Chicago White Sox vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, August 18, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The Colorado Rockies (46-75) are hosting the Chicago White Sox (48-73) at Coors Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Michael Kopech and Peter Lambert.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are recording 4.1 runs per outing, which has them at 25th in the league. They have racked up 498 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .295. The White Sox have accrued 194 two-baggers as a team and have hit 131 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 482 RBI's in addition to 979 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .237. Chicago is slugging .385 and have struck out 1,073 times, while drawing a walk on 299 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. White Sox pitchers have given up 166 home runs and 592 runs in total (22nd in the league). Chicago has allowed 1,000 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 546 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team ERA of 4.58 so far this season (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,137 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 480 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.67 as a unit so far this season.

White Sox bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 118 times as well as having 158 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 59 holds this season (20th in MLB). The White Sox relievers have a save rate of 47.9% and stepped onto the hill in 108 save situations. They have earned 23 saves for the year and have blown 25 of their 48 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 167 base runners so far this season with 38.3% of those runners crossed the plate. The White Sox have sent 389 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The White Sox have transformed 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,657 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 15th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have amassed 3,219 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 905 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball, and they have turned 86 double plays.

Kopech (15-23 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.86 while he has faced 1,343 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 251 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) with 155 free passes. His ERA is 3.97 (139 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.289. Kopech has pitched in 315 innings and is sitting with 339 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Rockies hold a team slugging percentage of .401 and they score 4.27 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have hit 230 doubles, while getting a free base 325 times and recording 517 runs. Colorado has compiled 121 home runs this year as well as 494 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,145 instances (3rd in the league) and have a total of 1,018 base knocks. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an on-base percentage of .309 and a batting average of .249 this year.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.516 and have a FIP of 5.19 as a squad this season. They rank 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,165. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 700 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.53 (649 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.20 (840 strikeouts against 438 free passes). They have yielded 173 home runs and they yield 5.96 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 45 save chances and they have earned 25 saves. They sit at 25th in baseball with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 401 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 105 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.4% out of 189 inherited base runners. Sitting with 87 save situations, the Rockies have recorded 40 holds and 20 blown saves.

In their 9,516 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (28th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 125 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in the majors). The Rockies have accrued 1,146 assists, 66 errors and have 3,172 putouts so far this season.

Thus far in his career, Lambert has surrendered 193 hits while accumulating 111 punch outs in 154 innings pitched. He has allowed 115 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.646 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.82 and he has gone up against 707 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Lambert (5-11 career mark) has earned a 6.71 ERA and has surrendered 11.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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