Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, June 19, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago White Sox (31-41) will go up against the Texas Rangers (43-27) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound are Andrew Heaney and Jesse Scholtens.

The Rangers have tallied 150 doubles as a squad and have hit 94 balls out of the park. Texas has a slugging % of .453 and have been rung up 610 times, while being walked on 242 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are recording 6.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in the league. They have accumulated 406 runs batted in as well as 660 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .270. They have accumulated 423 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .339.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.91 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. Rangers pitchers have conceded 71 home runs and 279 total runs (5th in the league). Texas has conceded 540 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 259 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 3.75 for the season (6th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 579 batters. They have walked 199 batters and their FIP is 3.98 as a squad this season.

The Rangers have sent 187 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 106 base runners on the year and 30.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 13 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 out of their 23 chances to get a save. The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 56.5% and stepped onto the hill in 57 save situations. The relievers have a total of 33 holds on the campaign (26th in MLB). Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 62 times and also have had 53 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have converted 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,601 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in baseball. The Texas Rangers have a total of 1,867 putouts this season, as well as 612 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 10th in MLB, and have earned 62 double plays.

Heaney has taken the mound for 773 innings and has 830 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 4.51 (388 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.251. He has allowed 739 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 229 walks. Heaney (40-46 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.42 while facing 3,282 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Chicago has knocked in 80 HRs for the year as well as 291 runs batted in. They have recorded 124 doubles, while walking 179 times as well as earning 298 runs. The Chicago White Sox have earned an OBP of .294 in addition to a batting average of .235 over the course of the season. The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .389 and they are earning 4.14 runs per game (24th in the league). They have struck out on 629 occasions (12th in the league) and have tallied 578 base knocks.

The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.360 with a FIP of 4.70 as a team this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (670 strikeouts vs 284 bases on balls). They come in at 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 584. They have conceded 99 homers and they give up 4.95 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 351 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.50 (319 earned runs conceded).

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 28 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 246 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 97 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.9% out of their 105 inherited base runners. With 68 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 40 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

In their 5,745 innings on the diamond, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (9th in MLB). The Chicago White Sox have turned 46 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in MLB). The White Sox have recorded 546 assists, 35 errors and have earned 1,915 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Scholtens has conceded 12 base hits while he has accumulated 9 K's in 16 innings. He has given up 6 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.200 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.13 and he has faced 67 opposing batters during his MLB career. Scholtens (0-2 career record) has a 3.24 earned run average and has surrendered 6.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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