Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (39-41) will take on the Detroit Tigers (34-47) on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Garrett Hill and Johnny Cueto.

Detroit has a slugging rate of .340 and have been called out on strikes 681 times, while drawing a walk on 197 occasions. They have accounted for 250 runs batted in as well as 614 hits this season, while their batting average is .232. The Tigers have accounted for 107 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 49 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 259 runs while having a team OBP of .289. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 3.2 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in baseball.

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Tigers pitchers have yielded 81 home runs and also 342 runs (13th in the league). They have walked 250 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a squad on the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 4.00 for the year (17th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 614 hitters.

The Tigers have sent 289 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 89 runners this year with 24.7% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 20 saves over the course of the season and have blown 6 of 26 chances to save the game. The Tigers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 76.9% and stepped onto the hill in 75 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 47 holds this season (12th in the league). Tigers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 53 times as well as having 71 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 2,127 putouts this year, in addition to 684 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 14th in baseball, and they have turned 64 double plays. The Tigers have converted 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,381 innings, which has them sitting at 9th in the majors.

Hill has thrown 6 innings and has tallied 3 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 1.50 (1 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 0.500. He has allowed 2 hits (3.0 hits per 9 innings) with 1 walks. Hill (1-0 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.78 while he has gone up against 20 hitters during his time in the majors.

Chicago has recorded 65 home runs on the year as well as 323 RBIs. They have recorded 140 doubles, while walking 195 times as well as putting up 342 runs. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with an OBP of .311 in addition to a batting average of .256 this season. The White Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .380 and they are earning 4.28 runs per contest (18th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 632 occasions (25th in MLB) and have earned a total of 714 hits.

The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 386 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.16 (333 earned runs given up). They have conceded 93 homers and they allow 4.82 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.354 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.48 (750 strikeouts against 302 walks). They rank 18th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 674.

Sitting with 95 save situations, the White Sox have accumulated 56 holds and also 14 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the game in 38 save chances and they have recorded 24 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 84 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with base runners. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.6% of 109 inherited runners. They sit at 15th in baseball with a save rate of 63.2%, and they have sent 289 relievers to the hill so far this season.

In their 6,489 innings on the field, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (25th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 58 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in pro baseball). The White Sox have racked up 649 assists, 54 errors and have 2,163 putouts this season.

During his MLB career, Cueto has allowed 1,923 hits and he has 1,758 K's in 2,094 frames. He has allowed 802 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.207 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has faced 8,699 hitters so far in his career. Cueto (137-101 career mark) has earned a 3.45 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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