Chicago White Sox vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-135) Colorado (+115)

The Chicago White Sox (48-48) are on their way to Coors Field on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (44-53). The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -135 and Colorado is priced at +115. The total is set at 12.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Lucas Giolito and Antonio Senzatela.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 15th in the league. They are sitting with 423 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .312. The White Sox have compiled 166 doubles as a team and have hit 84 baseballs out of the park. They have 402 runs batted in as well as 859 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .257. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .385 and have struck out 745 times, while taking a walk on 231 occasions.

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The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.03 on the season (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 875 batters. They have walked 340 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.33. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 103 home runs and 442 runs in total (21st in MLB).

The White Sox bullpen have earned a save rate of 64.3% and has come into the game in 104 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 123 runners on the year with 39.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. White Sox pitchers have come into the game with runners on 89 times as well as having 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 337 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 61 holds so far this season (6th in the league). They have earned 27 saves for the year and have blown 15 of their 42 chances to get a save.

The Chicago White Sox have notched a total of 2,586 putouts this year, in addition to 780 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball, and they have turned 73 double plays. The White Sox have converted 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,758 innings, which ranks them 25th in baseball.

Giolito has pitched in 759 innings and has tallied 800 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.30 (363 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.225. He has conceded 647 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 283 free passes. Giolito (48-44 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.32 while facing 3,162 batters in the major leagues.

Colorado has accumulated 90 home runs on the campaign to go along with 426 runs batted in. They have put up 172 doubles, while taking a walk 289 times and putting up 447 runs. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated a team OBP of .324 as well as a batting average of .261 this season. The Rockies hold a slugging % of .407 and they score 4.61 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have struck out on 764 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have a total of 871 base knocks.

The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 514 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.88 (465 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 104 long balls and they relinquish 5.40 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.435 in addition to having a FIP of 4.34 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.15 (678 strikeouts vs 316 walks). They are currently ranked 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 914.

Colorado has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 37 save chances and they have converted 28 saves. They rank 3rd in MLB with a save rate of 75.7%, and they have sent 304 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Their relievers have taken the field 111 times in high leverage situations and also on 80 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.9% of 127 inherited base runners. With 76 save situations, the Rockies have earned 39 holds and also 9 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 96 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Rockies have recorded 969 assists, 63 errors and have amassed 2,571 putouts during this campaign. In their 7,713 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (29th in the majors).

In his career, Senzatela has given up 732 base knocks while earning 431 punch outs in 644 innings. Senzatela (39-40 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.86 ERA while giving up 10.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 348 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.446 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.16 and he has gone up against 2,808 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-135)

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