Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Minute Maid Park is the site where the Houston Astros (106-56 last season) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (81-81 last year) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Mike Clevinger and Luis Garcia.

The White Sox earned 272 doubles as a team and hit 149 baseballs out of the park. Chicago had a slugging % of .387 and were called out on strikes 1,269 times, while drawing a walk on 388 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox compiled 4.2 runs per game, which was 19th in baseball. They accumulated 654 runs batted in and 1,435 base knocks last season, while their team batting average was at .256. They racked up 686 runs scored and held an on-base percentage of .310.

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White Sox pitchers gave up 166 home runs in addition to 717 runs in total (20th in the league). Their pitching staff walked 533 batters and their FIP came in at 3.81 as a squad over the course of the prior season. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. The White Sox compiled a team ERA of 3.92 last season (16th in baseball), and they rung up 1,450 hitters.

The White Sox dispatched 549 relievers to the mound in the prior season. The bullpen inherited 200 runners last year with 38.5% of those players earned a run for their team. They compiled 48 saves in the prior season and missed out on 23 of 71 save chances. The White Sox relievers earned a save rate of 67.6% and came into the game in 174 save situations. The relief pitchers earned 102 holds in the prior season (5th in baseball). White Sox bullpen pitchers came into the game with runners on base 139 times as well as having 172 outings in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox accounted for 4,343 putouts in the previous season, in addition to 1,293 assists and 101 errors. Their fielding rate was at .982 which had them ranked 28th in the majors, and had a total of 122 double plays. The White Sox transformed 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of 13,029 innings on the diamond, which ranked them 23rd in MLB.

Clevinger has taken the ball for 656 innings and is sitting with 694 punch outs so far in his career. Clevinger (51-30 career record) holds a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 2,691 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.39 (247 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.188. He has conceded 538 base hits (7.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 242 walks.

The Houston Astros accumulated a team OBP of .319 and a team batting average of .248 last season. They were rung up on 1,179 occasions (29th in MLB) and notched a total of 1,341 base knocks. Houston hit 214 HRs for the previous season in addition to 715 runs batted in. The Astros held a team slugging percentage of .424 and they were recording 4.55 runs per game (8th in the league). They had 284 two-baggers, while getting a free base 528 times and scoring 737 runs.

The Astros had a WHIP of 1.093 and were the owners of a FIP of 3.28 as a squad last season. They had a ranking of 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,121. The Houston pitching staff allowed 518 runs for the previous season while holding a team ERA of 2.90 (465 earned runs allowed). They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.33 (1,524 strikeouts against 458 bases on balls). They conceded 134 dingers and they allowed 3.23 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Houston had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 69 save chances and they recorded 53 saves. They were ranked 2nd in baseball with a save rate of 76.8%, and they dispatched 480 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond last season. Their bullpen pitchers took the field 160 times in high leverage situations and also on 103 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers held an inherited score rate of 27.7% of 148 inherited base runners. Finishing with 171 save situations, the Astros had 102 holds and 16 blown saves.

In their 13,008 innings on the diamond, the Astros had a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (3rd in pro baseball). Houston Astros turned 122 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Astros recorded 1,290 assists, 72 errors and are sitting with 4,336 putouts during the previous year.

So far in his MLB career, Garcia has given up 271 base knocks while he has accumulated 333 K's in 325 innings. He has allowed a total of 129 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.148 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has gone up against 1,325 batters during his career. Garcia (26-17 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.57 earned run average while allowing 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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