Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+120) Chicago (-142)

The Chicago White Sox (50-79) will try to beat the Oakland Athletics (38-91) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +120 and the White Sox are opening at -142. The total has been set at 9. The men taking the mound are Paul Blackburn and Mike Clevinger.

The Athletics have tallied 177 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 134 balls out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging % of .369 and have struck out 1,179 times, while being walked on 408 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 30th in baseball. They have 456 RBI's as well as 952 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .224. They are sitting with 473 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .302.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 5.73 this year (30th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,037 hitters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 177 home runs and also 766 total runs (30th in MLB). They have walked 544 batters and their FIP comes in at 5.12 as a team for the season. Oakland has given up 1,193 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 721 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53.

Athletics pitchers have come into the game with runners on 157 times and also have had 149 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 46 holds on the campaign (29th in the league). The Athletics bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 47.8% and has entered the game in 94 save situations. They have 22 saves for the year and have blown 24 out of their 46 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 245 runners over the course of the season and 38.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Athletics have dispatched 431 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Athletics have turned 67.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,194 innings on the diamond, ranking them 28th in the majors. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 3,398 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,023 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which ranks 27th in pro baseball, and have earned 92 double plays.

Blackburn has taken the ball for 328 innings and has totaled 246 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 4.83 (176 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.399. He has surrendered 364 base knocks (10.0 hits per 9 innings) with 95 walks. Blackburn (16-20 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.25 and he has faced 1,415 hitters during his time in the majors.

The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .388 and they earn 4.13 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have 210 two-baggers, while taking a walk 311 times as well as putting up 533 runs. Chicago has accounted for 142 long balls this year as well as 512 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,147 occasions (9th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,054 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have an on-base percentage of .295 in addition to a team batting average of .239 on the season.

The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.410 and have a FIP of 4.81 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (1,199 strikeouts against 522 free passes). They sit at 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,091. They have surrendered 183 HR's and they relinquish 5.24 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 666 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.87 (619 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago has called on relievers to take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have earned 23 saves. They rank 30th in MLB with a save rate of 46.9%, and they have dispatched 414 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 160 times in high leverage situations and also on 124 occasions with base runners. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.1% of 175 inherited runners. Sitting with 110 save situations, the White Sox have earned 60 holds in addition to 26 blown saves.

In 10,296 innings on the field, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (19th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The White Sox have accrued 962 assists, 70 errors and have a total of 3,432 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Clevinger has surrendered 619 hits and he has 769 K's in 747 frames. Clevinger (56-36 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.40 ERA while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 282 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.200 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and he has faced 3,076 batters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-142)

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