Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, June 2, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+145) Toronto (-165)

The Chicago White Sox (23-24) are en route to Rogers Centre on Thursday where they will play the Toronto Blue Jays (28-20). The line on this contest has the White Sox at +145 and the Blue Jays open at -165. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Johnny Cueto and Alek Manoah.

The White Sox have hit 73 doubles as a squad and have smacked 41 balls out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .360 and have struck out 345 times, while drawing a walk on 111 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are earning 3.7 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in the league. They have accumulated 163 RBI's as well as 376 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is .236. They are sitting with 172 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .292.

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The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.05 so far this season (18th in baseball), and they have struck out 440 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.35 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.38. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 45 home runs in addition to 218 total runs (17th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 187 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.86 as a unit over the course of the season.

The White Sox have sent 181 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 72 base runners so far this year with 29.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 18 saves so far this season and have blown 9 of their 27 save opportunities. The White Sox relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 74 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 47 holds on the year (1st in baseball). White Sox pitchers have come into the game with runners on 52 times and also have had 52 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have a tally of 1,266 putouts thus far, in addition to 391 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which ranks 24th in the majors, and have earned 38 double plays. The White Sox have turned 67.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,798 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 26th in professional baseball.

Cueto has taken the ball for 2,053 innings and has racked up 1,724 punch outs thus far in his career. Cueto (135-98 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.84 while he has gone up against 8,532 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.44 (785 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.207. He has conceded 1,885 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 593 free passes.

The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .391 and they average 3.98 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have notched 84 doubles, while walking 145 times and putting up 191 runs. Toronto has compiled 51 home runs this year and 188 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 387 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have earned a total of 380 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned an OBP of .309 and a batting average of .239 so far this season.

The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 191 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.65 (172 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 46 homers and they allow 4.05 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.214 in addition to having a FIP of 3.67 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.19 (396 strikeouts vs 124 free passes). They rank 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 391.

Sitting with 72 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 39 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 31 save opportunities and they have recorded 21 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 80 times in high leverage situations and on 51 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.1% out of their 81 inherited base runners. They rank 13th in MLB holding a save rate of 67.7%, and they have sent 182 relievers to the hill for the year.

Out of their 3,819 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (16th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 35 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 404 assists, 22 errors and have 1,273 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Manoah has allowed 119 base hits while tallying 179 strikeouts in 167 frames. He has allowed a total of 51 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.002 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.65 and he has gone up against 678 hitters thus far in his career. Manoah (14-3 mark in his career) has earned a 2.74 earned run average while giving up 6.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-165) and under 8.5 runs

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