Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, June 21, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Detroit Tigers (34-40) will take on the Chicago White Sox (20-55) at Comerica Park on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Erick Fedde and Jack Flaherty.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 3.1 runs per contest, which has them at 30th in the league. They have a total of 232 runs while holding a team OBP of .280. The White Sox have hit 108 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 66 balls out of the park. They have tallied 220 RBI's and 540 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is sitting at .219. Chicago is slugging .347 and have been called out on strikes 639 times, while drawing a walk on 193 occasions.

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The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.84 on the year (29th in the league), and they have rung up 636 hitters. White Sox pitchers have given up 94 long balls in addition to 388 runs (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 287 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.50 as a unit this year. Chicago has yielded 636 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 351 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.22 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The White Sox bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 39.4% and has come into the game in 69 save situations. The relievers have inherited 142 base runners on the year with 36.6% of them ended up scoring. White Sox bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 89 times as well as having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 249 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have earned 36 holds for the year (20th in MLB). They have recorded 13 saves for the year and have not converted 20 of their 33 save opportunities.

The Chicago White Sox have 1,958 putouts this year, in addition to 595 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which has them sitting 23rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 41 double plays. The White Sox have transformed 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,874 innings, ranking them 25th in baseball.

Fedde has taken the mound for 541 innings and has accumulated 435 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.04 (303 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.467. He has surrendered 580 base knocks (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 214 free passes. Fedde (26-34 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.96 while he has faced 2,375 hitters in the major leagues.

Detroit has a total of 67 home runs for the year as well as 291 runs batted in. They have 108 two-baggers, while taking a walk 214 times as well as recording 306 runs. The Detroit Tigers have earned a team OBP of .297 as well as a batting average of .230 so far this season. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .371 and they average 4.14 runs per outing (20th in the league). They have been rung up on 658 occasions (8th in MLB) and have tallied 575 hits.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.212 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.63 as a staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (620 strikeouts against 196 bases on balls). They sit at 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 598. They have given up 69 home runs and they allow 4.37 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 318 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.86 (281 earned runs conceded).

Detroit relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.1% out of 103 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations in addition to 72 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 58 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 27 holds and also 16 blown saves. They are currently ranked 28th in the league holding a save percentage of 48.4%, and they have sent 218 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have come away with 15 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 58 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in the majors). The Tigers have recorded 628 assists, 48 errors and have a total of 1,967 putouts over the course of the season. In their 5,901 innings played, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Flaherty has surrendered 617 base hits while he has totaled 848 strikeouts in 744 frames. He has given up a total of 304 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.185 and a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.20 and he has gone up against 3,090 hitters during his career. Flaherty (46-38 career record) has earned a 3.68 ERA while allowing 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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