Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-108) Chicago (-112)

The Chicago White Sox (53-81) will play the Detroit Tigers (59-74) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Detroit at -108 and Chicago is sitting at -112. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Eduardo Rodriguez and Touki Toussaint.

Detroit has a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 1,203 times, while being walked on 399 occasions. They have recorded 503 runs batted in and 1,045 hits this season, and their batting average is .233. The Tigers have tallied 197 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 136 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 523 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .299. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are earning 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in baseball.

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The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.53 on the season (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,111 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 160 home runs and also 648 total runs (22nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 393 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.26 as a unit on the year. Detroit has given up 1,125 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 596 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Tigers have dispatched 439 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 202 runners for the season and 32.2% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 32 saves for the season and have missed out on 18 of their 50 chances to get a save. The Tigers bullpen have compiled a save rate of 64.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 132 save situations. The relievers have a total of 77 holds for the year (10th in MLB). Tigers pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 140 times and also have had 135 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,491 innings, which has them sitting at 15th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have a total of 3,497 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,132 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 29th in MLB, and they have turned 97 double plays.

Rodriguez has pitched in 1,065 innings and has 1,080 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.05 (479 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.293. He has allowed 1,018 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 359 walks. Rodriguez (78-51 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.83 while he has faced 4,518 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The White Sox hold a slugging % of .392 and they average 4.16 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have recorded 221 two-baggers, while getting a free base 323 times as well as scoring 558 runs. Chicago has hit 149 home runs so far this season as well as 535 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,187 occasions (11th in baseball) and have totaled 1,103 base hits. The Chicago White Sox hold a team on-base percentage of .296 in addition to a team batting average of .241 on the season.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.410 with a FIP of 4.77 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.40 (1,241 strikeouts vs 544 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,130. They have conceded 185 homers and they surrender 5.25 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 692 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.87 (642 earned runs relinquished).

Chicago has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 49 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves. They rank 30th in the league with a save percentage of 46.9%, and they have sent 428 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 161 times in high leverage situations in addition to 128 occasions with base runners. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.5% out of their 181 inherited runners. With 110 save situations, the White Sox have compiled 60 holds and also 26 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 91 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in MLB). The White Sox have 982 assists, 72 errors and have accounted for 3,510 putouts this season. In 10,530 innings played, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (18th in MLB).

Toussaint (12-13 career mark) is the owner of a 5.21 ERA and has allowed 7.5 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.61 and he has faced 1,029 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 133 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.480 and having a FIP of 5.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Toussaint has surrendered 192 base hits while accumulating 239 K's in 229 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-108)

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