Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-105) Chicago (-115)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the site where the Chicago White Sox (5-8) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (6-6) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Baltimore at -105 and Chicago is priced at -115. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Tyler Wells and Mike Clevinger.

The Orioles have accumulated 25 doubles as a unit and have knocked 18 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .445 and have struck out 115 times, while taking a walk on 50 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are knocking in 5.5 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in MLB. They have recorded 64 RBI's in addition to 98 hits on the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .246. They have earned 66 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .335.

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The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 5.39 so far this season (27th in baseball), and they have struck out 101 hitters. They have walked 33 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.57 as a team on the year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.39. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 16 home runs and 66 runs in total (23rd in MLB).

The Orioles relievers have recorded a save percentage of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 15 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 29 runners for the year and 44.8% of them crossed the plate. Orioles pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 18 times in addition to having 14 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 45 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 10 holds on the campaign (7th in the league). They have tallied 3 saves so far this year and have not converted 2 out of their 5 save opportunities.

The Baltimore Orioles have notched a total of 317 putouts for the season, as well as 98 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 20th in baseball, and they have turned 13 double plays. The Orioles have converted 66.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 951 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball.

Wells (9-11 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.21 while he has faced 686 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 136 hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) with 40 free passes. His earned run average is 4.14 (79 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.025. Wells has taken the hill for 171 innings and has 149 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Chicago White Sox have an OBP of .315 and a batting average of .263 so far this season. They have struck out on 108 occasions (14th in MLB) and are sitting with 123 base knocks. Chicago has accumulated 13 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 59 runs batted in. The White Sox have a team slugging % of .413 and they have an average of 4.62 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have recorded 31 doubles, while taking a walk 31 times as well as putting up 60 runs.

The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.571 in addition to having a FIP of 5.16 as a staff on the year. They have a ranking of 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 121. The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 77 runs on the year while having an ERA of 5.79 (72 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 (132 strikeouts against 55 free passes). They have conceded 20 home runs and they yield 6.19 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 54.5% out of their 22 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 17 times in high leverage situations in addition to 14 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 15 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 12 holds and 1 blown save. They rank 15th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 48 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 3 save chances and they have walked away with 2 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 4 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in MLB). The White Sox have recorded 81 assists, 8 errors and have amassed 336 putouts on the season. In their 1,008 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 64.9% (28th in pro baseball).

During his career, Clevinger has surrendered 549 hits and he has 703 punch outs in 667 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 251 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.193 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and he has faced 2,740 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Clevinger (53-30 mark in his career) has a 3.39 earned run average and has allowed 7.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-115)

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