Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, June 26, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Baltimore Orioles (33-39) are en route to Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (33-36). The starting pitchers will be Jordan Lyles and Dylan Cease.

The Orioles have accrued 126 doubles as a squad and have hit 72 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .380 and have struck out 645 times, while taking a walk on 200 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 22nd in baseball. They have accounted for 278 runs batted in and 560 hits on the season, while their batting average is .230. They have earned a total of 293 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .299.

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The Orioles have a team earned run average of 4.10 this season (21st in the league), and they have rung up 509 batters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 77 home runs in addition to 321 total runs (21st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 210 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.23 as a squad for the season.

The Orioles bullpen have compiled a save rate of 78.3% and has entered the game in 62 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 146 base runners this year with 26.7% of them crossed home plate. Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 100 times and also have had 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 251 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have earned 37 holds so far this season (15th in MLB). They have compiled 18 saves so far this year and have not converted 5 of 23 chances to save the game.

The Orioles have turned 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,727 innings on the field, which has them ranked 24th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have 1,909 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 704 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which is 23rd in baseball, and they have twisted 69 double plays.

Lyles has taken the mound for 1,226 innings and is sitting with 944 strikeouts so far in his career. Lyles (58-85 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.69 while he has faced 5,396 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.19 (707 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.439. He has given up 1,343 base knocks (9.9 hits per 9 innings) with 421 walks.

The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .379 and they have an average of 4.17 runs per game (21st in the league). They have 116 doubles, while taking a walk 171 times as well as putting up 288 runs. Chicago has a total of 58 home runs for the season as well as 272 RBIs. They have struck out on 537 occasions (26th in baseball) and have accounted for 607 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for a team OBP of .310 as well as a team batting average of .253 for the season.

The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.363 and have a FIP of 4.01 as a staff on the campaign. They rank 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 584. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 336 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.17 (288 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.45 (646 strikeouts vs 264 walks). They have conceded 77 homers and they allow 4.86 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB).

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 34 save opportunities and they have converted 21 saves. They are ranked 17th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 254 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 72 times in high leverage situations and on 75 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.9% out of 103 inherited runners. Sitting with 90 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 55 holds and 13 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 51 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in professional baseball). The White Sox have racked up 566 assists, 48 errors and have 1,866 putouts so far this year. Out of their 5,598 innings played, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (28th in the majors).

Cease (27-21 career record) is the owner of a 4.05 ERA while allowing 7.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.65 and he has gone up against 1,604 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 167 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.345 and a FIP of 4.1. In his MLB career, Cease has surrendered 326 hits and he has 459 strikeouts in 371 frames.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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