Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-184) Chicago (+154)

The Chicago White Sox (15-37) will try to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (31-18) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Baltimore at -184 and Chicago is sitting at +154. The over/under is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Kyle Bradish and Garrett Crochet.

The Orioles have recorded 84 doubles as a team and have smacked 72 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore owns a slugging percentage of .435 and have struck out 393 times, while taking a walk on 131 occasions. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are recording 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in baseball. They have earned 234 runs batted in and 408 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .243. They have accounted for 243 runs while holding a team OBP of .303.

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The Orioles have a team earned run average of 3.36 this season (5th in MLB), and they have rung up 423 hitters. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 46 home runs and also 187 runs in total (5th in MLB). They have walked 145 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.67 as a team for the year. Baltimore has given up 362 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 166 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.14.

Orioles bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 63 times and also have had 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 41 holds so far this year (1st in the league). The Orioles bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 59.3% and stepped onto the hill in 68 save situations. They have accumulated 16 saves for the year and have not converted 11 of 27 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 79 runners so far this year with 29.1% of them earned a run for their team. The Orioles have dispatched 174 relievers to the hill this year.

The Orioles have turned 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,996 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for 1,332 putouts this year, in addition to 446 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 4th in MLB, and have accumulated 34 double plays.

Bradish (16-14 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.67 while facing 1,262 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 267 base hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 97 walks. His ERA is 3.60 (122 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.193. Bradish has thrown 305 innings and has racked up 302 K's so far in his MLB career.

Chicago is sitting with 36 home runs so far this year to go along with 142 runs batted in. They have put up 82 doubles, while getting a free base 134 times and scoring 153 runs. The Chicago White Sox have tallied a team OBP of .279 and a batting average of .217 on the year. The White Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .332 and they are scoring 2.94 runs per outing (30th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 428 occasions (15th in the league) and have notched a total of 367 base hits.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.379 and have a FIP of 4.66 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (422 strikeouts against 197 walks). They come in at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 425. They have allowed 69 long balls and they relinquish 5.27 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 264 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.73 (237 earned runs yielded).

With 45 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 26 holds and 9 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 59 times in high leverage situations and on 67 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.3% out of 105 inherited base runners. They are ranked 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 52.6%, and they have sent 177 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in pro baseball). The White Sox have 415 assists, 31 errors and have 1,353 putouts during this campaign. In their 4,059 innings played, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (16th in professional baseball).

In his career, Crochet has surrendered 99 base knocks while totaling 159 punch outs in 130 innings pitched. Crochet (8-11 career mark) has a 3.17 earned run average while giving up 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 46 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.163 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and he has faced 545 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+154)

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