Six Pack of Stats: White Sox 10, Royals 1

Heckuva way to end the first half, White Sox! Let’s crack right into the Six Pack:

Kansas City Royals (two-inning) starter Burch Smith pulled off an ugly double-double: Highest leverage faced in the game (0.77) but lowest WPA to come out of it (-.114). That’s what you call a really bad game.

Easy game MVP today: Lucas Giolito, tripling the WPA of every other player on the field but Daniel Palka (.194). Giolito had a season-best 74 game score over 6 1⁄3 innings, with two hits, three walks and six Ks.

The catcher platoon of Kevan Smith and Omar Narváez has hit .355 with eight doubles, three homers, 22 RBIs since June 1.

Over his last two starts, Giolito has surrendered just two earned runs in 13…