South Side Sox · Jul 15, 2018
Six Pack of Stats: Royals 5, White Sox 0
Not the most inspiring game for the Chicago White Sox, as they were whitewashed by the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. Still, we crack open the Six Pack.
Only three White Sox players had positive WPAs: Yoán Moncada (.071), Jace Fry (.002) and Chicago’s MVP for the game, Kevan Smith (.109).
K.C.’s Danny Duffy, with seven innings, four hits, three walks and eight Ks, was the definitive MVP of the game, with an astronomical .388 WPA — 77.6% of the Royals’ total for the game.
It seems a strange selection, but the highest-leverage play of the game was Moncada’s advance to second base on a Duffy wild pitch in the fourth, good for 2.57 LI.