Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+126) Milwaukee (-147)

The Chicago White Sox (15-43) are headed to American Family Field on Sunday where they will meet the Milwaukee Brewers (34-23). The moneyline on this game has the White Sox at +126 and the Brewers are coming in at -147. The total has been set at 7. The expected starting pitchers will be Nick Nastrini and Freddy Peralta.

The White Sox have accrued 90 doubles as a squad and have hit 40 baseballs out of the park. Chicago has a slugging % of .330 and have been called out on strikes 480 times, while being walked on 148 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 2.9 runs per game, which ranks them 30th in baseball. They have amassed 155 runs batted in in addition to 404 hits for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .215. They have notched a total of 166 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .277.

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The White Sox hold a team ERA of 4.86 for the season (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 480 batters. White Sox pitchers have yielded 77 home runs in addition to 300 total runs (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 231 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.68 as a team this season. Chicago has relinquished 488 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 272 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.43.

White Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 72 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 28 holds this year (18th in the league). The White Sox relievers have earned a save rate of 47.6% and stepped onto the hill in 49 save situations. They have earned 10 saves for the season and have blown 11 out of their 21 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 114 base runners for the year and 34.2% of those runners crossed home plate. The White Sox have dispatched 196 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The White Sox have converted 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,536 innings on the field, which has them ranked 21st in baseball. The Chicago White Sox have amassed 1,512 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 464 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball, and have a total of 34 double plays.

Nastrini has thrown 313 frames and has earned 356 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.53 (123 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.208. He has surrendered 267 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 112 walks. Nastrini (17-21 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.64 while he has faced 1,317 opposing batters in the majors.

The Milwaukee Brewers have compiled an OBP of .335 and a batting average of .259 for the season. They have struck out on 509 instances (8th in the league) and have earned 508 base knocks. Milwaukee has hit 66 home runs this year to go along with 281 RBIs. The Brewers hold a team slugging percentage of .420 and they earn 5.16 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have recorded 100 two-baggers, while getting a free base 206 times and recording 294 runs.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.287 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff on the year. They have a ranking of 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 471. The Milwaukee pitching staff have given up 235 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.87 (217 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (463 strikeouts against 179 bases on balls). They have given up 65 HR's and they surrender 4.19 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB).

Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 26 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves. They rank 5th in baseball with a save rate of 73.1%, and they have sent 187 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 66 times in high leverage situations in addition to 56 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.8% out of 84 inherited runners. Sitting with 56 save situations, the Brewers have 30 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 38 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (9th in MLB). The Brewers have recorded 483 assists, 27 errors and have amassed 1,516 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 4,548 innings on the diamond, the Brewers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (10th in baseball).

Peralta (45-30 career record) has earned a 3.81 earned run average while allowing 6.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 and he has faced 2,657 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 272 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.118 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. Thus far in his career, Peralta has allowed 473 hits while he has earned 831 strikeouts in 643 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+126)

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