New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, August 7, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The New York Yankees (56-52) are on their way to Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday where they will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (43-67). The pitchers who are expected to start are Gerrit Cole and Dylan Cease.

New York has a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 885 times, while being walked on 340 occasions. They have accrued 448 runs batted in and 817 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate sits at .231. The Yankees have accounted for 144 doubles as a team and have hit 148 baseballs out of the park. They have 467 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .302. As a team, the New York Yankees are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in the league.

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The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 3.91 so far this year (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 948 batters. Yankees pitchers have yielded 132 long balls and 460 runs in total (9th in the league). They have walked 353 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.36 as a unit on the campaign. New York has relinquished 840 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 418 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Yankees have dispatched 342 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 176 runners on the campaign with 35.8% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 30 saves for the year and have blown 15 of their 45 chances to save the game. The Yankees relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 105 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 59 holds this season (14th in the league). Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 120 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 2,888 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 957 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 21st in baseball, and they have twisted 69 double plays. The Yankees have turned 71.0% of balls in play into outs in their 8,664 innings, ranking them 2nd in baseball.

Cole (140-73 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.14 while he has gone up against 7,221 batters in the majors. He has allowed 1,503 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 461 free passes. His earned run average is 3.19 (635 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.095. Cole has taken the ball for 1,793 innings and has accounted for 2,087 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Chicago White Sox have an OBP of .294 as well as a team batting average of .236 so far this season. They have been rung up on 964 occasions (11th in the league) and have tallied 878 hits. Chicago has 120 home runs on the season to go along with 434 runs batted in. The White Sox have a SLG% of .386 and they average 4.10 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have hit 176 doubles, while getting a free base 268 times as well as putting up 447 runs.

The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.377 in addition to having a FIP of 4.70 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.60 (1,027 strikeouts vs 424 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 908. They have relinquished 153 HR's and they allow 5.04 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 542 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.64 (499 earned runs allowed).

Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 42 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves. They rank 30th in the league with a save percentage of 45.2%, and they have sent 357 relievers to the mound on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 143 times in high leverage situations and also on 109 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.0% out of 154 inherited runners. Sitting with 96 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 53 holds and also 23 blown saves.

In their 8,703 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (17th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 76 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The White Sox have recorded 810 assists, 57 errors and have a total of 2,901 putouts this year.

Cease (40-31 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.77 ERA while allowing 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.70 and he has gone up against 2,571 batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 252 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.292 and having a FIP of 3.9. So far in his career, Cease has surrendered 511 base knocks while he has tallied 722 punch outs in 602 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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