Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-125) Chicago (+105)

The Chicago White Sox (32-33) are welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays (38-29) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at -125 while the White Sox are at +105. The betting total is set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Ross Stripling and Lucas Giolito.

The Blue Jays have tallied 128 doubles as a team and have knocked 86 baseballs out of the park. Toronto has a slugging % of .428 and have struck out 531 times, while taking a walk on 209 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB. They have accrued 300 RBI's and 576 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is at .254. They have accumulated 308 runs scored and hold an OBP of .323.

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Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 74 long balls in addition to 285 runs in total (16th in the league). They have walked 170 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.24 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 3.98 over the course of the season (18th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 551 batters.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 69 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 41 holds over the course of the season (10th in MLB). The Blue Jays bullpen have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 77 save situations. They have recorded 22 saves this year and have not converted 11 out of their 33 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 103 base runners for the year and 29.1% of those players crossed the plate. The Blue Jays have sent 246 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 1,780 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 580 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which ranks 6th in baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,340 innings on the diamond, ranking them 14th in professional baseball.

Stripling (31-36 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.05 and he has faced 2,437 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 567 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 149 free passes. His earned run average is 3.91 (254 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.225. Stripling has taken the ball for 584 frames and has 549 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

Chicago has a total of 58 home runs on the campaign to go along with 259 runs batted in. They have put up 107 doubles, while walking 158 times and recording 275 runs. The Chicago White Sox have tallied an OBP of .309 and a team batting average of .253 so far this year. The White Sox hold a slugging % of .382 and they are scoring 4.23 runs per game (19th in the league). They have been rung up on 500 instances (27th in MLB) and have tallied 569 hits.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.369 in addition to having a FIP of 4.01 as a unit so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 (607 strikeouts vs 250 walks). They rank 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 548. They have relinquished 72 dingers and they relinquish 4.83 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 313 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.12 (267 earned runs yielded).

Chicago has had relievers step onto the mound in 33 save opportunities and they have walked away with 21 saves. They rank 16th in MLB with a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 242 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 68 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.1% out of their 97 inherited base runners. Sitting with 88 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 54 holds and also 12 blown saves.

In their 5,247 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (28th in the majors). The Chicago White Sox have turned 49 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in baseball). The White Sox have recorded 535 assists, 46 errors and are sitting with 1,749 putouts so far this season.

Giolito (46-41 career mark) is the owner of a 4.24 earned run average and has allowed 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and he has gone up against 3,021 hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded 342 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.218 and a FIP of 4.4. In his MLB career, Giolito has conceded 608 hits while tallying 769 strikeouts in 726 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (+105) and under 9.5 runs

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