Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago White Sox
Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023
Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL
TV: NBC Sports Chicago
Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-105) Chicago (-115)
The Milwaukee Brewers (63-54) are traveling to Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (47-70). The moneyline on this game has the Brewers at -105 while the White Sox are at -115. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Freddy Peralta and Dylan Cease.
The Brewers have earned 171 doubles as a squad and have hit 123 balls out of the park. Milwaukee is slugging .380 and have struck out 1,038 times, while being walked on 408 occasions. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 23rd in baseball. They have 475 runs batted in and 899 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .234. They have racked up 496 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .312.
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The Brewers have an ERA of 4.03 on the campaign (12th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 995 hitters. Brewers pitchers have yielded 148 home runs and also 496 runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 358 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.39 as a team on the season. Milwaukee has relinquished 904 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 462 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.78 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.
The Brewers have dispatched 369 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 base runners this season and 31.7% of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 35 saves on the season and have blown 18 out of their 53 save opportunities. The Brewers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 66.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 125 save situations. The relievers have a total of 71 holds on the campaign (7th in MLB). Brewers relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 85 times and also have had 127 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Milwaukee Brewers have notched a total of 3,092 putouts on the year, as well as 1,004 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 13th in the majors, and have accumulated 88 double plays. The Brewers have turned 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,276 innings on the field, which has them sitting 1st in professional baseball.
Peralta (38-25 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.54 while he has gone up against 2,234 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 396 hits (6.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 217 walks. His ERA is 3.92 (234 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.142. Peralta has thrown 537 frames and has totaled 690 punch outs in his career.
The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .387 and they are scoring 4.13 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have recorded 188 two-baggers, while walking 284 times as well as scoring 479 runs. Chicago has tallied 127 HRs so far this year to go along with 464 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,030 occasions (11th in MLB) and have totaled 939 hits. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .295 and a batting average of .238 for the season.
The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.381 and have a FIP of 4.66 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (1,095 strikeouts vs 456 free passes). They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 964. They have relinquished 160 homers and they surrender 4.97 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 568 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.58 (523 earned runs surrendered).
With 103 save situations, the White Sox have 57 holds and 23 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 45 save chances and they have converted 22 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 149 times in high leverage situations in addition to 114 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.7% of 162 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 48.9%, and they have sent 374 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season.
The Chicago White Sox have turned 82 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (22nd in baseball). The White Sox have racked up 864 assists, 62 errors and have earned 3,084 putouts on the season. In their 9,252 innings on the diamond, the White Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (17th in professional baseball).
During his career, Cease has surrendered 512 base hits while he has accumulated 728 K's in 607 innings. Cease (41-31 career mark) holds a 3.73 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 252 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.294 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and he has gone up against 2,595 hitters during his career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-115)
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