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Tim Anderson is just one hit away from his 100th of the season as his Chicago White Sox (52-51) ready for a matchup against the Kansas City Royals (41-63) on Wednesday at 2:10 PM ET. The White Sox are favored (-152) over the Royals (+129). Lance Lynn starts for Chicago while Kansas City will counter with Brady Singer.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for White Sox vs. Royals
- Game Day: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| White Sox | -152 | 8.5 |
White Sox Stats & Trends
White Sox Batting
- The White Sox rank 25th in MLB action with 90 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
- The White Sox are fourth in MLB with a .258 batting average.
- The White Sox’s .312 on-base percentage ranks 18th in the league.
- The White Sox strike out 7.7 times per game to rank fifth in baseball.
- The White Sox average 0.9 homers per game when playing at home this season (48 total in home contests).
- The White Sox have a .373 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.5 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The club averages 8.3 hits per game and is batting .245 at home this season.
White Sox Key Batters
- Jose Abreu has 116 hits and an OBP of .381 to go with a slugging percentage of .470. All three of those stats are best among Chicago hitters this season.
- Abreu ranks 18th in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and 36th in slugging among all qualifying batters in baseball.
- Luis Robert is batting .301 with 13 doubles, 12 home runs and 13 walks.
- Robert ranks 15th in batting average, 66th in on-base percentage and 45th in slugging among qualifying hitters.
- Andrew Vaughn has 93 hits this season and has a slash line of .296/.346/.462.
- Vaughn takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .316 with two doubles, a triple and a walk.
- Anderson has six home runs, 25 RBI and a batting average of .314 this season.
- Anderson enters this game on an eight-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .341 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.
Royals Stats & Trends
Royals Batting
- The Royals rank 27th in Major League Baseball with just 84 home runs as a team.
- The Royals have a team batting average of .245 this season, which ranks 14th among MLB teams.
- The Royals have an OBP of .309 this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Royals rank eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.8 whiffs per contest.
- They’ve hit 48 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 52 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .370 in 52 road games this season.
- They are averaging 8.1 base hits per game and batting .235 on the road this season.
Royals Key Batters
- Bobby Witt Jr. has racked up a team-best slugging percentage (.447) while leading the Royals in hits (92).
- Including all qualified players in MLB, Witt Jr.’s batting average puts him 80th, his on-base percentage ranks 127th, and he is 57th in slugging.
- Hunter Dozier’s .314 on-base percentage paces his team.
- Including all qualified players, Dozier ranks 83rd in batting average, 103rd in on-base percentage and 75th in slugging percentage.
- Nicky Lopez has 11 doubles, two triples and 20 walks while hitting .249.
- Salvador Perez has 14 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and nine walks while batting .214.
White Sox vs. Royals Probable Pitchers
| Lynn | Singer | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | GS | 13 |
| 1-4 | W-L | 4-3 |
| 6.42 | ERA | 3.51 |
| 47.2 | IP | 84.2 |
| 10 | BB | 21 |
| 49 | SO | 91 |
