Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Chicago White Sox (62-59) are headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday where they will play the Baltimore Orioles (63-58). The pitchers who are expected to start are Dylan Cease and Austin Voth.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.2 runs per outing, which is 20th in MLB. They have a total of 509 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .313. The White Sox have hit 205 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 102 baseballs out of the park. They have 482 RBI's and 1,084 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is .259. Chicago is slugging .385 and have been called out on strikes 945 times, while being walked on 291 occasions.

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White Sox pitchers have surrendered 129 home runs and 538 runs in total (21st in baseball). They have walked 410 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a team so far this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.32. The White Sox have a team earned run average of 3.98 on the campaign (19th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,082 batters.

The White Sox bullpen have recorded a save rate of 69.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 137 save situations. The relievers have inherited 141 base runners on the year with 38.3% of them crossed the plate. White Sox pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 100 times as well as having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 406 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relievers have 81 holds on the campaign (4th in MLB). They have earned 38 saves for the year and have blown 17 of their 55 save chances.

The White Sox have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,720 innings on the field, which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 3,240 putouts this season, as well as 980 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which is 27th in MLB, and they have twisted 95 double plays.

Cease has pitched in 430 innings and is sitting with 529 strikeouts in his MLB career. Cease (34-23 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.94 while he has faced 1,840 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.68 (176 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.300. He has surrendered 365 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 195 free passes.

Baltimore has recorded 125 long balls so far this season to go along with 491 RBIs. They have 220 doubles, while walking 345 times as well as notching 520 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have earned an on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a team batting average of .239 this year. The Orioles have a SLG% of .393 and they average 4.30 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,048 occasions (12th in baseball) and have recorded 975 base hits.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.288 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a squad this season. They have a ranking of 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,052. The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 509 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.92 (466 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 (926 strikeouts vs 325 walks). They have relinquished 134 home runs and they concede 4.28 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Sitting with 111 save situations, the Orioles have earned 63 holds and 11 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 45 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 142 times in high leverage situations in addition to 161 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.6% out of 226 inherited base runners. They rank 1st in baseball holding a save rate of 75.6%, and they have sent 414 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 108 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in MLB). The Orioles have accrued 1,119 assists, 73 errors and have earned 3,209 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 9,627 innings on the diamond, the Orioles are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (23rd in baseball).

Voth (12-9 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 5.09 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.62 and he has faced 994 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 130 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.385 and having a FIP of 4.8. So far in his pro baseball career, Voth has given up 234 hits and he has 220 K's in 229 frames.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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