Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (60-46) will attempt to defeat the Chicago White Sox (43-64) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Dylan Cease and Andrew Heaney.

The White Sox have hit 176 doubles as a squad and have smacked 119 baseballs out of the park. Chicago is slugging .390 and have struck out 936 times, while being walked on 267 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in the league. They have 433 runs batted in and 871 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is .238. They have racked up 446 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .296.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. White Sox pitchers have given up 148 home runs and 529 runs (25th in the league). Chicago has conceded 889 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 486 earned runs. The White Sox have a team ERA of 4.60 for the year (24th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,014 hitters. They have walked 417 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.66 as a team so far this year.

The White Sox relievers have a save rate of 45.2% and stepped onto the hill in 96 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 152 runners on the campaign and 39.5% of them ended up scoring. White Sox pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 108 times in addition to having 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 352 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 53 holds on the season (17th in the league). They have recorded 19 saves this season and have blown 23 of their 42 chances to get a save.

The White Sox have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of 8,559 innings on the diamond, ranking them 17th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have earned 2,853 putouts on the year, as well as 791 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which ranks 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays.

Cease (40-30 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.85 and he has faced 2,555 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 504 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 264 free passes. His earned run average is 3.67 (245 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.279. Cease has pitched in 600 innings and is sitting with 721 strikeouts during his career.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .342 as well as a batting average of .272 so far this season. They have struck out on 911 occasions (16th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,006 base hits. Texas has tallied 144 home runs for the year as well as 583 RBIs. The Rangers have a SLG% of .457 and they are earning 5.75 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have tallied 230 doubles, while getting a free base 374 times and putting up 609 runs.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.254 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.10 (841 strikeouts against 314 walks). They come in at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 859. They have allowed 121 homers and they allow 4.47 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have yielded 464 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (440 earned runs yielded).

With 85 save situations, the Rangers have earned 47 holds and also 18 blown saves. Texas has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 37 save opportunities and they have walked away with 19 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 89 times in high leverage situations and on 98 occasions with runners on base. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.5% of 164 inherited runners. They sit at 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 51.4%, and they have dispatched 290 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 96 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Rangers have 937 assists, 44 errors and have a tally of 2,807 putouts over the course of the season. In 8,421 innings on the diamond, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (5th in pro baseball).

Heaney (43-48 career record) has a 4.56 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.58 and he has faced 3,433 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 410 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.258 and a FIP of 4.5. Thus far in his career, Heaney has allowed 776 hits while he has tallied 863 punch outs in 808 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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