Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (49-43) are welcoming the Chicago White Sox (45-45) at Target Field on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Dylan Cease and Chris Archer.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in the league. They have accounted for 392 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .310. The White Sox have tallied 154 doubles as a team and have hit 77 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 371 runs batted in as well as 800 hits so far this season, while their batting average is at .255. Chicago has a slugging rate of .381 and have struck out 703 times, while drawing a walk on 215 occasions.

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The White Sox have an ERA of 3.99 this year (20th in the league), and their staff has struck out 830 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 97 home runs and also 414 runs in total (22nd in MLB). They have walked 327 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a unit this season.

The White Sox have dispatched 317 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 118 base runners so far this year and 38.1% of those players earned a run for their team. They have compiled 26 saves this season and have blown 14 of their 40 chances to get a save. The White Sox relievers have compiled a save rate of 65.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 101 save situations. The relievers have earned 60 holds on the year (5th in the league). White Sox pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 86 times in addition to having 93 appearances in high leverage situations.

The White Sox have transformed 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,281 innings on the field, which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 2,427 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 729 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which is 29th in the majors, and have accumulated 69 double plays.

Cease has thrown 394 innings and has earned 493 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.88 (170 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.330. He has given up 342 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 183 walks. Cease (30-22 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.01 while he has faced 1,702 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Minnesota Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .324 and a batting average of .254 on the campaign. They have struck out on 748 occasions (19th in MLB) and have recorded 788 base hits. Minnesota has compiled 114 long balls on the year to go along with 401 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .421 and they have an average of 4.51 runs per game (13th in MLB). They have 159 doubles, while taking a walk 306 times as well as notching 415 runs.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.233 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.15 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.73 (735 strikeouts vs 269 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 736. They have relinquished 109 homers and they relinquish 4.18 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 379 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.85 (349 earned runs yielded).

Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 36 save opportunities and they have tallied 19 saves. They are ranked 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 52.8%, and they have dispatched 304 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 98 times in high leverage situations and on 70 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of 104 inherited runners. Sitting with 94 save situations, the Twins have accrued 57 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

In their 7,338 innings on the field, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (7th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have turned 67 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Twins have 754 assists, 47 errors and have accounted for 2,446 putouts this year.

Archer (63-84 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.84 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.09 and he has faced 5,548 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 561 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.254 and having a FIP of 3.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Archer has given up 1,192 hits while he has accumulated 1,417 strikeouts in 1,315 innings pitched.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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