Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction MLB Picks 7/30/24

The Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox meet Tuesday in MLB action from Guaranteed Rate Field. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:

The Kansas City Royals recent form and player performance

The Chicago White Sox recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Kansas City Royals

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Chicago White Sox

Recent betting trends in games played between the Royals and White Sox

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Royals vs White Sox game

Kansas City Royals Betting Preview

Kansas City played the Chicago Cubs over the weekend. The Royals won 6-0 Friday before dropping the two weekend games. On Monday versus the White Sox, the Royals scored six runs in the eighth inning for an 8-5 comeback win. Starter Alec Marsh gave up two earned in 4.2 innings of work.

Michael Wacha will start for KC on Tuesday. So far Wacha is 7-6 with a 3.65 ERA in 18 starts. Over 267 career games (246 starts) Wacha is 95-60 with a 3.94 ERA.

Chicago White Sox Betting Preview

Over on the White Sox’ side, they played the Seattle Mariners over the weekend. Chicago lost all three of those games for a sweep. On Monday the Sox had a late lead 5-2 but still blew it for another defeat. Chris Flexen lasted 6.0 innings, giving up one earned run on nine hits.

It’ll be Jonathan Cannon in the start for the Sox on Tuesday. So far Cannon is 1-5 with a 4.43 ERA in the first 12 games (10 starts) of his career.

Royals vs White Sox Pick Injury Notes

White Sox SP Mike Clevinger will undergo disc replacement surgery on his neck August 1. Clevinger will miss the remainder of the season.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the White Sox’s last five home games have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Each of the Royals’ last four games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last four night games against AL Central opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last three night games between the Royals and White Sox.

Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts

• Andrew Vaughn has hit a home run in five of his last 12 appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
• Eloy Jimenez has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 23 Tuesday night appearances at Guaranteed Rate Field.
• Yoan Moncada has scored a run in five of his last six home appearances against the Royals.
• Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 11 Tuesday night appearances.
• Tommy Pham has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
• Eloy Jimenez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 23 Tuesday night appearances with the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts

• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one Single in 10 of his last 11 appearances against AL Central opponents.
• Michael Wacha has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances against AL opponents.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded a Double in each of his last three road appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 18 appearances in night games.
• Michael Wacha has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
• MJ Melendez has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances in night games.
• Hunter Renfroe has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five appearances with the Royals as favorites against the White Sox.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 18 appearances in night games.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of his last five appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.

Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction

I might take a stab on the White Sox here, but I’m probably avoiding it. Cannon is 0-3 in his last trio with 10 earned runs over 18.0 total innings. As for Wacha, he’s given up six earned over his last 16.2 innings across three starts.

On Monday the White Sox had a couple of bad performances out of the pen and dropped yet another game. Chicago has scored three or more runs in three straight games, but they’ve also given up a combined 20 runs in that time. The biggest problems are on the mound right now.