The Kansas City Royals (57-49) and the Chicago White Sox (27-81) will go head to head in the series opener on Monday, July 29 at Guaranteed Rate Field, with Alec Marsh starting for the Royals and Chris Flexen taking the hill for the White Sox. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 PM ET.

At -175, the Royals are the moneyline favorites in this matchup versus the White Sox (+145). Oddsmakers have listed the over/under for this matchup at 9 runs.

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White Sox vs. Royals Game Info

• Date: Monday, July 29, 2024
• Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field
• TV Channel: BSKC
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Royals -175
• Moneyline Underdog: White Sox +145
• Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: -120, Under: +100)

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White Sox Probable Starting Pitcher

• Flexen (2-10) will take to the mound for the White Sox and make his 21st start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Texas Rangers.
• In 20 starts this season, he’s earned six quality starts.
• Flexen has started 20 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 12 times. He averages 4.8 innings per appearance.
• He has two appearances with no earned runs allowed in 22 chances this season.

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White Sox Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The White Sox have hit just 91 homers this season, which ranks 28th in the big leagues.
• Chicago ranks last in the majors with a .342 team slugging percentage.
• The White Sox have a team batting average of just .217 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
• Chicago is among the lowest scoring teams in baseball, ranking last with just 330 total runs (3.1 per game) this season.
• The White Sox are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking last with an OBP of .277.
• The White Sox rank 22nd with an average of 8.7 strikeouts per game.
• Chicago has the 29th-ranked ERA (4.68) in the majors this season.
• Chicago strikes out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
• The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.394 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.

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