAL	3-4L	0.7	2	2	1	Under
04-02-24	@BAL	4-1W	1.0	0	0	1	Under
03-30-24	vsMIN	5-1L	1.0	2	4	0	Under
09-29-23	@SEA	0-8W	1.0	0	0	1	Under
09-26-23	@LAA	3-9W	1.0	0	0	1	Over
09-20-23	@BOS	5-15W	1.0	3	1	1	Over
09-18-23	@BOS	4-2L	0.3	2	3	1	Under
09-16-23	@CLE	1-2W	0.7	1	2	0	Under
09-14-23	@TOR	9-2L	0.7	0	0	0	Over

White Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/07	vs KC	1-2L	4	1	Under
04/06	vs KC	1-10L	8	0	Over
04/04	@ ATL	3-2W	7	1	Under
04/03	@ ATL	0-9L	3	0	Push
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

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/07	@ CWS	2-1W	7	0	Under
04/06	@ CWS	10-1W	10	2	Over
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	Push
09/26	vs HOU	6-5W	6	4	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew Benintendi	7.8	10.0	0.262	0.356	35.9%	71.5%	0.9%
#2 Yoan Moncada	7.6	9.8	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	6.2	8.2	0.203	0.332	29.7%	62.9%	3.2%
#5 Andrew Vaughn	6.9	9.0	0.262	0.434	34.5%	77.9%	3.7%
#6 Robbie Grossman	6.4	8.6	0.241	0.398	41.0%	80.8%	2.9%
#7 Paul DeJong	6.4	8.4	0.204	0.351	27.4%	62.5%	3.8%
#7 Dominic Fletcher	5.6	7.2	0.301	0.441	37.6%	81.7%	2.2%
#8 Nicky Lopez	5.2	6.8	0.235	0.312	38.0%	69.2%	0.5%
#9 Korey Lee	4.6	6.2	0.092	0.154	16.9%	32.3%	1.5%
#9 Martin Maldonado	4.5	6.0	0.189	0.34	28.1%	62.1%	3.9%

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	8.8	11.2	0.272	0.359	35.9%	71.7%	0.9%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	10.6	13.7	0.276	0.494	34.3%	83.7%	4.7%
#4 Salvador Perez	8.0	10.4	0.254	0.422	31.2%	73.5%	4.3%
#4 Will Smith	6.2	10.9	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 MJ Melendez	7.8	10.2	0.236	0.4	35.7%	75.7%	3.0%
#6 Nelson Velazquez	7.8	10.6	0.228	0.58	32.7%	90.7%	10.5%
#7 Adam Frazier	6.4	8.4	0.24	0.396	32.8%	72.3%	3.2%
#8 Hunter Renfroe	6.9	9.1	0.233	0.416	32.7%	74.3%	4.0%
#9 Kyle Isbel	6.1	8.0	0.236	0.368	29.9%	66.7%	1.4%