Chicago White Sox vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

The Arizona Diamondbacks (33-36) will compete against the Chicago White Sox (18-52) at Chase Field on Sunday. The starting pitchers are Drew Thorpe and Jordan Montgomery.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 3.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 30th in baseball. They have a total of 214 runs scored while having a team OBP of .279. The White Sox have recorded 103 doubles as a team and have hit 61 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 202 RBI's in addition to 499 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is at .217. Chicago is slugging .345 and have been called out on strikes 594 times, while drawing a walk on 178 occasions.

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The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.86 on the year (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 602 batters. White Sox pitchers have allowed 91 home runs and 363 runs in total (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 273 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.58 as a team this season. Chicago has yielded 588 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 329 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.41.

The White Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 37.5% and stepped onto the hill in 68 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 runners so far this season and 35.6% of those players crossed the plate. White Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 86 times as well as having 86 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 237 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have 36 holds on the campaign (15th in baseball). They have compiled 12 saves on the year and have blown 20 of their 32 save opportunities.

The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 1,829 putouts this season, as well as 551 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them sitting 22nd in MLB, and they have turned 40 double plays. The White Sox have turned 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,487 innings, which has them sitting at 24th in professional baseball.

Thorpe has taken the mound for 5 frames and has racked up 4 K's thus far in his career. Thorpe (0-0 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 1.77 while going up against 22 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 1.80 (1 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.000. He has conceded 3 hits (5.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 2 free passes.

The Diamondbacks hold a team SLG% of .399 and they earn 4.77 runs per game (8th in the league). They have recorded 120 doubles, while taking a walk 227 times as well as putting up 329 runs. Arizona has knocked in 69 HRs for the season as well as 313 runs batted in. They have struck out on 547 instances (22nd in baseball) and have accounted for 583 base knocks. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for an OBP of .321 in addition to a batting average of .249 for the year.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.370 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.26 as a squad for the season. They are sitting at 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 626. The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 332 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.58 (311 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.40 (501 strikeouts against 211 walks). They have given up 75 dingers and they allow 4.89 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Arizona has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 26 save chances and they have earned 14 saves. They are ranked 25th in the league with a save percentage of 53.8%, and they have sent 219 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 66 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on. Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 46.7% out of their 90 inherited base runners. Sitting with 55 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 27 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

Out of their 5,499 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (26th in professional baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 66 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (1st in the majors). The Diamondbacks have racked up 635 assists, 30 errors and have earned a total of 1,833 putouts so far this season.

Montgomery (42-38 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.87 earned run average and has conceded 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has faced 3,372 batters during his career. He has conceded a total of 347 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.240 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his pro baseball career, Montgomery has surrendered 774 hits while earning 737 strikeouts in 806 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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