Chicago White Sox vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, July 5, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

loanDepot park is the site where the Miami Marlins (30-56) will meet the Chicago White Sox (25-63) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Drew Thorpe and Roddery Munoz.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 3.2 runs per game, which has them at 30th in MLB. They have tallied 281 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .283. The White Sox have recorded 130 doubles as a team and have hit 78 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 268 RBI's as well as 642 hits this year, while their team batting average comes in at .221. Chicago is slugging .349 and have been called out on strikes 750 times, while being walked on 229 occasions.

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The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.53 on the year (26th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 753 batters. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 110 home runs in addition to 438 total runs (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 328 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.43 as a team on the year. Chicago has given up 723 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 389 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36.

White Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 103 times in addition to having 102 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 41 holds this season (20th in baseball). The White Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 41.7% and has entered the game in 78 save situations. They have accumulated 15 saves so far this season and have blown 21 of 36 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 162 base runners on the year with 35.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have dispatched 289 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 2,317 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 696 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which is 23rd in pro baseball, and have earned 53 double plays. The White Sox have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,951 innings on the field, ranking them 15th in the majors.

Thorpe has taken the mound for 20 innings and is sitting with 13 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.48 (10 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.244. He has given up 13 hits (5.8 hits per 9 innings) with 12 walks. Thorpe (2-1 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.41 while he has faced 87 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Marlins hold a slugging percentage of .350 and they are recording 3.47 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have recorded 118 two-baggers, while getting a free base 171 times and earning 298 runs. Miami has 68 home runs so far this season as well as 289 runs batted in. They have struck out on 695 occasions (19th in baseball) and have a total of 671 base hits. The Miami Marlins hold an OBP of .279 and a team batting average of .231 for the season.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.368 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.17 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.20 (697 strikeouts against 291 free passes). They are sitting at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 753. They have surrendered 88 homers and they give up 5.12 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Miami pitching staff have relinquished 434 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.59 (389 earned runs relinquished).

Miami has called on relievers to enter the contest in 31 save chances and they have walked away with 14 saves. They sit at 29th in MLB holding a save rate of 45.2%, and they have sent 298 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 100 times in high leverage situations and also on 90 occasions with runners on base. Miami relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.4% of 125 inherited runners. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Marlins have 39 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 64 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in professional baseball). The Marlins have racked up 804 assists, 57 errors and have earned 2,290 putouts for the year. Out of their 6,870 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (28th in pro baseball).

Munoz (1-3 career win-loss mark) has a 5.61 earned run average and has conceded 8.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 and he has faced 175 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 25 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.421 and a FIP of 5.5. So far in his career, Munoz has surrendered 37 base hits and he has 38 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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