Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+115) Chicago (-135)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the site where the Chicago White Sox (13-26) will attempt to beat the Houston Astros (19-18) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Houston at +115 while Chicago is priced at -135. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Brandon Bielak and Dylan Cease.

As a team, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 16th in baseball. They have accounted for 161 runs while holding a team OBP of .306. The Astros have recorded 56 doubles as a team and have smacked 33 baseballs out of the park. They have 155 RBI's and 295 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .238. Houston has a slugging percentage of .366 and have been rung up 300 times, while being walked on 110 occasions.

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The Astros have an ERA of 3.36 on the campaign (3rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 357 hitters. Astros pitchers have surrendered 36 home runs in addition to 140 runs in total (5th in MLB). They have walked 107 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.69 as a team over the course of the season. Houston has given up 293 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 123 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.34 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 28 save situations. The relievers have inherited 35 runners on the year and 25.7% of those players crossed the plate. Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 20 times as well as having 32 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 116 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have 12 holds this year (27th in the league). They have earned 10 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 5 of their 15 save opportunities.

The Astros have turned 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,967 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 17th in MLB. The Houston Astros have accounted for 989 putouts for the season, in addition to 312 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 34 double plays.

Bielak has pitched in 103 innings and has racked up 90 punch outs in his MLB career. Bielak (6-8 career record) holds a FIP of 5.31 while he has gone up against 461 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.07 (58 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.524. He has surrendered 110 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) with 47 walks.

The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .385 and they average 4.31 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have put up 74 two-baggers, while walking 107 times as well as racking up 168 runs. Chicago has knocked in 40 home runs on the campaign to go along with 165 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 329 occasions (15th in baseball) and have accounted for 320 hits. The Chicago White Sox have recorded a team on-base percentage of .302 and a batting average of .238 so far this season.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.511 in addition to having a FIP of 5.14 as a team this year. They sit at 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 358. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 236 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.68 (216 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 10.00 (379 strikeouts vs 159 free passes). They have conceded 64 homers and they allow 6.21 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

With 36 save situations, the White Sox have 23 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 13 save chances and they have walked away with 6 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 56 times in high leverage situations and also on 40 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 53.3% out of their 60 inherited base runners. They are ranked 28th in baseball holding a save rate of 46.2%, and they have sent 138 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 23 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (19th in baseball). The White Sox have recorded 265 assists, 21 errors and are sitting with 1,028 putouts for the year. In 3,084 innings played, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 66.7% (27th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Cease has given up 434 base knocks while totaling 627 K's in 521 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 215 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.283 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and he has gone up against 2,225 hitters during his career. Cease (38-28 career mark) has earned a 3.71 earned run average and has conceded 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-135)

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