Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Detroit Tigers (43-69) are hitting the road to Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday where they will play the Chicago White Sox (56-55). The expected starting pitchers are Daniel Norris and Michael Kopech.

Detroit has a slugging % of .332 and have been called out on strikes 951 times, while taking a walk on 261 occasions. They have tallied 340 runs batted in as well as 825 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is sitting at .226. The Tigers have accrued 157 doubles as a squad and have smacked 65 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 356 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .283. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 3.2 runs per game, which is 30th in MLB.

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Tigers pitchers have conceded 103 long balls and 489 total runs (20th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 349 opposing players and their FIP is 4.00 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29. The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.06 this season (19th in the league), and the staff has rung up 813 hitters.

Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 77 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 65 holds so far this year (9th in baseball). The Tigers relievers have earned a save percentage of 69.4% and stepped onto the hill in 103 save situations. They have recorded 25 saves so far this season and have blown 11 out of their 36 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 135 base runners this season and 28.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 397 relievers to the mound this season.

The Detroit Tigers have a total of 2,903 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 946 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which is 19th in the majors, and have accumulated 92 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,709 innings on the field, ranking them 11th in pro baseball.

Norris (20-38 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.49 while he has gone up against 2,351 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 556 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 205 free passes. His earned run average is 4.77 (287 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.407. Norris has taken the mound for 541 innings and has earned 511 K's so far in his career.

Chicago has 96 HRs on the campaign to go along with 448 runs batted in. They have recorded 188 doubles, while getting a free base 258 times and putting up 471 runs. The Chicago White Sox have tallied an on-base percentage of .310 as well as a team batting average of .257 this year. The White Sox have a team SLG% of .386 and they average 4.28 runs per outing (17th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 857 occasions (24th in the league) and have tallied 981 base hits.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.312 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.92 as a unit for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 (991 strikeouts against 380 walks). They are currently ranked 19th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 911. They have surrendered 120 home runs and they give up 4.43 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 484 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.89 (425 earned runs conceded).

Chicago has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 48 save opportunities and they have converted 32 saves. They are ranked 13th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 377 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 113 times in high leverage situations in addition to 93 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.0% out of 129 inherited base runners. Sitting with 126 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 77 holds and 16 blown saves.

Out of their 8,856 innings on the field, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (23rd in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 84 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in MLB). The White Sox have recorded 895 assists, 69 errors and have amassed 2,952 putouts this season.

Kopech (9-12 record in his career) has a 3.55 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and he has gone up against 762 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 72 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.212 and a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Kopech has surrendered 147 base hits and he has 203 punch outs in 182 frames.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago

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