Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-120) Chicago (+100)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (31-42) will meet the Texas Rangers (44-27) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at -120 and the White Sox are at +100. The total is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Nathan Eovaldi and Dylan Cease.

The Rangers have earned 154 doubles as a unit and have knocked 96 baseballs out of the park. Texas has a slugging percentage of .456 and have struck out 616 times, while drawing a walk on 248 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are knocking in 6.1 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have accounted for 416 RBI's and 675 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .272. They have racked up 434 runs while having a team OBP of .341.

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The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 3.79 on the year (7th in the league), and they have struck out 586 batters. Rangers pitchers have conceded 71 home runs and 286 total runs (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 205 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.99 as a squad on the year. Texas has yielded 549 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 266 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 58 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 109 base runners for the season with 31.2% of them earned a run for their team. Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 64 times in addition to having 53 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 191 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have notched 34 holds this year (24th in baseball). They have earned 13 saves so far this year and have blown 10 of 23 save opportunities.

The Rangers have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,682 innings, which has them sitting 4th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have a total of 1,894 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 626 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 10th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 63 double plays.

Eovaldi (76-71 career record) holds a FIP of 3.76 and he has faced 5,716 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,380 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 375 walks. His ERA is 4.05 (608 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.299. Eovaldi has taken the hill for 1,351 frames and is sitting with 1,152 K's during his career.

The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .387 and they score 4.10 runs per outing (24th in MLB). They have recorded 126 doubles, while taking a walk 179 times and earning 299 runs. Chicago has 80 home runs this season as well as 292 RBIs. They have been rung up on 636 instances (12th in the league) and have earned a total of 584 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have compiled a team on-base percentage of .293 and a team batting average of .235 for the season.

The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.357 with a FIP of 4.65 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (688 strikeouts against 288 walks). They have a ranking of 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 589. They have allowed 99 homers and they relinquish 4.96 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 356 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.51 (324 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 28 save chances and they have walked away with 14 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in the league holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 247 relievers to the mound this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 97 times in high leverage situations in addition to 72 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 43.4% of 106 inherited base runners. With 68 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 40 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 46 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in baseball). The White Sox have accrued 547 assists, 35 errors and have notched a total of 1,939 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 5,817 innings played, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (9th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Cease has conceded 462 base knocks while he has tallied 669 strikeouts in 560 innings. He has conceded a total of 228 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.274 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and he has faced 2,383 batters during his career. Cease (39-29 career win-loss record) has a 3.66 ERA and has conceded 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-120)

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