White Sox vs Royals Game Breakdown
White Sox
27W-72L
July 20, 2024
07:10PM EST
Odds: 5.0 o/u
Royals
53W-44L
Get ready to slide into some MLB action as the struggling Chicago White Sox try to clean up their act at Kauffman Stadium against the high-flying Kansas City Royals tonight at 07:10PM EST. With the White Sox trailing massively in the American League standings and the Royals just a few swings away from the top, the stakes are as spicy as a ballpark hotdog. The Royals, fresh off a dominant win, are looking to keep their crown polished, while the White Sox are desperate to stitch together a comeback. The odds makers have spoken, setting an intriguing over/under and favoring the Royals heavily. With the evening air at a cool 69.1° and just a whisper of a breeze, it’s a perfect setting for some baseball. So, as the Royals aim to keep their kingdom secure, let’s see if the White Sox can weave a surprise in this royal tapestry of a matchup!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: July 20, 2024 07:10PM EST
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the ENE at 3.8 mph. Temperature is at 69.1° with 75% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| CWS ML | KC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +176 | -216 | 9.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | +178 | -218 | 8.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | +2 | -2 | -0.5 | – |
Team Performance
36.0% Win Probability
64.0% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Over | +8.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 12 | ||||
| 04/04/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Over | +6.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 10 | ||||
| 04/05/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
| 04/06/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 0 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | ||||
| 04/07/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 3 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | ||||
| 04/15/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Chicago White Sox CWS | 0 | ||||
| 04/17/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Chicago White Sox CWS | 2 | ||||
| 04/17/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Chicago White Sox CWS | 2 | ||||
| 07/19/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | ||||
| 05/08/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 5 | Over | +12.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 12 | ||||
| 05/09/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 4 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
| 05/10/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 9 | ||||
| 05/11/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 3 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
| 05/19/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Chicago White Sox CWS | 2 | ||||
| 05/20/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Chicago White Sox CWS | 5 | ||||
| 05/21/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Chicago White Sox CWS | 5 | ||||
| 09/05/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 6 | Over | +8.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | ||||
| 09/06/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 6 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
| 09/12/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 11 | Over | +16.0 | |
| Chicago White Sox CWS | 10 | ||||
| 09/12/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Chicago White Sox CWS | 6 | ||||
| 09/13/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 |
White Sox Vs Over/Under
Royals Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-12-24 | vsPIT | 4-1L | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | Under |
| 07-07-24 | @MIA | 4-7L | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Over |
| 06-29-24 | vsCOL | 3-11W | 5.7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Over |
| 06-23-24 | @DET | 2-11L | 1.0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | Over |
| 06-18-24 | vsHOU | 0-2W | 8.7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | Under |
| 06-12-24 | @SEA | 1-2L | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Under |
| 06-07-24 | vsBOS | 2-7W | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Over |
| 04-27-24 | vsTB | 7-8W | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | Over |
| 04-22-24 | @MIN | 0-7L | 3.7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | Under |
| 04-17-24 | vsKC | 4-2L | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Under |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-07-24 | @COL | 10-1W | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Over |
| 07-02-24 | vsTB | 5-1L | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Under |
