Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, June 7, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NESN

The Chicago White Sox (15-47) are welcoming the Boston Red Sox (31-31) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Cooper Criswell and Garrett Crochet.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB. They have racked up 273 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .312. The Red Sox have compiled 109 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 67 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 265 runs batted in in addition to 515 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .244. Boston has a slugging % of .407 and have struck out 598 times, while being walked on 189 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.40 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.15. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 54 home runs and 247 total runs (9th in MLB). Boston has surrendered 482 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 207 earned runs. The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 3.35 so far this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 537 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 158 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.47 as a unit on the year.

The Red Sox relievers have a save percentage of 54.5% and stepped onto the hill in 48 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 57 runners for the season and 33.3% of them crossed the plate. Red Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 45 times as well as having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 186 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have accumulated 25 holds on the year (27th in baseball). They have recorded 12 saves for the year and have blown 10 of their 22 chances to save the game.

The Red Sox have transformed 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,998 innings, ranking them 17th in baseball. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 1,666 putouts thus far, in addition to 554 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which puts them in 30th in professional baseball, and have earned 45 double plays.

Criswell (4-4 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.81 while he has gone up against 355 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 90 hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) with 22 walks. His ERA is 4.88 (44 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.381. Criswell has taken the mound for 81 frames and has earned 72 punch outs so far in his career.

Chicago has hit 47 long balls on the season to go along with 172 runs batted in. They have put up 94 doubles, while getting a free base 157 times and putting up 184 runs. The Chicago White Sox have recorded an OBP of .278 as well as a team batting average of .217 this season. The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .337 and they are scoring 2.97 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have been rung up on 521 instances (14th in the league) and have totaled 439 hits.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.423 in addition to having a FIP of 4.64 as a unit so far this year. They have a ranking of 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 520. The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 324 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.94 (295 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (519 strikeouts against 244 free passes). They have allowed 81 dingers and they allow 5.43 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 25 save chances and they have come away with 10 saves. They are ranked 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have sent 211 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 72 times in high leverage situations and also on 76 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.9% of 122 inherited base runners. With 56 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 31 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

In 4,833 innings on the field, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (21st in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 35 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in baseball). The White Sox have 493 assists, 34 errors and are sitting with 1,611 putouts for the year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Crochet has given up 107 hits while he has earned 178 strikeouts in 142 innings pitched. Crochet (8-12 career record) is the owner of a 3.12 ERA and has surrendered 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 49 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.145 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.24 and he has faced 592 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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