Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 10/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+125) Chicago (-145)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (79-80) will attempt to beat the Minnesota Twins (77-82) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +125 and Chicago is coming in at -145. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Josh Winder and Lucas Giolito.

The Twins have earned 264 doubles as a squad and have knocked 174 baseballs out of the stadium. Minnesota is slugging .403 and have struck out 1,318 times, while taking a walk on 503 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which is 16th in baseball. They have amassed 651 RBI's in addition to 1,333 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .249. They have tallied 679 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .318.

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The Twins hold a team earned run average of 3.99 for the year (18th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,309 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 461 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.04 as a unit on the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Twins pitchers have relinquished 180 home runs and 667 runs (13th in the league).

The Twins relievers have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 155 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 181 runners for the season with 29.3% of those players ended up scoring. Twins pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 131 times as well as having 165 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 537 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 100 holds on the campaign (6th in baseball). They have recorded 27 saves on the campaign and have blown 27 of their 54 save chances.

The Minnesota Twins have amassed 4,212 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,280 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which puts them in 10th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 118 double plays. The Twins have transformed 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,636 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 14th in pro baseball.

Winder has thrown 64 frames and has accounted for 45 K's so far in his MLB career. Winder (4-5 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.91 and he has faced 273 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.31 (31 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.253. He has allowed 64 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 17 walks.

The Chicago White Sox have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .312 as well as a batting average of .257 this season. They have been rung up on 1,240 instances (24th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,409 hits. Chicago has recorded 146 HRs over the course of the season as well as 640 runs batted in. The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .388 and they are earning 4.25 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have recorded 263 two-baggers, while getting a free base 382 times and putting up 672 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 701 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.92 (615 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 161 HR's and they allow 4.47 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.293 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 (1,416 strikeouts vs 521 free passes). They rank 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,303.

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 69 save chances and they have earned 46 saves. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 538 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 168 times in high leverage situations and also on 138 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.9% out of their 198 inherited base runners. Sitting with 170 save situations, the White Sox have earned 100 holds in addition to 23 blown saves.

Out of their 12,705 innings on the field, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (25th in the majors). The Chicago White Sox have turned 118 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The White Sox have recorded 1,259 assists, 100 errors and have accounted for 4,235 putouts this season.

During his career, Giolito has conceded 715 base hits while tallying 869 K's in 822 innings. Giolito (52-47 career record) holds a 4.34 ERA and has surrendered 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 397 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.246 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and he has faced 3,440 batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-145)

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