Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Preview | August 10

Bobby Witt Jr. sits at 98 hits this season, and will try to notch his 100th when the Kansas City Royals (45-66) meet the Chicago White Sox (56-54) on Wednesday at 8:10 PM ET. The Royals are the underdog (+119) in this matchup with the White Sox (-141). Johnny Cueto takes the mound first for Chicago, and Kris Bubic is Kansas City’s pick to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for White Sox vs. Royals

• Game Day: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

White Sox Stats & Trends

White Sox Batting

• The White Sox average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 25th in MLB action with 96 total home runs .
• The White Sox are fifth in the majors with a .257 batting average.
• The White Sox’s .310 on-base percentage ranks 19th in baseball.
• The White Sox strike out 7.8 times per game, the seventh-best mark in the league.
• The White Sox have hit 47 home runs away from home this season (0.8 per game).
• The White Sox are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game while slugging .396 on the road.
• The team averages 9.5 hits per game and is batting .266 on the road this season.

White Sox Key Batters

• Jose Abreu has 123 hits and an OBP of .375 to go with a slugging percentage of .464. All three of those stats are tops among Chicago hitters this season.
• Among all qualified batters, Abreu ranks 20th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 13th, and he is 33rd in slugging.
• Luis Robert is hitting .298 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 15 walks.
• Among all qualifying players, Robert ranks 16th in batting average, 65th in on-base percentage and 49th in slugging percentage.
• Robert takes a four-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn leads Chicago in total hits (100) this season, and 33 of those have gone for extra bases.
• Vaughn takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• A.J. Pollock has been key for Chicago with 73 hits, an OBP of .284 plus a slugging percentage of .348.

Royals Stats & Trends

Royals Batting

• The Royals’ 95 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
• The Royals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
• The Royals have an on-base percentage of .308 this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
• The Royals are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking eighth with an average of 7.9 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit 46 homers, an average of 0.8 per game, in 58 home contests this season.
• In 58 home games this season, they’re slugging .396 with 158 hits going for extra bases.
• In 58 home games this season, they have a batting average of .257 while averaging 8.5 base hits per contest.

Royals Key Batters

• Witt Jr. has put up a slugging percentage of .442 and has 98 hits, both team-high numbers for the Royals.
• Including all the qualified players in MLB, Witt Jr. is 82nd in batting average, 129th in on-base percentage and 61st in slugging percentage.
• Hunter Dozier has a .309 on-base percentage to lead his team.
• Dozier is currently 99th in batting average, 113th in on-base percentage and 89th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
• MJ Melendez has 14 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 37 walks while batting .230.
• Nicky Lopez is batting .248 with 11 doubles, two triples and 23 walks.

White Sox vs. Royals Probable Pitchers