Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (6-10) will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (6-10) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Taijuan Walker and Mike Clevinger.

The Phillies have accumulated 41 two-baggers as a team and have hit 15 baseballs out of the park. Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .464 and have been rung up 149 times, while drawing a walk on 46 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 15th in the league. They have earned 72 runs batted in in addition to 168 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .293. They have tallied 75 runs and have an OBP of .348.

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The Phillies have compiled a team earned run average of 5.48 so far this season (27th in the league), and they have struck out 139 batters. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 17 home runs in addition to 91 runs in total (28th in baseball). They have walked 70 hitters and their FIP is 4.52 as a unit on the season. Philadelphia has conceded 146 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 84 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.57.

Phillies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 16 times as well as having 10 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 5 holds over the course of the season (22nd in the league). The Phillies relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 33.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 8 save situations. They have tallied 1 save this year and have blown 2 out of their 3 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 29 runners this season with 62.1% of them ended up scoring. The Phillies have dispatched 60 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Phillies have transformed 66.0% of balls in play into outs out of 1,242 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 27th in baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned 414 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 132 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them sitting 12th in professional baseball, and have 9 double plays.

Walker has pitched in 913 innings and has tallied 820 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.89 (395 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.229. He has conceded 828 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 294 free passes. Walker (55-51 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.20 and he has faced 3,836 batters in the majors.

Chicago has 17 HRs on the campaign as well as 73 RBIs. They have hit 38 doubles, while taking a walk 41 times and scoring 74 runs. The Chicago White Sox have earned a team on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .261 this year. The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .418 and they tally 4.62 runs per outing (16th in the league). They have struck out on 134 occasions (17th in MLB) and have tallied 149 hits.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.657 with a FIP of 5.15 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 10.00 (156 strikeouts against 81 free passes). They have a ranking of 29th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 151. They have relinquished 22 homers and they yield 6.24 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 97 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.72 (89 earned runs relinquished).

Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 4 save chances and they have walked away with 2 saves. They rank 21st in baseball with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 62 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 26 times in high leverage situations in addition to 19 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 58.1% out of their 31 inherited base runners. With 17 save situations, the White Sox have earned 13 holds and 2 blown saves.

In their 1,260 innings on the field, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 64.8% (29th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 10 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in professional baseball). The White Sox have accrued 112 assists, 10 errors and have amassed 420 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Clevinger has conceded 550 hits while he has totaled 708 K's in 673 innings. He has allowed a total of 251 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.192 and having a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.81 and he has faced 2,762 batters during his career. Clevinger (53-30 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.36 ERA and has surrendered 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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