White Sox Vs Royals: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 2, 2022

The Kansas City Royals (41-62) will look to Salvador Perez, who is on a two-game home run streak, when they face the Chicago White Sox (51-51) at 8:10 PM ET on Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Chicago’s (-171 to win) Lucas Giolito and Kansas City’s (+145) Brad Keller pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

The betting facts in what follows reflect odds as of August 2, 2022 at 7:36 PM ET.

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White Sox vs Royals Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

White Sox Probable Starter Lucas Giolito

• Giolito gets the start for the White Sox, his 19th of the season. He is 6-6 with a 5.14 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 96 1/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up six hits.
• The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.14, with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 18 games this season. Opponents have a .281 batting average against him.
• Giolito has registered seven quality starts this year.
• He will face a Royals offense that ranks 14th in MLB with 852 total hits (on a .245 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .378 (24th in MLB) with 84 total home runs (27th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 2, 2022 at 7:36 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Royals Stats vs Giolito

Royals Probable Starter Brad Keller

• Keller (5-11) will take the mound for the Royals, his 20th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up three earned runs while allowing six hits.
• The 27-year-old has pitched in 19 games this season with an ERA of 4.35, a 1.825 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.328.
• He has 10 quality starts in 19 chances this season.
• The White Sox rank fourth in MLB with a .257 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 17th in the league (.385) and 88 home runs.
• Among qualified pitchers this year, the 27-year-old’s 4.35 ERA ranks 55th, 1.328 WHIP ranks 56th, and 6.1 K/9 ranks 62nd.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 2, 2022 at 7:36 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

White Sox Stats vs Keller

White Sox Betting Trends

• The White Sox have won 33 of the 62 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (53.2%).
• Chicago is 11-7 (winning 61.1% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -171 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the White Sox’s implied win probability is 63.1%.
• Chicago has combined with opponents to go over the total 46 times this season for a 46-50-6 record against the over/under.
• The White Sox have covered 45.1% of their games this season, going 46-56-0 ATS.

Royals Betting Trends

• The Royals have entered the game as underdogs 81 times this season and won 30, or 37%, of those games.
• This season, Kansas City has won nine of its 34 games, or 26.5%, when they’re the underdog by at least +145 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 40.8%.
• Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 49 of 103 chances this season.
• The Royals are 48-55-0 against the spread in their 103 chances this season.

White Sox Players to Watch

• Jose Abreu has accumulated an on-base percentage of .381, a slugging percentage of .463, and has 114 hits, all club-highs for the White Sox. He’s batting .298 with 27 doubles, 12 home runs and 47 walks.
• Among qualified hitters in baseball, Abreu ranks 21st in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and 42nd in slugging.
• Andrew Vaughn is hitting .289 with 19 doubles, 10 home runs and 19 walks.
• Vaughn ranks 31st in batting average, 60th in on base percentage, and 58th in slugging in MLB.
• A.J. Pollock is batting .236 with 16 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 18 walks.
• Josh Harrison has 14 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 14 walks while hitting .233.

White Sox Batting Stats (2022)

Royals Players to Watch

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with 91 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .449.
• Among all the qualified batters in the majors, Witt’s batting average is 81st, his on-base percentage ranks 127th, and he is 55th in slugging.
• Whit Merrifield leads Kansas City in slugging percentage (.350) thanks to 30 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified hitters, Merrifield’s batting average puts him 113th, his on-base percentage is 136th, and he is 136th in slugging.
• Hunter Dozier leads Kansas City in OBP (.317) this season, fueled by 81 hits.
• MJ Melendez is batting .232 with a .318 OBP and 28 RBI for Kansas City this season.

Royals Batting Stats (2022)

White Sox vs Royals Player Props

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