Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Chicago White Sox (3-4) are traveling to PNC Park on Sunday where they will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-2). The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Kopech and Johan Oviedo.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 17th in the league. They have a total of 32 runs and hold an OBP of .341. The White Sox have hit 20 doubles as a team and have smacked 6 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 32 runs batted in and 74 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .287. Chicago is slugging .434 and have been called out on strikes 61 times, while being walked on 17 occasions.

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White Sox pitchers have allowed 15 home runs in addition to 48 total runs (30th in the league). They have walked 40 players from the other team and their FIP is 6.43 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.80 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.75. The White Sox have an ERA of 6.93 so far this year (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 72 hitters.

The White Sox have sent 27 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 14 base runners for the season with 57.1% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 1 save on the campaign and have not converted 1 out of their 2 save chances. The White Sox relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 10 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 8 holds so far this season (2nd in baseball). White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 8 times in addition to having 9 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have 183 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 46 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .991 which ranks 10th in professional baseball, and have earned 4 double plays. The White Sox have turned 66.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 549 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 20th in pro baseball.

Kopech (10-14 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.38 while he has gone up against 872 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 167 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 86 free passes. His ERA is 3.86 (89 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.218. Kopech has pitched in 207 innings and has racked up 228 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .377 and they have an average of 3.83 runs per contest (21st in the league). They have put up 9 doubles, while getting a free base 23 times and earning 23 runs. Pittsburgh has accumulated 8 home runs on the campaign to go along with 22 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 54 occasions (17th in baseball) and have recorded 42 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team on-base percentage of .293 in addition to a team batting average of .211 so far this season.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.231 in addition to having a FIP of 4.75 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.36 (52 strikeouts vs 22 walks). They sit at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 42. They have surrendered 9 homers and they allow 3.63 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 21 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.46 (20 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 12 save situations, the Pirates have earned 7 holds and 0 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 4 save chances and they have come away with 4 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 8 times in high leverage situations and on 5 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 12.5% out of 8 inherited runners. They are ranked 8th in MLB with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 20 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

In their 468 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 73.9% (5th in pro baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 5 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in pro baseball). The Pirates have racked up 48 assists, 3 errors and have a tally of 156 putouts for the year.

Oviedo (4-11 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.45 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.69 and he has faced 667 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has surrendered 73 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.449 and a FIP of 4.9. So far in his career, Oviedo has conceded 140 base knocks and he has 125 punch outs in 147 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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