Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, May 17, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (29-15) will attempt to defeat the Chicago White Sox (14-30) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Mike Clevinger and Nestor Cortes Jr.

Chicago has a slugging percentage of .335 and have struck out 348 times, while being walked on 108 occasions. They have tallied 117 runs batted in and 308 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .216. The White Sox have recorded 70 doubles as a team and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 128 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .276. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are earning 2.9 runs per outing, which is 30th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.35. White Sox pitchers have conceded 55 home runs and 215 runs in total (26th in MLB). Chicago has relinquished 352 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 190 earned runs. The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.45 on the season (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 358 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 166 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.52 as a squad on the year.

The White Sox bullpen have earned a save rate of 52.6% and has entered the game in 44 save situations. The relievers have inherited 93 base runners on the season with 34.4% of those runners ended up scoring. White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 59 times in addition to having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 154 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen have tallied 25 holds on the campaign (12th in MLB). They have 10 saves for the season and have blown 9 out of their 19 save opportunities.

The Chicago White Sox have 1,152 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 362 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 26th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 27 double plays. The White Sox have converted 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,456 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 12th in pro baseball.

Clevinger (60-40 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.88 while he has gone up against 3,274 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 669 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 286 free passes. His earned run average is 3.47 (306 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.202. Clevinger has taken the ball for 794 innings and has 809 strikeouts during his MLB career.

New York has compiled 59 HRs over the course of the season as well as 201 runs batted in. They have recorded 60 doubles, while taking a walk 177 times and putting up 211 runs. The New York Yankees hold a team OBP of .337 in addition to a batting average of .254 so far this year. The Yankees hold a team slugging % of .419 and they have an average of 4.80 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have been rung up on 331 occasions (26th in baseball) and have recorded 373 base knocks.

The New York pitching staff have relinquished 149 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 2.98 (130 earned runs given up). They have yielded 41 dingers and they concede 3.41 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.178 with a FIP of 3.89 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (375 strikeouts vs 150 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 313.

New York has called on relievers to take the mound in 23 save opportunities and they have converted 17 saves. They rank 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 73.9%, and they have sent 131 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have taken the field 52 times in high leverage situations and also on 53 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.6% out of 73 inherited runners. With 46 save situations, the Yankees have 22 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

In their 3,537 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (4th in baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 34 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in pro baseball). The Yankees have 371 assists, 26 errors and have accumulated 1,179 putouts so far this year.

Cortes Jr (25-15 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.84 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.52 and he has faced 1,841 opposing batters during his career. He has allowed 191 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.158 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his MLB career, Cortes Jr has given up 386 hits while he has accumulated 464 K's in 447 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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