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

thefield
April 7, 2024
Chicago White Sox

White Sox

1W-7L

Chicago White Sox

April 07, 2024

02:10PM EST

Odds: 8.5 o/u

Royals

5W-4L

Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals

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

cws Team Logo
LAST 10
1W-9L
AWAY
113W-128L

48.1% Win Probability

kc Team Logo
LAST 10
6W-4L
HOME
109W-133L

51.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date Runs O/U O/U DIFF ATS
09/04/23 Chicago White Sox CWS 1 Over +4.5
Kansas City Royals KC 12
04/04/24 Chicago White Sox CWS 1 Over +2.5
Kansas City Royals KC 10
04/05/24 Chicago White Sox CWS 1 Under -5.5
Kansas City Royals KC 2
04/06/24 Chicago White Sox CWS 0 Under -5.5
Kansas City Royals KC 3
05/08/23 Chicago White Sox CWS 5 Over +8.5
Kansas City Royals KC 12
05/09/23 Chicago White Sox CWS 4 Under -2.5
Kansas City Royals KC 2
05/10/23 Chicago White Sox CWS 1 Over +1.5
Kansas City Royals KC 9
05/11/23 Chicago White Sox CWS 3 Under -1.5
Kansas City Royals KC 4
05/19/23 Kansas City Royals KC 0 Under -6.5
Chicago White Sox CWS 2
05/20/23 Kansas City Royals KC 1 Under -2.5
Chicago White Sox CWS 5
05/21/23 Kansas City Royals KC 2 Under -1.5
Chicago White Sox CWS 5
09/05/23 Chicago White Sox CWS 6 Over +4.5
Kansas City Royals KC 7
09/06/23 Chicago White Sox CWS 6 Over +1.5
Kansas City Royals KC 4
09/12/23 Kansas City Royals KC 11 Over +12.5
Chicago White Sox CWS 10
09/12/23 Kansas City Royals KC 2 Under -0.5
Chicago White Sox CWS 6
09/13/23 Kansas City Royals KC 7 Under -0.5
Chicago White Sox CWS 1

White Sox Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Michael Soroka
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
Michael Soroka
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

Royals Notable Injuries

  • No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.
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