| 06-26-24 | vsMIA | 1-5W | 7.3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 06-21-24 | @TEX | 2-6L | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Under |
| 06-16-24 | @LAD | 0-3L | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Under |
| 06-11-24 | vsNYY | 10-1L | 5.7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Over |
| 06-06-24 | @CLE | 4-3W | 3.7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | Under |
| 05-25-24 | @TB | 7-4W | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Over |
| 05-19-24 | vsOAK | 4-8W | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Over |
| 05-13-24 | @SEA | 2-6L | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Under |
| 07-10-24 | @STL | 6-4W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| 07-04-24 | vsTB | 10-8L | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Over |
| 06-30-24 | vsCLE | 2-6W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under |
| 06-29-24 | vsCLE | 7-2L | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Over |
| 06-25-24 | vsMIA | 2-1L | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Under |
| 06-22-24 | @TEX | 0-6L | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Under |
| 06-18-24 | @OAK | 5-7L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| 06-14-24 | @LAD | 3-4L | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Under |
| 06-09-24 | vsSEA | 6-5L | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Over |
| 06-08-24 | vsSEA | 4-8W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Over |
White Sox Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/21 | vs KC | 1-7L | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 07/15 | @ PIT | 2-6L | 5 | 0 | Under |
| 07/14 | @ PIT | 1-4L | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 07/12 | @ MIN | 2-3L | 4 | 1 | Under |
| 07/12 | @ MIN | 3-1W | 4 | 1 | Under |
| 07/10 | @ MIN | 6-8L | 7 | 1 | Over |
| 07/09 | vs MIA | 4-7L | 9 | 1 | Over |
| 07/08 | vs MIA | 3-4L | 6 | 0 | Under |
| 07/07 | vs MIA | 3-2W | 10 | 0 | Under |
| 07/06 | vs CLE | 4-8L | 8 | 2 | Over |
| 07/05 | vs CLE | 8-2W | 12 | 1 | Over |
| 07/04 | vs CLE | 6-7L | 9 | 2 | Over |
| 07/02 | @ COL | 4-5L | 10 | 1 | Over |
| 07/01 | @ COL | 11-3W | 12 | 4 | Over |
| 06/30 | @ COL | 5-3W | 8 | 0 | Under |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/21 | @ CWS | 7-1W | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 07/15 | vs BOS | 0-5L | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 07/14 | vs BOS | 6-1W | 9 | 2 | Under |
| 07/12 | vs STL | 8-5W | 12 | 3 | Over |
| 07/12 | vs STL | 6-4W | 9 | 1 | Over |
| 07/09 | vs COL | 10-1W | 12 | 3 | Over |
| 07/08 | vs COL | 1-3L | 8 | 1 | Under |
| 07/07 | vs COL | 2-4L | 10 | 0 | Under |
| 07/06 | @ TB | 8-10L | 10 | 2 | Over |
| 07/05 | @ TB | 4-2W | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 07/04 | @ TB | 1-5L | 6 | 1 | Under |
| 07/02 | @ CLE | 6-2W | 11 | 1 | Under |
| 07/01 | @ CLE | 2-7L | 6 | 2 | Over |
| 06/30 | @ CLE | 10-3W | 13 | 4 | Over |
| 06/29 | @ CLE | 2-1W | 6 | 0 | Under |
Team’s Batting Order
| Chicago White Sox | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Tommy Pham
|
7.2 | 9.1 | 0.270 | 0.378 | 0.383 | 0.761 | 0.310 | 0.017 |
| 8.2 | 10.6 | 0.193 | 0.292 | 0.269 | 0.561 | 0.236 | 0.023 | |
| 7.8 | 10.3 | 0.217 | 0.472 | 0.323 | 0.795 | 0.324 | 0.068 | |
|
#4
Eloy Jimenez
|
7.1 | 8.9 | 0.240 | 0.352 | 0.321 | 0.673 | 0.279 | 0.026 |
| 6.6 | 8.6 | 0.235 | 0.387 | 0.317 | 0.704 | 0.292 | 0.032 | |
|
#6
Nick Senzel
|
5.2 | 6.9 | 0.205 | 0.352 | 0.338 | 0.690 | 0.283 | 0.033 |
|
#7
Paul DeJong
|
5.3 | 6.9 | 0.227 | 0.424 | 0.296 | 0.720 | 0.299 | 0.053 |
|
#9
Korey Lee
|
4.3 | 5.5 | 0.224 | 0.382 | 0.272 | 0.654 | 0.272 | 0.039 |
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Adam Frazier
|
8.4 | 10.9 | 0.204 | 0.281 | 0.317 | 0.599 | 0.251 | 0.012 |
|
#2
Will Smith
|
5.6 | 12.4 | nan | nan | nan | nan | 0.000 | nan |
| 11.3 | 14.6 | 0.329 | 0.573 | 0.415 | 0.987 | 0.397 | 0.044 | |
| 8.3 | 11.1 | 0.244 | 0.420 | 0.351 | 0.771 | 0.315 | 0.033 | |
| 7.5 | 9.9 | 0.277 | 0.464 | 0.376 | 0.840 | 0.342 | 0.047 | |
| 7.8 | 10.4 | 0.219 | 0.382 | 0.330 | 0.712 | 0.293 | 0.034 | |
| 7.6 | 10.0 | 0.279 | 0.490 | 0.306 | 0.796 | 0.331 | 0.054 | |
| 6.4 | 8.3 | 0.290 | 0.409 | 0.369 | 0.778 | 0.319 | 0.023 | |
| 6.6 | 8.5 | 0.232 | 0.345 | 0.308 | 0.653 | 0.270 | 0.016 | |
|
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
6.5 | 8.4 | 0.232 | 0.384 | 0.312 | 0.696 | 0.287 | 0.031 |
White Sox Notable Injuries
- Michael Soroka OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/12/24. Impact: 3.6
Royals Notable Injuries
- MJ Melendez OUT (OF): Avg: 0.194 SLG:0.388 Last game: 07/15/24. Impact: 3.1
- Dan Altavilla OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/21/24. Impact: -0.1
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