Royals vs White Sox Game Breakdown
Royals
59W-48L
July 31, 2024
02:10PM EST
Odds: 9.0 o/u
White Sox
27W-83L
Get ready to slide into some MLB action as the surging Kansas City Royals, boasting a solid 59W-48L record, gallop into Guaranteed Rate Field to lock horns with the underdog Chicago White Sox, who are sitting uncomfortably at 27W-83L. It’s a midday showdown with the first pitch hurling at 02:10 PM EST, and boy, does the atmosphere have a story to tell! With the Royals charging hard, only 5.5 games shy of the top in the American League, and the White Sox trailing by a massive 39 games, the stakes are as high as the summer humidity. Speaking of which, expect some patchy light rain with a side of thunder at a balmy 83.8°. The betting lines are buzzing too, with the Royals favored at -188 against the White Sox at +155, following their narrow escape yesterday in a 4-3 victory over these very Sox. So, as the Royals aim to wear the crown and the White Sox stitch up their strategy, it’s clear we’re in for a royal rumble in the Windy City!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: July 31, 2024 02:10PM EST
Location: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago
Weather: Patchy light rain in area with thunder with winds from the WSW at 5.4 mph. Temperature is at 83.8° with 75% humidity.
Vegas Odds
KC ML | CWS ML | Over/Under | Line | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Open | -188 | +155 | 9.0 | -1.5/1.5 |
Recent | -240 | +195 | 9.0 | -1.5/1.5 |
Difference | -52 | +40 | 0 | – |
Team Performance
70.6% Win Probability
29.4% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
09/04/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Over | +4.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 12 | ||||
04/04/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Over | +2.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 10 | ||||
04/05/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Under | -6.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
04/06/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 0 | Under | -6.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | ||||
04/07/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 3 | Under | -1.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | ||||
04/15/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | Under | -7.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 0 | ||||
04/17/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -6.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 2 | ||||
04/17/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -3.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 2 | ||||
07/19/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Under | -1.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | ||||
07/20/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Under | -2.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | ||||
07/21/24 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Under | -4.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
07/29/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 8 | Over | +4.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 5 | ||||
07/30/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -2.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 3 | ||||
05/08/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 5 | Over | +8.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 12 | ||||
05/09/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 4 | Under | -3.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
05/10/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 | Over | +1.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 9 | ||||
05/11/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 3 | Under | -2.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
05/19/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | Under | -7.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 2 | ||||
05/20/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -3.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 5 | ||||
05/21/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | Under | -2.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 5 | ||||
09/05/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 6 | Over | +4.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | ||||
09/06/23 | Chicago White Sox CWS | 6 | Over | +1.0 | |
Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
09/12/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 11 | Over | +12.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 10 | ||||
