Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+175) Chicago (-205)

The Detroit Tigers (26-28) are headed to Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday where they will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (23-35). The odds on this game have Detroit at +175 and Chicago is at -205. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Michael Lorenzen and Dylan Cease.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are earning 3.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They are sitting with 204 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .307. The Tigers have earned 86 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 46 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 198 runs batted in and 423 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is at .230. Detroit has a slugging rate of .356 and have struck out 483 times, while being walked on 191 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.87 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Tigers pitchers have allowed 68 home runs and also 260 total runs (17th in baseball). Detroit has relinquished 459 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 239 earned runs. The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.45 on the year (20th in the league), and the staff has rung up 428 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 149 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.37 as a squad this season.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 60 times as well as having 58 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 30 holds on the campaign (15th in MLB). The Tigers relievers have a save percentage of 63.6% and has entered the game in 54 save situations. They have 14 saves for the season and have missed out on 8 out of their 22 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 87 runners so far this season and 39.1% of them crossed the plate. The Tigers have sent 170 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Detroit Tigers have earned a total of 1,449 putouts on the year, in addition to 478 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 19th in the majors, and have earned 38 double plays. The Tigers have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,347 innings, which ranks them 7th in MLB.

Lorenzen (33-31 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.28 and he has gone up against 2,634 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 572 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 253 walks. His ERA is 4.05 (278 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.336. Lorenzen has taken the hill for 617 innings and has racked up 526 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

Chicago has tallied 60 HRs so far this season as well as 246 runs batted in. They have hit 105 two-baggers, while getting a free base 142 times and notching 251 runs. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with an OBP of .298 as well as a batting average of .242 on the season. The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .393 and they are earning 4.33 runs per game (21st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 484 occasions (15th in MLB) and have recorded 478 base knocks.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 306 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.95 (281 earned runs given up). They have allowed 84 long balls and they give up 5.39 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.407 with a FIP of 4.89 as a squad this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (535 strikeouts against 231 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 488.

Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 20 save chances and they have recorded 10 saves. They rank 28th in MLB holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 196 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 66 times in high leverage situations and on 56 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 44.0% out of their 84 inherited runners. Sitting with 51 save situations, the White Sox have compiled 31 holds and 10 blown saves.

Out of their 4,602 innings played, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (15th in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 41 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in MLB). The White Sox have 435 assists, 28 errors and have 1,534 putouts this year.

Cease (39-29 career mark) has earned a 3.71 earned run average while giving up 7.5 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and he has faced 2,317 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has conceded 224 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.280 and a FIP of 4.0. In his career, Cease has given up 452 base knocks while he has accumulated 646 strikeouts in 543 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-205)

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