Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Guaranteed Rate Field is where the Chicago White Sox (28-89) will go up against the Chicago Cubs (57-60) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Jameson Taillon and Garrett Crochet.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 19th in the league. They have racked up 493 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .310. The Cubs have recorded 180 doubles as a squad and have knocked 118 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 463 runs batted in in addition to 913 hits this season, while their batting average is sitting at .235. Chicago is slugging .382 and have been called out on strikes 1,015 times, while drawing a walk on 382 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Cubs pitchers have relinquished 123 home runs and 486 total runs (11th in baseball). Chicago has surrendered 924 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 429 earned runs. The Cubs have a team ERA of 3.74 over the course of the season (5th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 996 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 348 opposing players and their FIP is 3.92 as a unit this year.

The Cubs have sent 351 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 159 base runners for the year with 31.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 24 saves this season and have blown 21 of 45 chances to get a save. The Cubs bullpen have a save percentage of 53.3% and stepped onto the hill in 95 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 49 holds for the season (27th in MLB). Cubs relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 108 times in addition to having 126 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have converted 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,297 innings on the field, ranking them 11th in the majors. The Chicago Cubs have a tally of 3,099 putouts this season, in addition to 930 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which is 11th in MLB, and have 62 double plays.

Taillon has taken the ball for 1,052 innings and has totaled 936 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Taillon (66-51 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.87 while going up against 4,387 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.93 (459 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.217. He has allowed 1,024 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 256 walks.

The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .342 and they score 3.08 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have put up 176 doubles, while taking a walk 288 times and racking up 360 runs. Chicago has recorded 98 HRs on the season as well as 341 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,020 occasions (9th in the league) and have accounted for 834 base knocks. The Chicago White Sox have earned an OBP of .275 as well as a batting average of .216 on the season.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.414 in addition to having a FIP of 4.67 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (953 strikeouts vs 456 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 989. They have surrendered 150 long balls and they relinquish 5.35 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 608 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.83 (549 earned runs conceded).

Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 46 save opportunities and they have converted 17 saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save rate of 37.0%, and they have dispatched 376 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 123 times in high leverage situations and on 129 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.7% out of 199 inherited base runners. Sitting with 101 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 54 holds in addition to 29 blown saves.

In 9,204 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (21st in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 71 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in MLB). The White Sox have recorded 928 assists, 69 errors and have 3,068 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Crochet has surrendered 147 base hits while he has accumulated 247 punch outs in 190 innings. He has conceded 64 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.140 and having a FIP of 3.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.53 and he has faced 794 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Crochet (9-15 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.03 ERA while conceding 6.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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