Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, April 17, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-150) Chicago (+130)

The Chicago White Sox (6-9) will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (5-10) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday. The line on this contest has the Phillies at -150 and the White Sox are coming in at +130. The total comes in at 7. The expected starting pitchers are Zack Wheeler and Lance Lynn.

The Phillies have recorded 36 two-baggers as a team and have hit 13 balls out of the park. Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .444 and have been called out on strikes 145 times, while drawing a walk on 41 occasions. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which puts them at 25th in the league. They have compiled 59 RBI's and 145 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .277. They have notched a total of 61 runs while holding a team OBP of .332.

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The Phillies have a team ERA of 5.72 this season (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 131 hitters. Phillies pitchers have given up 17 home runs in addition to 88 runs (27th in MLB). They have walked 67 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.70 as a unit for the year. Philadelphia has given up 138 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 82 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.96 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.59.

The Phillies have sent 57 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 29 runners this year with 62.1% of those players earned a run for their team. They have earned 1 save on the campaign and have not converted 2 of their 3 chances to get a save. The Phillies bullpen have a save percentage of 33.3% and has entered the game in 8 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 5 holds for the year (22nd in the league). Phillies relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 16 times as well as having 10 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 387 putouts thus far, in addition to 126 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them sitting 10th in baseball, and have a total of 8 double plays. The Phillies have turned 65.9% of balls in play into outs out of 1,161 innings, ranking them 26th in professional baseball.

Wheeler has taken the mound for 1,202 frames and is sitting with 1,207 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.43 (458 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.205. He has given up 1,076 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 373 walks. Wheeler (74-58 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.37 while he has gone up against 4,995 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Chicago has hit 15 home runs for the year and 69 runs batted in. They have notched 38 doubles, while taking a walk 38 times as well as recording 70 runs. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with an on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a batting average of .264 so far this season. The White Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .418 and they tally 4.67 runs per outing (17th in baseball). They have been rung up on 121 occasions (21st in the league) and have accounted for 142 base knocks.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.626 and have a FIP of 5.27 as a unit so far this year. They are sitting at 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 139. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 89 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 5.70 (83 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 10.20 (149 strikeouts against 74 free passes). They have conceded 22 homers and they yield 6.11 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 4 save chances and they have tallied 2 saves. They rank 19th in the league holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 58 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 24 times in high leverage situations in addition to 18 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 57.1% of 28 inherited base runners. With 17 save situations, the White Sox have accumulated 13 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in pro baseball). The White Sox have recorded 102 assists, 9 errors and have accounted for 393 putouts this season. In their 1,179 innings on the field, the White Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 65.2% (28th in MLB).

In his career, Lynn has allowed 1,573 base hits while he has accumulated 1,736 K's in 1,721 frames. Lynn (123-85 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.56 ERA while conceding 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 680 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.262 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and he has gone up against 7,274 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-150)

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