09/12/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | Under | -1.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 6 | ||||
09/13/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | Under | -1.0 | |
Chicago White Sox CWS | 1 |
Royals Vs Over/Under
White Sox Vs Over/Under
Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
07-26-24 | vsCHC | 0-6W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Under |
07-20-24 | vsCWS | 1-6W | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Under |
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 |
07-29-24 | @CWS | 8-5W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
07-26-24 | vsCHC | 0-6W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Under |
07-22-24 | vsARI | 4-10W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Over |
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 | Push |
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 |
Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
07-26-24 | vsSEA | 10-0L | 0.7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | Over |
07-21-24 | @KC | 1-4L | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Under |
07-10-24 | vsMIN | 3-2L | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Under |
07-05-24 | @MIA | 3-2W | 6.3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Under |
06-28-24 | vsCOL | 3-5W | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Under |
06-22-24 | @DET | 5-1W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Under |
06-16-24 | @ARI | 5-12L | 3.3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | Over |
06-11-24 | @SEA | 3-4L | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Under |
Royals Recent Games
Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
08/01 | vs CWS | 4-3W | 4 | 1 | Under |
07/31 | vs CWS | 8-5W | 15 | 3 | Over |
07/30 | @ CHC | 3-7L | 5 | 1 | Over |
07/29 | @ CHC | 4-9L | 9 | 1 | Over |
07/28 | @ CHC | 6-0W | 10 | 1 | Under |
07/26 | @ ARI | 6-8L | 12 | 0 | Over |
07/25 | @ ARI | 2-6L | 7 | 0 | Under |
07/24 | @ ARI | 10-4W | 15 | 3 | Over |
07/23 | @ CWS | 4-1W | 10 | 0 | Under |
07/22 | @ CWS | 6-1W | 9 | 0 | Under |
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 |
White Sox Recent Games
Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
08/01 | @ KC | 3-4L | 7 | 1 | Under |
07/31 | @ KC | 5-8L | 11 | 1 | Over |
07/30 | @ SEA | 3-6L | 7 | 1 | Push |
07/29 | @ SEA | 3-6L | 9 | 0 | Push |
07/28 | @ SEA | 0-10L | 7 | 0 | Over |
07/27 | vs TEX | 1-2L | 5 | 0 | Under |
07/26 | vs TEX | 2-10L | 4 | 1 | Over |
07/25 | vs TEX | 2-2L | 5 | 1 | Under |
07/24 | vs TEX | 3-4L | 7 | 2 | Under |
07/23 | vs KC | 1-4L | 3 | 0 | Under |
07/22 | vs KC | 1-6L | 7 | 0 | Under |
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 |
Team’s Batting Order
Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.2 | 12.2 | 0.250 | 0.460 | 0.290 | 0.750 | 0.311 | 0.051 | |
#2
Will Smith
|
4.5 | 9.7 | nan | nan | nan | nan | 0.000 | nan |
12.4 | 16.1 | 0.347 | 0.599 | 0.432 | 1.031 | 0.414 | 0.045 | |
9.3 | 12.4 | 0.261 | 0.423 | 0.362 | 0.785 | 0.320 | 0.029 | |
8.8 | 11.6 | 0.271 | 0.453 | 0.362 | 0.815 | 0.333 | 0.047 | |
8.0 | 10.7 | 0.232 | 0.418 | 0.357 | 0.776 | 0.316 | 0.042 | |
#6
MJ Melendez
|
9.2 | 12.1 | 0.192 | 0.388 | 0.275 | 0.663 | 0.275 | 0.043 |
7.0 | 9.1 | 0.291 | 0.418 | 0.372 | 0.791 | 0.324 | 0.026 | |
7.1 | 9.2 | 0.237 | 0.348 | 0.309 | 0.657 | 0.272 | 0.014 | |
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
6.9 | 9.0 | 0.235 | 0.385 | 0.312 | 0.696 | 0.287 | 0.028 |
Chicago White Sox | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1
Nicky Lopez
|
7.3 | 9.1 | 0.245 | 0.294 | 0.344 | 0.638 | 0.265 | 0.000 |
7.2 | 9.4 | 0.234 | 0.389 | 0.313 | 0.703 | 0.291 | 0.034 | |
7.3 | 9.6 | 0.211 | 0.441 | 0.304 | 0.745 | 0.306 | 0.059 | |
#4
Gavin Sheets
|
7.4 | 9.7 | 0.215 | 0.353 | 0.337 | 0.690 | 0.284 | 0.023 |
7.6 | 9.8 | 0.191 | 0.295 | 0.265 | 0.560 | 0.236 | 0.023 | |
6.9 | 8.6 | 0.175 | 0.275 | 0.225 | 0.500 | 0.212 | 0.000 | |
#7
Nick Senzel
|
4.9 | 6.4 | 0.202 | 0.341 | 0.327 | 0.668 | 0.275 | 0.031 |
5.5 | 7.1 | 0.179 | 0.231 | 0.282 | 0.513 | 0.219 | 0.000 | |
#9
Korey Lee
|
4.0 | 5.2 | 0.217 | 0.369 | 0.261 | 0.631 | 0.263 | 0.036 |
Royals Notable Injuries
- John Schreiber OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/30/24. Impact: 0.5
White Sox Notable Injuries
- Michael Soroka OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/12/24. Impact: 3.6
- Jordan Leasure OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/12/24. Impact: -0.1
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