Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+255) Baltimore (-320)

The Baltimore Orioles (80-59) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (31-108) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Chicago at +255 and Baltimore is sitting at -320. The total is set at O8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Jonathan Cannon and Albert Suarez.

Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .338 and have struck out 1,206 times, while being walked on 338 occasions. They have earned 404 runs batted in as well as 1,008 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .219. The White Sox have tallied 203 doubles as a squad and have smacked 109 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 423 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .277. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are recording 3.0 runs per game, which ranks them 30th in the league.

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The White Sox have a team ERA of 4.89 over the course of the season (29th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,154 hitters. White Sox pitchers have conceded 179 home runs and 724 total runs (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 548 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.66 as a team this season. Chicago has conceded 1,219 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 661 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The White Sox have sent 453 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 239 base runners on the season and 35.1% of those runners ended up scoring. They have compiled 18 saves this year and have missed out on 31 of 49 save chances. The White Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 36.7% and stepped onto the hill in 108 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 57 holds so far this season (28th in baseball). White Sox pitchers have entered the game with players on base 153 times and also have had 140 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have notched a total of 3,647 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,097 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which is 25th in professional baseball, and have a total of 93 double plays. The White Sox have converted 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,941 innings on the field, which has them sitting 26th in MLB.

Cannon has taken the mound for 95 innings and is sitting with 66 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Cannon (2-9 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.66 and he has faced 413 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.73 (50 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.418. He has given up 103 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 32 walks.

Baltimore has hit 208 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 673 RBIs. They have hit 232 doubles, while taking a walk 415 times as well as racking up 697 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have compiled an on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a batting average of .252 this year. The Orioles have a SLG% of .444 and they tally 5.01 runs per game (4th in the league). They have struck out on 1,148 instances (18th in the league) and have a total of 1,205 base hits.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.234 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a unit this year. They are sitting at 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,118. The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 600 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.93 (540 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (1,173 strikeouts against 409 walks). They have given up 144 homers and they relinquish 4.36 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league).

Baltimore relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.8% of 208 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 140 times in high leverage situations and on 145 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 161 save situations, the Orioles have 99 holds and 19 blown saves. They sit at 4th in the league with a save rate of 68.9%, and they have dispatched 462 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Baltimore has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 61 save opportunities and they have come away with 42 saves.

In 11,139 innings on the diamond, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 81 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the majors). The Orioles have racked up 1,161 assists, 70 errors and have earned a total of 3,713 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Suarez has conceded 215 hits while totaling 173 strikeouts in 225 innings pitched. He has given up 96 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.276 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and he has faced 948 batters thus far in his career. Suarez (10-12 career mark) holds a 3.84 earned run average while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-320)

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