Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Boston Red Sox (40-37) are hitting the road to Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (32-45). The starting pitchers are Kutter Crawford and Dylan Cease.

As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They are sitting with 389 runs scored and hold an OBP of .333. The Red Sox have accounted for 174 two-baggers as a team and have hit 82 balls out of the park. They have earned 372 RBI's and 689 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .261. Boston is slugging .428 and have struck out 616 times, while drawing a walk on 256 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.94 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 94 home runs and 364 runs in total (24th in the league). Boston has allowed 658 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 331 earned runs. The Red Sox have an earned run average of 4.38 for the season (19th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 653 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 222 opposing players and their FIP is 4.28 as a team this year.

The Red Sox have dispatched 232 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 69 base runners on the year with 30.4% of them ended up scoring. They have tallied 21 saves this year and have blown 7 of their 28 save opportunities. The Red Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 65 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 37 holds so far this year (20th in baseball). Red Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 46 times as well as having 64 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have transformed 68.5% of balls in play into outs out of 6,123 innings on the field, which has them sitting 19th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have amassed 2,041 putouts on the year, in addition to 676 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which puts them in 29th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 62 double plays.

Crawford has taken the hill for 125 frames and is sitting with 125 strikeouts so far in his career. Crawford (5-10 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.16 and he has gone up against 534 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.11 (71 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.352. He has surrendered 129 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 40 free passes.

Chicago has 85 long balls this year as well as 305 RBIs. They have notched 133 two-baggers, while walking 187 times and racking up 312 runs. The Chicago White Sox have an OBP of .292 and a team batting average of .234 for the year. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .388 and they score 4.05 runs per outing (25th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 661 instances (14th in MLB) and have totaled 614 base knocks.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.355 in addition to having a FIP of 4.59 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They are sitting at 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 623. The Chicago pitching staff have given up 376 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.51 (342 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.70 (736 strikeouts vs 301 bases on balls). They have surrendered 104 long balls and they yield 4.96 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Sitting with 70 save situations, the White Sox have earned 40 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 29 save chances and they have recorded 14 saves. Their relievers have come in 101 times in high leverage situations in addition to 76 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 43.4% of 113 inherited runners. They sit at 29th in MLB holding a save rate of 48.3%, and they have sent 261 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 48 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in pro baseball). The White Sox have racked up 567 assists, 38 errors and have a tally of 2,047 putouts this season. Out of their 6,141 innings played, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (12th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Cease has surrendered 467 base knocks while he has accumulated 678 K's in 566 innings. He has allowed 230 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.273 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and he has faced 2,408 hitters so far in his MLB career. Cease (39-29 career mark) holds a 3.66 ERA while conceding 7.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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