Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, August 4, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (46-57) will meet the Chicago White Sox (52-51) on Thursday. The starting pitchers are Johnny Cueto and Glenn Otto.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .388 and have been called out on strikes 795 times, while being walked on 243 occasions. They have 428 RBI's as well as 926 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .258. The White Sox have tallied 180 two-baggers as a team and have hit 90 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 450 runs scored and have an OBP of .312. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are recording 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 17th in the league.

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White Sox pitchers have conceded 114 home runs and 463 runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 361 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.96 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.58 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. The White Sox have an earned run average of 3.95 on the year (17th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 931 batters.

White Sox pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 91 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 70 holds this year (3rd in baseball). The White Sox bullpen have earned a save rate of 64.4% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations. They have accumulated 29 saves on the campaign and have blown 16 of 45 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 126 runners for the year and 38.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have sent 358 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 2,613 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 796 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which puts them in 28th in the majors, and they have turned 77 double plays. The White Sox have converted 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,839 innings, which has them sitting at 25th in pro baseball.

Cueto has thrown 2,122 innings and has tallied 1,770 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.43 (808 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.205. He has conceded 1,949 base knocks (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 608 free passes. Cueto (139-101 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.87 while he has gone up against 8,808 batters in the majors.

Texas has accumulated 129 HRs on the season as well as 438 RBIs. They have recorded 147 doubles, while getting a free base 293 times as well as putting up 464 runs. The Texas Rangers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .301 and a team batting average of .240 on the year. The Rangers have a team slugging percentage of .398 and they are earning 4.50 runs per game (12th in the league). They have been rung up on 907 occasions (9th in the league) and have 841 base hits.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 464 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.12 (419 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 107 homers and they allow 4.56 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.313 and have a FIP of 4.14 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.33 (840 strikeouts against 360 walks). They come in at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 843.

With 95 save situations, the Rangers have compiled 54 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Texas has called on relievers to enter the contest in 41 save chances and they have earned 23 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 118 times in high leverage situations and also on 86 occasions with runners on base. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.1% out of their 131 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 56.1%, and they have dispatched 352 relievers onto the diamond for the season.

Out of their 7,695 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (18th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 83 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in baseball). The Rangers have 909 assists, 61 errors and have accounted for 2,565 putouts for the season.

So far in his career, Otto has allowed 99 hits and he has 85 punch outs in 95 frames. He has surrendered 68 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.521 and a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.85 and he has faced 428 hitters in his career. Otto (4-10 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 6.42 earned run average while giving up 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas

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