Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago White Sox (20-55) are headed to Comerica Park on Saturday where they will play the Detroit Tigers (34-40). The expected starting pitchers will be Drew Thorpe and Kenta Maeda.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 3.1 runs per contest, which has them at 30th in the league. They have accounted for 232 runs scored while having a team OBP of .280. The White Sox have tallied 108 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 66 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 220 runs batted in and 540 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is sitting at .219. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .347 and have struck out 639 times, while drawing a walk on 193 occasions.

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The White Sox have an ERA of 4.84 this season (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 636 hitters. White Sox pitchers have conceded 94 home runs in addition to 388 runs (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 287 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.50 as a squad on the year. Chicago has given up 636 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 351 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 39.4% and has entered the game in 69 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 142 base runners so far this season with 36.6% of them crossed home plate. White Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 89 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 249 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have notched 36 holds for the year (20th in the league). They have recorded 13 saves for the season and have blown 20 out of their 33 save opportunities.

The White Sox have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,874 innings, which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox have notched a total of 1,958 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 595 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which puts them in 23rd in MLB, and they have turned 41 double plays.

Thorpe has taken the mound for 8 innings and has accounted for 4 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 8.89 (8 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.975. He has surrendered 9 base knocks (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 7 free passes. Thorpe (0-1 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 8.76 and he has gone up against 43 batters in the major leagues.

The Detroit Tigers have an on-base percentage of .297 as well as a batting average of .230 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 658 instances (8th in the league) and have earned 575 base hits. Detroit has accumulated 67 long balls for the year as well as 291 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .371 and they average 4.14 runs per game (20th in the league). They have put up 108 two-baggers, while taking a walk 214 times and scoring 306 runs.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.212 and have a FIP of 3.63 as a unit this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (620 strikeouts vs 196 walks). They rank 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 598. They have allowed 69 homers and they allow 4.37 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have given up 318 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.86 (281 earned runs allowed).

With 58 save situations, the Tigers have 27 holds and 16 blown saves. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 31 save opportunities and they have come away with 15 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.1% out of 103 inherited base runners. They rank 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 48.4%, and they have sent 218 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 628 assists, 48 errors and have notched a total of 1,967 putouts so far this year. In their 5,901 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in professional baseball).

Maeda (67-52 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.03 ERA while surrendering 7.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.71 and he has gone up against 3,769 batters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 410 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.155 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Maeda has allowed 791 base knocks and he has 987 strikeouts in 915 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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