Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

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

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (31-33) will meet the Toronto Blue Jays (38-28) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Toronto at -145 while Chicago is priced at +125. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Kevin Gausman and Dylan Cease.

Toronto has a slugging percentage of .428 and have struck out 521 times, while drawing a walk on 207 occasions. They have accrued 293 runs batted in as well as 568 hits for the season, and their team batting average is at .255. The Blue Jays have recorded 125 two-baggers as a team and have hit 84 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 301 runs scored and have an OBP of .324. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball.

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The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 3.91 this season (17th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 548 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 71 home runs in addition to 277 runs (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 168 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.84 as a unit on the campaign.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 77 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 103 base runners on the year with 29.1% of them crossed home plate. Blue Jays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 69 times as well as having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 243 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have racked up 41 holds for the year (10th in the league). They have compiled 22 saves over the course of the season and have blown 11 of their 33 save opportunities.

The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 1,756 putouts on the campaign, as well as 569 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 7th in the majors, and have a total of 52 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 5,268 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 14th in the majors.

Gausman has taken the mound for 1,250 frames and has totaled 1,241 K's in his career. Gausman (69-78 career mark) has a FIP of 3.76 while he has gone up against 5,274 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.97 (552 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.281. He has given up 1,245 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 357 walks.

The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .377 and they earn 4.17 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have recorded 106 doubles, while walking 156 times and scoring 267 runs. Chicago has recorded 55 home runs on the season and 251 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 497 instances (27th in MLB) and are sitting with 556 hits. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated an on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a batting average of .251 this year.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.373 in addition to having a FIP of 4.01 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.41 (597 strikeouts vs 248 bases on balls). They rank 15th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 540. They have surrendered 70 dingers and they surrender 4.80 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 306 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.11 (262 earned runs relinquished).

Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 32 save chances and they have converted 20 saves. They are currently ranked 17th in the league with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 239 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 68 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.5% out of 96 inherited runners. Sitting with 86 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 53 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 49 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in pro baseball). The White Sox have accrued 525 assists, 44 errors and have notched a total of 1,722 putouts over the course of the season. In their 5,166 innings on the diamond, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (28th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Cease has conceded 325 hits while tallying 448 K's in 365 frames. Cease (27-21 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.12 earned run average while surrendering 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 167 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.359 and a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.62 and he has faced 1,584 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (+125) and under 8.5 runs

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