White Sox vs Royals Game Breakdown & Projections – Sun, Apr 7th 2024

Alright, sports fans, it’s time to buckle up and get ready for a midday showdown in the heartland as the struggling Chicago White Sox, currently dragging their cleats at 1W-7L, are set to square off against the more promising Kansas City Royals, who are sitting pretty at 5W-4L. This clash of the titans is going down at the legendary Kauffman Stadium, with the first pitch set to fly at 2:10 PM EST. The Sox are lagging behind in the American League, a whole 5.5 games back, while the Royals are hot on their heels, just 2 games back. The bookies have the over/under at a nail-biting 8.5, with the White Sox at 117 and the Royals at a confident -140. The Royals are riding high after blanking the Sox 3-0 just yesterday, while the Sox are looking to bounce back from that stinging defeat. The weather’s playing nice today, sunny with a brisk wind from the SW at 18.6 mph and a comfortable 59 degrees. So, whether you’re a die-hard fan or just love the thrill of the game, it’s time to see if the Sox can clean up their act or if the Royals will continue to reign supreme. Let’s play ball!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 07, 2024 02:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SW at 18.6 mph. Temperature is at 59.0° with 47% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CWS ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+117	-140	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+108	-130	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-9	+10	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

1W-9L

AWAY

113W-128L

48.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

109W-133L

51.9% 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
04/06/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	0	Under	-5.5
04/06/24	Kansas City Royals KC	3	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

Garrett Crochet

ERA 3.553 | IP 13 | 0W-2L | KO 12

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-02-24	vsATL	2-3W	7.0	3	1	8	Under
03-28-24	vsDET	1-0L	6.0	5	1	8	Under
10-01-23	vsSD	2-1L	1.0	0	0	2	Under
09-27-23	vsARI	3-0L	1.0	0	0	0	Under
09-22-23	@BOS	2-3L	0.7	2	1	1	Under
06-15-23	@LAD	4-5L	0.0	1	1	0	Push
06-13-23	@LAD	1-5L	2.0	2	0	3	Under
06-10-23	vsMIA	5-1L	0.7	1	0	2	Under
06-08-23	@NYY	0-3L	1.0	0	0	0	Under
05-31-23	vsLAA	12-5L	1.0	3	2	1	Over

Will Smith

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

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-02-24	@BAL	4-1W	7.0	2	1	5	Under
09-30-23	vsNYY	5-2L	4.3	6	3	6	Under
09-24-23	@HOU	6-5W	5.3	3	4	6	Over
09-19-23	vsCLE	6-7W	4.3	5	4	2	Over
09-13-23	@CWS	7-1W	4.3	3	1	5	Under
09-08-23	@TOR	4-5L	4.0	3	1	6	Push
09-02-23	vsBOS	9-5L	2.7	7	6	1	Over
08-27-23	@SEA	2-3L	5.7	5	3	9	Under
08-21-23	@OAK	4-6L	5.7	5	3	9	Over
08-16-23	vsSEA	6-5L	5.0	4	1	6	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
04/08	vs KC	0-3L	3	0	Under
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

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/08	@ CWS	3-0W	10	1	Under
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	3-7L	6	1	Over
09/30	vs DET	0-8L	4	0	Under
09/28	vs DET	3-6L	8	0	Push

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew Benintendi	9.5	12.2	0.262	0.356	35.9%	71.5%	0.9%
#2 Yoan Moncada	9.7	12.5	0.26	0.425	32.6%	75.1%	3.3%
#3 Andrew Vaughn	8.9	11.6	0.262	0.434	34.5%	77.9%	3.7%
#4 Gavin Sheets	8.4	11.1	0.203	0.332	29.7%	62.9%	3.2%
#5 Robbie Grossman	8.1	10.9	0.241	0.398	41.0%	80.8%	2.9%
#6 Paul DeJong	7.7	10.1	0.204	0.351	27.4%	62.5%	3.8%
#7 Dominic Fletcher	7.2	9.2	0.301	0.441	37.6%	81.7%	2.2%
#8 Korey Lee	5.8	7.8	0.092	0.154	16.9%	32.3%	1.5%
#9 Nicky Lopez	6.1	8.0	0.235	0.312	38.0%	69.2%	0.5%

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	9.2	11.7	0.272	0.359	35.9%	71.7%	0.9%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	10.6	13.6	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%
#4 Will Smith	5.8	10.3	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 Nelson Velazquez	8.4	11.4	0.228	0.58	32.7%	90.7%	10.5%
#6 Hunter Renfroe	7.7	10.1	0.233	0.416	32.7%	74.3%	4.0%
#7 Garrett Hampson	6.7	8.7	0.275	0.378	39.2%	77.0%	1.4%
#9 Dairon Blanco	5.9	7.5	0.252	0.447	35.0%	79.7%	2.4%

White Sox Notable Injuries

Luis Robert Jr. OUT (OF): Avg: 0.263 SLG:0.541 Last game: 04/07/24. Impact: 3.4
Eloy Jimenez OUT (OF): Avg: 0.272 SLG:0.442 Last game: 04/02/24. Impact: 1.8