The Kansas City Royals (6-9) will visit the Chicago White Sox (6-10), Wednesday at 2:10 PM ET, with the White Sox on an eight-game losing skid.
The White Sox are a home favorite (-179) against the Royals (+155). The scheduled starters are Dylan Cease (2-1) for the Chicago White Sox, and Zack Greinke (0-1) for the Kansas City Royals.
The Royals defeated the White Sox 6-0 yesterday, with Daniel Lynch getting the win (6.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 7 K) and Bobby Witt Jr. leading the way offensively (going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI). Dallas Keuchel (4.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K) took the loss for the White Sox.
Ahead of the White Sox vs. Royals matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Wednesday’s baseball action.
Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: White Sox (-179, bet $179 to win $100)
- Underdog: Royals (+155, bet $100 to win $155)
- Over/under: 7.5
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White Sox Stats and Trends
White Sox Betting Records
- The White Sox have been favorites in 12 games this season and won six (50%) of those contests.
- Chicago has not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -179 odds on them winning this game.
- The implied probability of a win from the White Sox, based on the moneyline, is 64.2%.
- So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in eight of their 17 games with a total.
- The White Sox have an ATS record of 5-12-0 in 17 games with a spread this season.
Dylan Cease (White Sox Probable Starter)
- The White Sox will hand the ball to Cease (2-1) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed eight hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.38, 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .217 in three games this season.
- Cease has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- The Royals are batting .215 this season, 22nd in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .333 (25th in the league) with 11 home runs.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 26-year-old’s 3.38 ERA ranks 31st, 1.250 WHIP ranks 39th, and 10.7 K/9 ranks eighth.
White Sox Batting Stats
- The White Sox rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 14 home runs.
- The offense for the White Sox has a slugging percentage of .339 this season, 23rd in MLB.
- Chicago ranks 24th in MLB with a .211 team batting average.
- The White Sox have scored the fourth-fewest runs in the league this season with just 50 (3.1 per game).
- Chicago is among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 29th with an OBP of .263.
- The White Sox rank second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.7 whiffs per contest.
Royals Stats and Trends
Royals Betting Records
- The Royals have come away with four wins in the 10 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Kansas City has played as an underdog of +155 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 39.2% chance of walking away with the win.
- Kansas City and their opponents have hit the over in five of their 15 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Royals are 8-7-0 against the spread in their 15 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Zack Greinke (Royals Probable Starter)
- Greinke (0-1 with a 2.25 ERA and two strikeouts in 16 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his fourth of the season.
- In his last time out on Thursday, the righty tossed five innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
- In three games this season, the 38-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.25, with 1.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .281 against him.
- Greinke will try to go five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.1 innings per outing.
- He will match up with a White Sox offense that ranks 27th in the league with 110 total hits (on a .211 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .339 (23rd in the league) with 14 total home runs (17th in MLB action).
- The 38-year-old ranks 16th in ERA (2.25), 36th in WHIP (1.188), and 55th in K/9 (1.1) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
Royals Batting Stats
- The Royals rank 24th in MLB play with 11 home runs. They average 0.7 per game.
- This season, the Royals rank 25th in the league with a .333 slugging percentage.
- Kansas City’s .215 batting average ranks 22nd in the league.
- The offense for the Royals is No. 28 in MLB action scoring 3.3 runs per game (49 total runs).
- Kansas City is 24th in the league with a .283 on-base percentage.
- The Royals strike out the least in the league, averaging 7.0 per game.
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White Sox vs. Royals: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
- Game Day: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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