Jay Sanin on July 31, 2024
Drew Thorpe projections, stats and prop bet odds for Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox on Jul 31, 2024
Pitching Outs Prop Bet Odds:
The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 7th-worst field in MLB for BABIP.
Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher metrics across the board, and Andrew Thorpe will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
Andrew Thorpe's high utilization percentage of his secondary pitches (67% this year) ought to work in his favor consider they are typically much more effective than fastballs.
Kansas City has been the #29 squad in Major League Baseball when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (41.1% rate this year).
Generating 14.8 outs per start this year on average, Andrew Thorpe places him the 18th percentile.
Clint Vondrak projects as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be umping in today's game.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Korey Lee (the White Sox's expected catcher in today's matchup) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.
Guaranteed Rate Field has the 5th-shallowest LF dimensions among all stadiums.
High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast predicts the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 87°.
Drew Thorpe is projected to have 15.9 Pitching Outs in todays game.
Strikeouts Prop Bet Odds:
Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher metrics across the board, and Andrew Thorpe will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
Andrew Thorpe's high utilization percentage of his secondary pitches (67% this year) ought to work in his favor consider they are typically much more effective than fastballs.
Given the 1.53 discrepancy between Andrew Thorpe's 5.72 K/9 and his 7.25 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it's safe to say he's been one of the unluckiest pitchers in baseball this year when it comes to strikeouts and should positively regress the rest of the season.
The Kansas City Royals (21.1 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup of the day.
Clint Vondrak projects as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be umping in today's game.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Korey Lee (the White Sox's expected catcher in today's matchup) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-worst venue in the game for strikeouts.
High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast predicts the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 87°.
Drew Thorpe is projected to have 3.6 Strikeouts in todays game.
Earned Runs Prop Bet Odds:
Clint Vondrak projects as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be umping in today's game.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Korey Lee (the White Sox's expected catcher in today's matchup) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.
Guaranteed Rate Field has the 5th-shallowest LF dimensions among all stadiums.
High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast predicts the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 87°.
In his previous outing, Andrew Thorpe gave up a whopping 8 earned runs.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 7th-worst field in MLB for BABIP.
Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher metrics across the board, and Andrew Thorpe will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
Andrew Thorpe's high utilization percentage of his secondary pitches (67% this year) ought to work in his favor consider they are typically much more effective than fastballs.
Kansas City has been the #29 squad in Major League Baseball when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (41.1% rate this year).
Drew Thorpe is projected to have 2.9 Earned Runs in todays game.
