Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+130) Chicago (-150)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the site where the Chicago White Sox (26-29) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (26-30) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at +130 and the White Sox are priced at -150. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Martin Perez and Lucas Giolito.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 20th in the league. They have earned a total of 235 runs while holding a team OBP of .292. The Rangers have accrued 67 doubles as a squad and have knocked 70 balls out of the park. They have compiled 219 RBI's and 439 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .232. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .384 and have been rung up 468 times, while drawing a walk on 149 occasions.

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The Rangers have a team earned run average of 3.81 so far this year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 470 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Rangers pitchers have yielded 55 home runs and 230 runs in total (10th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 198 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.03 as a squad this season.

The Rangers have sent 194 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 69 base runners so far this year and 30.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have tallied 13 saves on the year and have blown 8 of 21 save opportunities. The Rangers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 61.9% and has come into the game in 55 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 34 holds for the season (15th in the league). Rangers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 45 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have earned 1,490 putouts on the year, in addition to 518 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which is 27th in MLB, and they have twisted 46 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,470 innings on the field, ranking them 15th in MLB.

Perez has taken the mound for 1,172 innings and has accounted for 796 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.52 (589 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.451. He has given up 1,283 base knocks (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has 417 walks. Perez (67-71 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.42 while facing 5,093 hitters in the majors.

The Chicago White Sox have a team OBP of .294 and a batting average of .239 this year. They have struck out on 406 occasions (29th in MLB) and have earned 446 hits. Chicago has accumulated 47 home runs this season as well as 192 runs batted in. The White Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .362 and they score 3.71 runs per game (27th in the league). They have put up 86 doubles, while getting a free base 128 times and notching 204 runs.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.391 in addition to having a FIP of 3.99 as a pitching staff this season. They rank 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 460. The Chicago pitching staff have given up 261 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.05 (221 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 (512 strikeouts vs 223 walks). They have allowed 56 homers and they give up 4.78 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.1% out of their 84 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 59 times in high leverage situations and on 59 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 79 save situations, the White Sox have 50 holds and 9 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in baseball holding a save percentage of 69.0%, and they have dispatched 211 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 29 save chances and they have walked away with 20 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 44 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in MLB). The White Sox have racked up 456 assists, 37 errors and are sitting with 1,473 putouts so far this season. Out of their 4,419 innings on the field, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (27th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Giolito has given up 595 hits and he has 758 strikeouts in 716 frames. Giolito (46-40 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.15 earned run average while allowing 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 330 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.208 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and he has faced 2,972 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-150)

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