Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (85-74) will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (39-120) at Comerica Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jonathan Cannon and Tarik Skubal.

The White Sox have accrued 224 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 129 baseballs out of the park. Chicago has a slugging rate of .340 and have struck out 1,386 times, while being walked on 388 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are recording 3.1 runs per game, which has them at 30th in the league. They have earned 472 runs batted in and 1,169 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .221. They have 493 runs and have an OBP of .279.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.71 so far this season (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,341 batters. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 200 home runs in addition to 804 runs in total (28th in MLB). They have walked 626 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.57 as a team on the season. Chicago has allowed 1,380 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 729 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.14 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44.

White Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 172 times as well as having 163 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 62 holds on the year (29th in baseball). The White Sox relievers have accumulated a save rate of 35.1% and has entered the game in 122 save situations. They have recorded 20 saves this year and have blown 37 of their 57 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 267 runners for the year and 34.5% of them crossed home plate. The White Sox have dispatched 526 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The White Sox have converted 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,546 innings, ranking them 26th in MLB. The Chicago White Sox have notched a total of 4,182 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,259 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 22nd in professional baseball, and have a total of 112 double plays.

Cannon has thrown 119 frames and has earned 88 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 4.38 (58 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.327. He has surrendered 121 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 37 walks. Cannon (4-10 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.32 while he has faced 501 batters in the major leagues.

The Detroit Tigers are sitting with a team OBP of .299 as well as a team batting average of .235 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,436 instances (8th in MLB) and have 1,256 base hits. Detroit has accumulated 161 home runs so far this year to go along with 649 RBIs. The Tigers have a SLG% of .387 and they average 4.23 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have put up 239 two-baggers, while getting a free base 459 times and scoring 673 runs.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.165 in addition to having a FIP of 3.69 as a unit so far this year. They come in at 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,246. The Detroit pitching staff have yielded 628 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.60 (568 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,337 strikeouts vs 409 bases on balls). They have conceded 155 long balls and they allow 3.98 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.8% of 237 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 166 times in high leverage situations and on 175 occasions with runners on. With 148 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 77 holds in addition to 26 blown saves. They rank 17th in the league with a save percentage of 62.9%, and they have dispatched 495 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 70 save chances and they have tallied 44 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 129 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 1,386 assists, 76 errors and have a total of 4,260 putouts during this campaign. In 12,780 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (6th in professional baseball).

During his career, Skubal has surrendered 473 hits and he has 648 strikeouts in 570 innings. Skubal (41-31 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.38 earned run average while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 214 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.073 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 4.66 and he has faced 2,308 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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