Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Baltimore Orioles (29-18) are hitting the road to Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (15-35). The men taking the mound are Corbin Burnes and Chris Flexen.

As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are earning 4.9 runs per contest, which is 5th in MLB. They have 229 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .300. The Orioles have accrued 78 two-baggers as a team and have hit 69 balls out of the park. They have 220 runs batted in and 387 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .241. Baltimore is slugging .432 and have been called out on strikes 379 times, while drawing a walk on 122 occasions.

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The Orioles have an ERA of 3.31 so far this season (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 392 batters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 43 home runs and 169 total runs (3rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 132 hitters and their FIP is 3.68 as a team over the course of the season. Baltimore has relinquished 334 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and 151 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.97 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.14.

Orioles pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 61 times and also have had 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 39 holds on the season (2nd in baseball). The Orioles relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 58.3% and has come into the game in 63 save situations. They have recorded 14 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 10 of their 24 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 74 runners on the season with 27.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Orioles have dispatched 166 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Orioles have turned 72.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,834 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in the majors. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for 1,278 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 433 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which puts them in 2nd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 32 double plays.

Burnes has pitched in 769 innings and has racked up 930 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 3.21 (274 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.053. He has given up 589 hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) with 221 walks. Burnes (49-29 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.12 while he has gone up against 3,099 batters during his time in the majors.

The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .332 and they have an average of 2.86 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have hit 79 doubles, while taking a walk 125 times as well as notching 143 runs. Chicago has hit 35 home runs over the course of the season as well as 132 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 408 instances (16th in the league) and have recorded 351 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have earned an on-base percentage of .277 and a team batting average of .216 for the year.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.373 and have a FIP of 4.70 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (392 strikeouts vs 179 free passes). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 392. They have conceded 65 long balls and they yield 5.21 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 241 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.65 (215 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 45 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 26 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Chicago has called on relievers to enter the contest in 19 save chances and they have converted 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 57 times in high leverage situations in addition to 64 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.0% out of their 100 inherited base runners. They are ranked 27th in the league holding a save percentage of 52.6%, and they have sent 169 relievers to the mound for the year.

In their 3,897 innings on the diamond, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (16th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 29 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The White Sox have accrued 396 assists, 30 errors and have accumulated 1,299 putouts this year.

In his pro baseball career, Flexen has allowed 586 hits while accumulating 377 punch outs in 532 innings. Flexen (29-38 record in his career) has earned a 4.99 ERA while allowing 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 295 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.474 and a FIP of 4.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and he has gone up against 2,329 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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