Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is the site where the Oakland Athletics (21-62) will take on the Chicago White Sox (36-47) on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are Michael Kopech and Paul Blackburn.

The White Sox have hit 140 doubles as a squad and have hit 96 balls out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging % of .394 and have been called out on strikes 720 times, while being walked on 202 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in the league. They have earned 335 RBI's in addition to 670 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .237. They have a total of 344 runs scored and have an OBP of .295.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.47 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. White Sox pitchers have given up 114 home runs and 399 runs in total (26th in MLB). Chicago has allowed 670 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 365 earned runs. The White Sox have an earned run average of 4.47 over the course of the season (22nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 798 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 323 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.61 as a team on the campaign.

White Sox pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 84 times as well as having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 44 holds for the season (14th in the league). The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 48.4% and has entered the game in 76 save situations. They have earned 15 saves on the season and have blown 16 out of their 31 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 125 runners on the season with 40.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have sent 278 relievers to the hill for the season.

The White Sox have transformed 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of 6,612 innings, which ranks them 11th in MLB. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 2,204 putouts for the season, in addition to 608 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which ranks 17th in baseball, and have earned 51 double plays.

Kopech (13-20 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.53 and he has gone up against 1,220 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 227 base hits (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 132 free passes. His ERA is 3.77 (121 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.242. Kopech has taken the mound for 289 innings and has earned 320 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .346 and they are recording 3.45 runs per outing (30th in the league). They have hit 108 doubles, while getting a free base 274 times and notching 286 runs. Oakland has hit 75 long balls this season as well as 278 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 763 occasions (5th in the league) and are sitting with 595 hits. The Oakland Athletics hold a team on-base percentage of .299 and a team batting average of .218 for the year.

The Oakland pitching staff have given up 526 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 6.08 (493 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 122 homers and they surrender 6.48 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.562 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.38 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (645 strikeouts against 362 free passes). They are currently ranked 29th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 778.

With 52 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 24 holds and 15 blown saves. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 27 save opportunities and they have recorded 12 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 95 times in high leverage situations in addition to 98 occasions with base runners. Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 42.1% of 152 inherited base runners. They sit at 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 44.4%, and they have dispatched 274 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 648 assists, 50 errors and have earned a total of 2,190 putouts this year. Out of their 6,570 innings played, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (25th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Blackburn has allowed 312 hits and he has 201 punch outs in 280 frames. Blackburn (14-17 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.94 ERA and has allowed 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 154 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.384 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.64 and he has gone up against 1,208 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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