Chicago White Sox vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (46-75) will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (48-73) on Sunday. The pitchers expected to start will be Dylan Cease and Chris Flexen.

The White Sox have accumulated 194 doubles as a unit and have smacked 131 baseballs out of the park. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .385 and have been called out on strikes 1,073 times, while drawing a walk on 299 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.1 runs per contest, which is 25th in the league. They have accrued 482 runs batted in as well as 979 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .237. They have tallied 498 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .295.

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The White Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 4.58 for the season (23rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,137 batters. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 166 home runs and 592 total runs (22nd in baseball). They have walked 480 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.67 as a squad on the campaign. Chicago has given up 1,000 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 546 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.37 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38.

White Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 118 times and also have had 158 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 59 holds for the year (20th in baseball). The White Sox relievers have a save percentage of 47.9% and has entered the game in 108 save situations. They have recorded 23 saves so far this season and have blown 25 of their 48 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 167 runners on the year with 38.3% of those runners ended up scoring. The White Sox have sent 389 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Chicago White Sox have notched a total of 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 puts them in 18th in the majors, and have a total of 86 double plays. The White Sox have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,657 innings on the field, which ranks them 15th in professional baseball.

Cease (41-32 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.87 while going up against 2,622 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 517 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 276 walks. His ERA is 3.72 (254 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.291. Cease has taken the ball for 614 innings and has totaled 735 punch outs during his MLB career.

Colorado has hit 121 home runs for the year to go along with 493 runs batted in. They have recorded 230 doubles, while getting a free base 325 times and earning 517 runs. The Colorado Rockies have earned an OBP of .308 as well as a team batting average of .249 on the season. The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .401 and they have an average of 4.27 runs per game (21st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,145 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have a total of 1,017 base hits.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.516 with a FIP of 5.19 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.20 (840 strikeouts against 438 walks). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,165. They have given up 173 homers and they concede 5.96 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 700 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.53 (649 earned runs yielded).

Colorado has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 45 save chances and they have tallied 25 saves. They are currently ranked 25th in the league holding a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 401 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 105 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.4% of 189 inherited base runners. With 87 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 40 holds and also 20 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 125 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Rockies have racked up 1,146 assists, 66 errors and have accumulated 3,172 putouts this year. Out of their 9,516 innings on the field, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (28th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Flexen has allowed 494 base knocks while totaling 314 punch outs in 447 innings pitched. Flexen (26-31 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.89 ERA while allowing 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 243 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.492 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.82 and he has gone up against 1,965 batters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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