Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago White Sox (20-56) are hitting the road to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (34-40). The pitchers taking the mound are Jonathan Cannon and Reese Olson.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 3.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 30th in MLB. They have notched a total of 235 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .281. The White Sox have compiled 109 doubles as a squad and have hit 66 balls out of the park. They have compiled 223 runs batted in and 546 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .219. Chicago is slugging .345 and have been called out on strikes 648 times, while being walked on 198 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.42. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 95 home runs and 393 total runs (29th in the league). Chicago has allowed 647 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 354 earned runs. The White Sox have a team ERA of 4.82 this season (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 648 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 292 batters and their FIP is 4.48 as a squad over the course of the season.

White Sox pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 91 times in addition to having 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 37 holds for the season (20th in baseball). The White Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 38.2% and has entered the game in 71 save situations. They have recorded 13 saves over the course of the season and have blown 21 of their 34 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 146 runners for the year with 37.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have dispatched 254 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Chicago White Sox have a total of 1,985 putouts so far this season, in addition to 601 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 25th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 43 double plays. The White Sox have turned 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,955 innings on the field, which ranks them 26th in pro baseball.

Cannon has pitched in 32 innings and has totaled 28 punch outs so far in his career. Cannon (1-1 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.31 while he has gone up against 134 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.36 (12 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.246. He has surrendered 34 base hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 6 free passes.

Detroit is sitting with 67 long balls so far this season to go along with 291 RBIs. They have 108 doubles, while taking a walk 214 times and scoring 306 runs. The Detroit Tigers have earned a team OBP of .297 as well as a batting average of .230 for the year. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .371 and they are earning 4.14 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have been rung up on 658 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned 575 base hits.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.212 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.63 as a staff for the season. They come in at 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 598. The Detroit pitching staff have relinquished 318 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.86 (281 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (620 strikeouts vs 196 free passes). They have surrendered 69 homers and they surrender 4.37 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball).

Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 31 save opportunities and they have come away with 15 saves. They are ranked 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 48.4%, and they have sent 218 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.1% out of their 103 inherited runners. With 58 save situations, the Tigers have 27 holds and 16 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 58 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (28th in baseball). The Tigers have accrued 628 assists, 48 errors and have a tally of 1,967 putouts this season. In their 5,901 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Olson has conceded 155 base knocks and he has 172 punch outs in 181 innings pitched. He has surrendered 75 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.166 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.07 and he has gone up against 747 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Olson (6-15 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.73 ERA while allowing 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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