Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Monday, September 2, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Baltimore Orioles (77-58) are welcoming the Chicago White Sox (31-104) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Chris Flexen and Corbin Burnes.

The White Sox have tallied 201 doubles as a squad and have hit 109 baseballs out of the park. Chicago has a slugging rate of .342 and have been rung up 1,172 times, while drawing a walk on 331 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are compiling 3.1 runs per game, which ranks them 30th in the league. They have amassed 397 RBI's as well as 984 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .220. They have a total of 416 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .278.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.44. White Sox pitchers have yielded 173 long balls and also 699 runs in total (29th in the league). Chicago has conceded 1,174 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 638 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team ERA of 4.86 on the season (29th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,109 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 528 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.65 as a unit over the course of the season.

The White Sox have dispatched 440 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 232 runners so far this season and 35.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 18 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 31 of 49 save chances. The White Sox relievers have a save percentage of 36.7% and has entered the game in 108 save situations. The relievers have tallied 57 holds so far this year (28th in the league). White Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 149 times in addition to having 138 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have 3,542 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,068 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which has them ranked 25th in MLB, and they have turned 90 double plays. The White Sox have converted 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,626 innings, which ranks them 25th in MLB.

Flexen (29-47 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.95 while facing 2,735 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 689 base hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 238 free passes. His earned run average is 5.03 (347 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.492. Flexen has thrown 621 frames and is sitting with 437 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Baltimore Orioles hold a team OBP of .315 as well as a team batting average of .250 for the season. They have struck out on 1,114 occasions (19th in the league) and have recorded 1,160 hits. Baltimore has hit 202 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 646 RBIs. The Orioles have a team SLG% of .442 and they average 4.95 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have hit 223 doubles, while getting a free base 399 times as well as putting up 668 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 586 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.95 (527 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 143 dingers and they concede 4.39 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.237 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.93 as a staff for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,141 strikeouts vs 402 free passes). They have a ranking of 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,085.

Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 59 save opportunities and they have come away with 40 saves. They rank 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 67.8%, and they have sent 450 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 136 times in high leverage situations in addition to 143 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.7% out of their 205 inherited runners. With 157 save situations, the Orioles have 97 holds and also 19 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 75 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in professional baseball). The Orioles have recorded 1,120 assists, 68 errors and have earned 3,608 putouts for the year. In their 10,824 innings played, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Burnes has conceded 687 hits while he has tallied 1,020 K's in 873 innings pitched. Burnes (57-34 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.26 earned run average and has given up 7.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 316 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.069 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.15 and he has gone up against 3,537 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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