Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Chicago White Sox (38-120) are headed to Comerica Park on Saturday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (84-74). The expected starting pitchers will be Sean Burke and Brant Hurter.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 3.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 30th in the league. They have 486 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .278. The White Sox have hit 221 two-baggers as a team and have hit 129 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 465 runs batted in and 1,157 hits on the season, while their average at the plate sits at .221. Chicago is slugging .340 and have struck out 1,379 times, while taking a walk on 385 occasions.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.74 this season (28th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,331 hitters. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 200 home runs and 804 runs in total (28th in baseball). They have walked 624 opposing players and their FIP is 4.59 as a unit on the year. Chicago has relinquished 1,374 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 729 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44.

The White Sox have dispatched 524 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 265 base runners for the season with 34.7% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 20 saves on the year and have not converted 37 of their 57 save opportunities. The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 35.1% and has come into the game in 122 save situations. The relievers have recorded 62 holds for the year (29th in MLB). White Sox bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 171 times and also have had 163 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 4,155 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,252 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them ranked 24th in the majors, and have 111 double plays. The White Sox have converted 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,465 innings, which ranks them 26th in the majors.

Burke has taken the hill for 14 innings and has totaled 16 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 1.93 (3 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.000. He has surrendered 10 base knocks (6.4 hits per nine innings) and has 4 free passes. Burke (1-0 career record) sits with a FIP of 1.90 while he has faced 57 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Detroit Tigers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .299 and a batting average of .235 so far this season. They have been rung up on 1,426 instances (9th in the league) and have earned 1,248 hits. Detroit has a total of 161 long balls so far this year as well as 645 RBIs. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .387 and they average 4.23 runs per game (18th in the league). They have 238 doubles, while taking a walk 457 times as well as scoring 669 runs.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.168 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,328 strikeouts vs 409 walks). They rank 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,239. They have yielded 155 dingers and they concede 3.99 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 625 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.60 (565 earned runs conceded).

With 147 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 77 holds and 26 blown saves. Detroit has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 69 save opportunities and they have recorded 43 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 165 times in high leverage situations in addition to 175 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 22.8% out of their 237 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 18th in MLB holding a save rate of 62.3%, and they have dispatched 492 relievers onto the field on the season.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 129 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 1,377 assists, 76 errors and have accounted for 4,233 putouts on the season. Out of their 12,699 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in baseball).

Hurter (5-1 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.63 ERA while allowing 7.0 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 6.17 and he has faced 161 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 12 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.925 and having a FIP of 2.6. During his MLB career, Hurter has given up 32 hits while he has totaled 37 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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