Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago White Sox (49-75) will play the Seattle Mariners (69-55) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday. The pitchers expected to start will be George Kirby and Mike Clevinger.

Seattle has a slugging % of .410 and have been called out on strikes 1,235 times, while drawing a walk on 417 occasions. They have 558 runs batted in in addition to 1,012 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .241. The Mariners have recorded 225 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 155 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 578 runs while holding a team OBP of .320. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which is 13th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.54 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18. Mariners pitchers have yielded 134 home runs and 506 total runs (4th in the league). Seattle has surrendered 994 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 459 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.71 for the year (2nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,115 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 315 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.77 as a unit for the year.

The Mariners relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 67.9% and stepped onto the hill in 132 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 143 base runners this year with 25.9% of them ended up scoring. Mariners relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 112 times in addition to having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 417 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have tallied 77 holds over the course of the season (6th in MLB). They have recorded 36 saves for the year and have blown 17 of 53 save opportunities.

The Mariners have turned 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,933 innings on the field, which has them sitting 8th in baseball. The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 3,311 putouts this season, in addition to 1,053 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 11th in professional baseball, and they have turned 99 double plays.

Kirby (18-13 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.12 while he has gone up against 1,135 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 274 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 36 walks. His earned run average is 3.30 (103 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.105. Kirby has taken the ball for 280 frames and has tallied 266 strikeouts during his career.

Chicago has tallied 135 home runs for the season to go along with 496 runs batted in. They have hit 200 doubles, while walking 303 times and racking up 514 runs. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated an on-base percentage of .295 as well as a batting average of .238 this season. The White Sox have a team slugging % of .387 and they average 4.15 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,093 instances (14th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,008 base knocks.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.396 in addition to having a FIP of 4.71 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,035. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 622 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.72 (576 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.50 (1,159 strikeouts vs 498 free passes). They have conceded 171 homers and they give up 5.10 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball).

Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.6% of 170 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 158 times in high leverage situations and on 120 occasions with runners on base. With 108 save situations, the White Sox have compiled 59 holds and 25 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in baseball with a save rate of 47.9%, and they have sent 398 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 48 save opportunities and they have converted 23 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 86 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in pro baseball). The White Sox have recorded 924 assists, 64 errors and have 3,267 putouts on the campaign. In their 9,801 innings on the field, the White Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (17th in the majors).

Clevinger (56-35 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.37 ERA and has surrendered 7.4 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and he has faced 3,051 batters during his career. He has given up a total of 278 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.195 and a FIP of 3.9. During his pro baseball career, Clevinger has given up 613 hits while earning 765 strikeouts in 742 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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