On Saturday, the Kansas City Royals (4-4) are hosting the Chicago White Sox (1-6), at 7:10 PM ET, in the third Game of a four-Game series.
The Royals are a home favorite (-226) versus the White Sox (+184). The Royals will give the ball to Michael Wacha against the White Sox and Chris Flexen (0-1).
These squads meet again following the Royals’ 2-1 victory over the White Sox yesterday. Chris Stratton (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) earned the win for the Royals. Salvador Perez went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI to lead the team on offense. Michael Kopech (1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 3 K) took the loss on the mound for the White Sox.
Before watching this Royals vs. White Sox matchup, here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:19 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Royals (-226, bet $226 to win $100)
- Underdog: White Sox (+184, bet $100 to win $184)
- Over/under: 9
Royals vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, April 6, 2024
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- The Royals have won both games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Kansas City has not entered a game this season as bigger favorites on the moneyline than the -226 odds on them winning this game.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 69.3% chance of a victory for the Royals.
- Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in three of eight opportunities.
- The Royals have an ATS record of 4-4-0 in eight games with a spread this season.
Michael Wacha (Royals probable starter)
- The Royals will look to Wacha (0-0) in his second start of the season.
- His most recent time out came on Monday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the right-hander tossed five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up three hits.
- In his one appearance this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of just .167 against him. He has a 5.40 ERA and averages 9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- He will match up with a White Sox offense that ranks 29th in MLB with 40 total hits (on a .186 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .321 (26th in MLB) with seven total home runs (20th in MLB).
Royals batting stats
- The Royals’ 11 home runs rank third in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Kansas City have a combined .433 slugging percentage this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
- The Royals rank 15th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
- Kansas City ranks 13th in the majors with 36 total runs scored this season.
- The Royals have the 23rd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.300).
- Kansas City ranks 16th in strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.
White Sox stats and trends
White Sox betting records
- The White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in seven games this year and have walked away with the win one time (14.3%) in those games.
- Chicago has played as an underdog of +184 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 35.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Chicago’s games have gone over the total in two of its seven opportunities.
- The White Sox have posted a record of 5-2-0 against the spread this season.
Chris Flexen (White Sox probable starter)
- Flexen (0-1) takes the mound first for the White Sox to make his second start this season.
- In his last appearance on Monday, the right-hander threw 4 1/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, allowing four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- He has an 8.31 ERA and 2.1 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .316 against him over his one game this season.
- The opposing Royals offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.433) and ranks third in home runs hit (11) in all of MLB. They have a collective .244 batting average, and are ninth in the league with 66 total hits and 13th in MLB action scoring 36 runs.
White Sox batting stats
- The White Sox rank 20th in baseball with seven total home runs.
- This season, Chicago’s .321 slugging percentage is the fifth-lowest percentage in the majors.
- The White Sox have the third-worst batting average in the majors (.186).
- The offense for Chicago is No. 30 in MLB action scoring 1.9 runs per game (13 total runs).
- The White Sox’s .258 on-base percentage is the worst in MLB.
