Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-110) Chicago (-106)

The Boston Red Sox (32-31) are hitting the road to Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (15-48). The moneyline on this matchup has the Red Sox at -110 while the White Sox are coming in at -106. The over/under is 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Chase Anderson and Chris Flexen.

Boston owns a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 603 times, while taking a walk on 194 occasions. They have tallied 279 RBI's in addition to 539 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .249. The Red Sox have earned 112 doubles as a team and have knocked 70 baseballs out of the park. They have 287 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are knocking in 4.6 runs/g, which ranks them 9th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.45 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.14. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 55 home runs and also 249 runs (10th in baseball). Boston has surrendered 486 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 209 earned runs. The Red Sox have a team earned run average of 3.33 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 549 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 159 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.45 as a unit so far this season.

The Red Sox bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 54.5% and has entered the game in 48 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 57 runners over the course of the season and 33.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Red Sox pitchers have entered the game with players on base 45 times and also have had 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 187 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have notched 25 holds for the year (28th in baseball). They have earned 12 saves for the year and have blown 10 of their 22 save opportunities.

The Boston Red Sox have a tally of 1,693 putouts for the season, in addition to 560 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which has them sitting 30th in the majors, and they have turned 45 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of 5,079 innings, which has them sitting 13th in pro baseball.

Anderson has pitched in 1,080 innings and has 898 strikeouts during his career. Anderson (59-57 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.29 while facing 4,557 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.36 (523 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.297. He has conceded 1,030 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 370 walks.

The Chicago White Sox have recorded an OBP of .277 as well as a team batting average of .216 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 533 occasions (11th in MLB) and have recorded 443 base hits. Chicago has a total of 48 HRs on the season as well as 174 RBIs. The White Sox hold a slugging % of .336 and they average 2.95 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have hit 95 doubles, while walking 158 times and putting up 186 runs.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.452 with a FIP of 4.70 as a team on the campaign. They sit at 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 544. The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 338 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 5.09 (309 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (524 strikeouts against 249 bases on balls). They have allowed 84 dingers and they concede 5.57 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

With 56 save situations, the White Sox have tallied 31 holds and 15 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 25 save opportunities and they have recorded 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 72 times in high leverage situations and on 78 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.5% out of their 126 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 30th in the league holding a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have sent 215 relievers to the hill so far this year.

In 4,914 innings on the field, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (26th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in pro baseball). The White Sox have accrued 500 assists, 35 errors and have a tally of 1,638 putouts so far this season.

Flexen (29-39 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.98 earned run average and has given up 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and he has gone up against 2,391 opposing batters during his career. He has conceded 302 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.470 and a FIP of 4.9. Thus far in his career, Flexen has allowed 598 base hits while he has totaled 389 punch outs in 546 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-106)

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