Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, August 21, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-175) Chicago (+145)

The Chicago White Sox (48-75) will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (68-55) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday. The odds on this game have the Mariners at -175 and the White Sox are at +145. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Castillo and Touki Toussaint.

The Mariners have tallied 220 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 154 baseballs out of the stadium. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .409 and have been rung up 1,221 times, while drawing a walk on 414 occasions. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 13th in the league. They have earned 552 runs batted in in addition to 997 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .240. They have notched a total of 571 runs while holding a team OBP of .319.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.54 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.17. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 134 home runs in addition to 500 total runs (3rd in MLB). Seattle has relinquished 982 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 453 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.69 on the campaign (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,105 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 312 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.78 as a squad this season.

The Mariners have sent 410 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 140 base runners so far this year and 25.0% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 35 saves so far this year and have not converted 17 of their 52 chances to save the game. The Mariners relievers have a save rate of 67.3% and has come into the game in 126 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 73 holds for the season (9th in the league). Mariners pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 110 times and also have had 135 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have earned 3,311 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,053 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 11th in baseball, and have 99 double plays. The Mariners have turned 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,933 innings, ranking them 8th in pro baseball.

Castillo has taken the mound for 1,008 innings and has accounted for 1,103 K's in his pro baseball career. Castillo (57-62 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.67 and he has gone up against 4,165 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.54 (396 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.175. He has conceded 843 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 341 walks.

The Chicago White Sox have tallied an OBP of .294 as well as a batting average of .237 so far this season. They have been rung up on 1,087 occasions (14th in MLB) and have a total of 994 base knocks. Chicago has 133 HRs on the campaign to go along with 487 runs batted in. The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .385 and they are earning 4.10 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have recorded 196 doubles, while getting a free base 301 times as well as scoring 504 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 617 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.72 (571 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 170 homers and they surrender 5.10 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.397 with a FIP of 4.72 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (1,148 strikeouts against 495 bases on balls). They are sitting at 16th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,026.

Sitting with 108 save situations, the White Sox have earned 59 holds and also 25 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 48 save opportunities and they have converted 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 158 times in high leverage situations and on 118 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.3% out of their 167 inherited base runners. They sit at 29th in MLB with a save rate of 47.9%, and they have dispatched 395 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 86 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The White Sox have recorded 924 assists, 64 errors and have earned a total of 3,267 putouts this season. In 9,801 innings on the diamond, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (17th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Toussaint has allowed 183 base knocks while tallying 232 K's in 220 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 126 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.468 and a FIP of 5.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.65 and he has faced 986 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Toussaint (11-12 win-loss record in his career) has a 5.14 ERA while giving up 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+145)

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