Atlanta Braves vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (61-101 last season) will try to beat the Atlanta Braves (104-58 last year) on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Charlie Morton and Chris Flexen.

Atlanta had a slugging percentage of .501 and struck out 1,289 times, while being walked on 538 occasions. They accumulated 916 runs batted in in addition to 1,543 hits during the previous year, while their team batting average sat at .276. The Braves accrued 293 two-baggers as a unit and smacked 307 balls out of the stadium. They earned 947 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .344. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves recorded 5.9 runs per outing, which ranked them 1st in MLB.

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The Braves finished with a team earned run average of 4.14 for the prior year (15th in baseball), and their staff struck out 1,516 batters. Braves pitchers allowed 187 long balls in addition to 716 total runs (13th in the league). Their pitching staff walked 534 players from the other team and their FIP was 4.10 as a squad for the previous season. Atlanta gave up 1,341 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 662 earned runs. They accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and the pitching staff held a WHIP of 1.30.

Braves bullpen pitchers came into the game with runners on 129 times as well as having 171 games in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers racked up 102 holds last year (5th in the league). The Braves bullpen earned a save rate of 66.7% and entered the game in 181 save situations. They compiled 52 saves for the previous season and blew 26 of their 78 save opportunities. The relievers inherited 188 runners in the prior season and 31.4% of them earned a run for their team. The Braves dispatched 532 relievers to the hill last season.

The Atlanta Braves finished with 4,320 putouts for the previous season, in addition to 1,339 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .986 which ranked 16th in MLB, and had 134 double plays. The Braves transformed 68.5% of balls in play into outs out of 12,960 innings on the field, which had them ranked 22nd in baseball.

Morton has taken the ball for 1,960 frames and has 1,880 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Morton (130-113 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.78 and he has faced 8,400 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.00 (871 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.305. He has given up 1,837 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 722 free passes.

Chicago recorded 171 HRs last season and 617 runs batted in. They hit 264 doubles, while taking a walk 377 times and earning 641 runs. The Chicago White Sox held an on-base percentage of .291 as well as a team batting average of .238 over the course of last season. The White Sox held a team slugging percentage of .384 and they tallied 3.96 runs per game (29th in the league). They were rung up on 1,424 instances (12th in the league) and had a total of 1,308 hits.

The White Sox had a team WHIP of 1.416 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.71 as a unit over the course of the prior season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sat at 9.20 (1,470 strikeouts vs 654 free passes). They were ranked 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,372. They gave up 214 homers and they relinquished 5.29 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff relinquished 841 runs for the prior year while holding an ERA of 4.87 (774 earned runs yielded).

Chicago had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 57 save opportunities and they walked away with 28 saves. They were ranked 28th in baseball with a save rate of 49.1%, and they sent 521 relievers to the mound last season. Their relievers took the field 186 times in high leverage situations in addition to 158 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers had an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of their 229 inherited runners. Wrapping up the year with 129 save situations, the White Sox amassed 71 holds and 29 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox turned 117 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in baseball). The White Sox recorded 1,249 assists, 95 errors and accounted for 4,295 putouts in the prior season. In 12,885 innings on the diamond, the White Sox earned a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (21st in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Flexen has surrendered 541 hits while tallying 343 strikeouts in 487 innings. Flexen (27-34 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.95 ERA while giving up 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 268 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.485 and having a FIP of 5.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and he has gone up against 2,140 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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