Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+164) Texas (-198)

The Texas Rangers (61-46) host the Chicago White Sox (43-65) at Globe Life Field on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at +164 and Texas is at -198. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Touki Toussaint and Max Scherzer.

Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .387 and have struck out 952 times, while being walked on 267 occasions. They have amassed 433 runs batted in and 874 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is .237. The White Sox have recorded 176 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 119 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 446 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .295. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 25th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.37. White Sox pitchers have conceded 150 home runs and 531 runs in total (24th in the league). Chicago has conceded 893 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 488 earned runs. The White Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 4.58 this year (24th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,021 hitters. They have walked 418 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.66 as a team over the course of the season.

The White Sox have dispatched 354 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 152 runners on the campaign and 39.5% of those players crossed home plate. They have compiled 19 saves over the course of the season and have blown 23 of 42 chances to get a save. The White Sox bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 45.2% and has come into the game in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 53 holds on the season (17th in the league). White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 108 times in addition to having 143 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have earned 2,877 putouts thus far, in addition to 799 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them ranked 19th in MLB, and have earned 76 double plays. The White Sox have converted 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,631 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 16th in the majors.

Toussaint (11-10 career mark) has a FIP of 5.16 while he has faced 916 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 169 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 127 walks. His ERA is 5.02 (115 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.435. Toussaint has pitched in 206 innings and has earned 210 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Texas Rangers have tallied an on-base percentage of .341 and a batting average of .271 on the season. They have struck out on 918 instances (16th in the league) and have 1,010 base hits. Texas has recorded 146 home runs for the year to go along with 585 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .457 and they score 5.71 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have put up 230 two-baggers, while getting a free base 375 times and racking up 611 runs.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.245 with a FIP of 4.24 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (857 strikeouts vs 314 free passes). They rank 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 862. They have conceded 121 homers and they allow 4.42 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have conceded 464 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.19 (440 earned runs relinquished).

Texas has called on relievers to take the mound in 38 save chances and they have earned 20 saves. They are ranked 26th in MLB with a save rate of 52.6%, and they have dispatched 293 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 91 times in high leverage situations and on 99 occasions with base runners. Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of their 165 inherited runners. With 88 save situations, the Rangers have earned 49 holds and 18 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 96 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in baseball). The Rangers have recorded 940 assists, 44 errors and have earned a total of 2,834 putouts for the year. Out of their 8,502 innings played, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (5th in MLB).

Scherzer (210-106 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.15 ERA and has conceded 7.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.53 and he has faced 11,275 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 975 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.079 and a FIP of 3.2. In his MLB career, Scherzer has conceded 2,278 hits while he has accumulated 3,314 punch outs in 2,789 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-198)

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