Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-115) Pittsburgh (-105)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (4-2) will take on the Chicago White Sox (3-4) at PNC Park on Saturday. The line on this contest has Chicago at -115 and Pittsburgh is priced at -105. The betting total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Mike Clevinger and Vince Velasquez.

The White Sox have hit 20 doubles as a squad and have knocked 6 balls out of the stadium. Chicago is slugging .434 and have struck out 61 times, while drawing a walk on 17 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 17th in MLB. They have accrued 32 RBI's as well as 74 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .287. They have tallied 32 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .341.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 6.93 so far this season (29th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 72 hitters. They have walked 40 opposing players and their FIP is 6.43 as a team on the campaign. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.80 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.75. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 15 home runs in addition to 48 total runs (30th in baseball).

The White Sox have transformed 66.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 549 innings on the diamond, ranking them 20th in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 183 putouts for the season, in addition to 46 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .991 which has them sitting 10th in baseball, and have accumulated 4 double plays.

Clevinger has thrown 661 innings and has earned 702 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.36 (247 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.188. He has surrendered 541 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 245 free passes. Clevinger (52-30 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.78 while going up against 2,714 hitters in the major leagues.

Pittsburgh is sitting with 8 home runs so far this season as well as 22 runs batted in. They have 9 doubles, while taking a walk 23 times and notching 23 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have an on-base percentage of .293 and a batting average of .211 this season. The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of .377 and they have an average of 3.83 runs per outing (21st in baseball). They have struck out on 54 occasions (17th in the league) and have earned 42 base knocks.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 21 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.46 (20 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 9 long balls and they concede 3.63 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.231 with a FIP of 4.75 as a squad on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 (52 strikeouts vs 22 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 42.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 5 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in pro baseball). The Pirates have 48 assists, 3 errors and have a tally of 156 putouts so far this year. In their 468 innings played, the Pirates have a efficiency on defense of 73.9% (5th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Velasquez has surrendered 711 hits while accumulating 788 strikeouts in 731 innings. Velasquez (34-48 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.94 earned run average while conceding 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up 401 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.375 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and he has faced 3,153 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-115)

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