Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Chicago White Sox (36-47) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Oakland Athletics (21-62). The starting pitchers are Dylan Cease and Luis Medina.

Chicago is slugging .394 and have been rung up 720 times, while drawing a walk on 202 occasions. They have accrued 335 runs batted in and 670 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .237. The White Sox have earned 140 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 96 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 344 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .295. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in the league.

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The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.47 on the campaign (22nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 798 batters. White Sox pitchers have conceded 114 home runs and 399 total runs (26th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 323 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.61 as a unit over the course of the season. Chicago has allowed 670 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 365 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The White Sox bullpen have earned a save percentage of 48.4% and stepped onto the hill in 76 save situations. The relievers have inherited 125 base runners so far this year and 40.8% of those runners crossed home plate. White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 84 times in addition to having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 278 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen are sitting with 44 holds for the year (14th in the league). They have earned 15 saves this season and have missed out on 16 out of their 31 save chances.

The White Sox have turned 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,612 innings, which ranks them 11th in baseball. The Chicago White Sox have earned 2,204 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 608 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which ranks 17th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 51 double plays.

Cease (39-29 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.91 and he has gone up against 2,431 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 472 base knocks (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 254 walks. His ERA is 3.63 (231 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.268. Cease has pitched in 572 frames and has accumulated 688 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

Oakland has 75 home runs on the campaign as well as 278 runs batted in. They have hit 108 two-baggers, while getting a free base 274 times and putting up 286 runs. The Oakland Athletics hold an OBP of .299 in addition to a batting average of .218 for the year. The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .346 and they tally 3.45 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have struck out on 763 instances (5th in the league) and have earned a total of 595 hits.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.562 in addition to having a FIP of 5.38 as a staff over the course of the season. They rank 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 778. The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 526 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 6.08 (493 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (645 strikeouts against 362 walks). They have yielded 122 homers and they concede 6.48 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball).

Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.1% of 152 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 95 times in high leverage situations and on 98 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 24 holds and 15 blown saves. They rank 30th in the league with a save rate of 44.4%, and they have sent 274 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Oakland has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 27 save opportunities and they have recorded 12 saves.

In 6,570 innings on the diamond, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (25th in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 57 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (27th in pro baseball). The Athletics have racked up 648 assists, 50 errors and have earned a total of 2,190 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Medina has allowed 53 base hits and he has 45 strikeouts in 48 innings pitched. Medina (1-7 career record) has earned a 6.84 ERA and has allowed 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 37 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.623 and a FIP of 6.0. His K/BB ratio is 1.73 and he has gone up against 220 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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