Royals play the White Sox after Witt's 4-hit game

Updated Jul. 30, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Kansas City Royals (58-49, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (27-82, fifth in the AL Central)

Chicago; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (7-6, 3.65 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); White Sox: Jonathan Cannon (1-5, 4.43 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Royals -181, White Sox +151; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Chicago White Sox after Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits against the White Sox on Monday.

Chicago has a 17-38 record at home and a 27-82 record overall. The White Sox are 8-23 in games decided by one run.

Kansas City has a 22-27 record in road games and a 58-49 record overall. The Royals are 46-8 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The matchup Tuesday is the 12th time these teams meet this season. The Royals have a 10-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gavin Sheets has 19 doubles, a triple and seven home runs for the White Sox. Paul DeJong is 8-for-32 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Witt leads Kansas City with 19 home runs while slugging .597. Hunter Renfroe is 11-for-34 with three home runs and 11 RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 0-10, .198 batting average, 5.70 ERA, outscored by 38 runs

Royals: 6-4, .295 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Max Stassi: 60-Day IL (hip), Jordan Leasure: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dominic Leone: 60-Day IL (right elbow), Mike Clevinger: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (abductor), Jimmy Lambert: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Foster: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Royals: John Schreiber: 15-Day IL (knee), Hunter Harvey: day-to-day (back), Dan Altavilla: 60-Day IL (oblique), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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