Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Detroit Tigers (26-28) are traveling to Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday where they will compete against the Chicago White Sox (23-35). The men taking the mound are Michael Lorenzen and Mike Clevinger.

Detroit is slugging .356 and have been rung up 483 times, while being walked on 191 occasions. They have amassed 198 runs batted in in addition to 423 hits on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .230. The Tigers have accumulated 86 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 46 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 204 runs while holding a team OBP of .307. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are recording 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 27th in the league.

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The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.45 for the season (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 428 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 68 home runs in addition to 260 total runs (19th in baseball). They have walked 149 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.37 as a squad so far this year. Detroit has surrendered 459 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 239 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Tigers have sent 170 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 87 runners over the course of the season with 39.1% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 14 saves for the season and have blown 8 of their 22 save opportunities. The Tigers relievers have accumulated a save rate of 63.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 54 save situations. The relievers have racked up 30 holds over the course of the season (13th in the league). Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 60 times and also have had 58 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 1,449 putouts for the season, in addition to 478 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them ranked 19th in baseball, and have a total of 38 double plays. The Tigers have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,347 innings on the field, which ranks them 7th in professional baseball.

Lorenzen has taken the mound for 617 innings and has totaled 526 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.05 (278 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.336. He has allowed 572 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 253 walks. Lorenzen (33-31 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.28 and he has gone up against 2,634 batters during his time in the majors.

The White Sox hold a slugging % of .393 and they average 4.33 runs per outing (21st in MLB). They have put up 105 two-baggers, while getting a free base 142 times and recording 251 runs. Chicago has a total of 60 home runs so far this year as well as 246 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 484 occasions (15th in baseball) and have notched a total of 478 hits. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for an OBP of .298 and a team batting average of .242 for the season.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.407 with a FIP of 4.89 as a squad so far this season. They rank 24th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 488. The Chicago pitching staff have given up 306 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.95 (281 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (535 strikeouts vs 231 bases on balls). They have yielded 84 home runs and they allow 5.39 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Sitting with 51 save situations, the White Sox have accumulated 31 holds and also 10 blown saves. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves. Their relievers have come in 66 times in high leverage situations and on 56 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.0% out of 84 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 196 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In 4,602 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (15th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 41 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in baseball). The White Sox have 435 assists, 28 errors and have accounted for 1,534 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Clevinger has surrendered 585 hits while he has earned 734 strikeouts in 704 innings. He has surrendered a total of 271 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.206 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and he has gone up against 2,902 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Clevinger (54-33 career mark) is the owner of a 3.46 earned run average while surrendering 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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