Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+145) Baltimore (-175)

The Chicago White Sox (52-79) are on their way to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday where they will take on the Baltimore Orioles (81-49). The moneyline on this game has the White Sox at +145 while the Orioles are sitting at -175. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jesse Scholtens and Dean Kremer.

The White Sox have earned 217 doubles as a unit and have hit 145 balls out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging rate of .391 and have been called out on strikes 1,166 times, while taking a walk on 317 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 25th in the league. They have earned 522 runs batted in and 1,077 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .241. They are sitting with 545 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .296.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.29 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 183 long balls and 669 runs (27th in baseball). Chicago has yielded 1,096 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 619 earned runs. The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.79 on the campaign (26th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,223 hitters. They have walked 533 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.78 as a squad on the campaign.

The White Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 46.9% and has come into the game in 110 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 177 base runners so far this season with 37.3% of them crossed home plate. White Sox pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 125 times in addition to having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 420 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have 60 holds on the campaign (25th in the league). They have recorded 23 saves on the season and have not converted 26 out of their 49 save opportunities.

The White Sox have transformed 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,458 innings on the field, ranking them 19th in MLB. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 3,486 putouts on the campaign, as well as 973 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them ranked 22nd in the majors, and have accumulated 91 double plays.

Scholtens has taken the hill for 65 innings and has earned 46 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.15 (30 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.323. He has surrendered 64 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 22 walks. Scholtens (1-6 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.92 while he has faced 273 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Baltimore Orioles have tallied an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a batting average of .253 on the year. They have struck out on 1,085 instances (20th in MLB) and have tallied 1,114 hits. Baltimore has a total of 154 HRs on the season to go along with 621 RBIs. The Orioles have a slugging percentage of .424 and they have an average of 4.92 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have recorded 245 doubles, while taking a walk 404 times and putting up 640 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 554 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.03 (523 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 144 dingers and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.262 with a FIP of 4.01 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (1,179 strikeouts against 394 walks). They rank 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,079.

With 163 save situations, the Orioles have 93 holds and also 26 blown saves. Baltimore has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 68 save opportunities and they have earned 42 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 173 times in high leverage situations in addition to 154 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.3% out of their 226 inherited runners. They sit at 19th in the league with a save percentage of 61.8%, and they have sent 442 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 114 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (2nd in MLB). The Orioles have accrued 1,136 assists, 51 errors and are sitting with 3,501 putouts so far this year. In 10,503 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (15th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Kremer has surrendered 344 base hits while earning 285 punch outs in 341 innings pitched. Kremer (21-20 career win-loss record) has a 4.45 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 169 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.340 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and he has faced 1,447 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+145)

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