Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-130) Detroit (+110)

The Detroit Tigers (23-26) will take on the Chicago White Sox (22-31) at Comerica Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the White Sox at -130 and the Tigers are sitting at +110. The total is 8.5. The men taking the mound are Dylan Cease and Eduardo Rodriguez.

The White Sox have earned 92 two-baggers as a team and have hit 54 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging % of .389 and have struck out 442 times, while being walked on 130 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 23rd in MLB. They have earned 223 RBI's and 435 hits on the year, while their batting average is .241. They are sitting with 227 runs scored and have an OBP of .298.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 72 home runs in addition to 272 runs in total (27th in the league). Chicago has given up 445 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 248 earned runs. The White Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 4.78 so far this season (26th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 486 hitters. They have walked 207 batters and their FIP is 4.73 as a unit on the year.

The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 55.6% and stepped onto the hill in 47 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 78 base runners on the season with 47.4% of them crossed home plate. White Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 50 times as well as having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 178 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have notched 29 holds over the course of the season (10th in the league). They have earned 10 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 8 of 18 save opportunities.

The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 1,400 putouts this year, in addition to 397 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 18th in pro baseball, and have a total of 39 double plays. The White Sox have transformed 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of 4,200 innings, which has them sitting at 20th in pro baseball.

Cease (39-29 career record) has a FIP of 3.96 and he has faced 2,297 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 448 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 240 free passes. His earned run average is 3.67 (220 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.275. Cease has thrown 539 frames and has totaled 638 punch outs in his career.

Detroit has hit 41 home runs for the year as well as 176 RBIs. They have tallied 77 two-baggers, while walking 169 times and recording 182 runs. The Detroit Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a batting average of .229 over the course of the season. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .351 and they tally 3.71 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 443 occasions (17th in MLB) and are sitting with 382 hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 235 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.49 (218 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 65 home runs and they surrender 4.84 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.249 with a FIP of 4.46 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.00 (389 strikeouts against 133 free passes). They have a ranking of 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 413.

Detroit has called on relievers to enter the contest in 19 save chances and they have earned 13 saves. They rank 10th in baseball holding a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have sent 154 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 52 times in high leverage situations in addition to 53 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.8% of 77 inherited base runners. Sitting with 47 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 26 holds and 6 blown saves.

In 3,933 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (5th in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have turned 34 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in pro baseball). The Tigers have racked up 420 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 1,311 putouts for the season.

Rodriguez (73-48 record in his career) has earned a 4.03 earned run average while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and he has gone up against 4,279 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 452 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.293 and a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Rodriguez has allowed 963 base hits and he has 1,025 K's in 1,009 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit (+110) and under 8.5 runs

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