Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (46-67) will compete against the Chicago White Sox (27-87) on Tuesday. The men taking the mound will be Jonathan Cannon and Ross Stripling.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are earning 3.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 30th in MLB. They have 352 runs and have an OBP of .277. The White Sox have accrued 171 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 96 baseballs out of the park. They have 334 runs batted in in addition to 816 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .217. Chicago has a slugging % of .343 and have been called out on strikes 999 times, while being walked on 285 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.12 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. White Sox pitchers have conceded 148 home runs in addition to 599 runs in total (29th in baseball). Chicago has surrendered 973 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 540 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.87 for the season (29th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 935 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 442 opposing players and their FIP is 4.66 as a squad on the season.

White Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 128 times in addition to having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 51 holds on the season (25th in the league). The White Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 37.8% and has come into the game in 97 save situations. They have recorded 17 saves for the year and have blown 28 out of their 45 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 197 base runners for the season and 35.0% of those players ended up scoring. The White Sox have dispatched 367 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The White Sox have turned 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,979 innings, which has them sitting 23rd in MLB. The Chicago White Sox have 2,993 putouts this year, as well as 901 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which ranks 26th in the majors, and have 69 double plays.

Cannon (1-5 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.05 while going up against 291 batters in the majors. He has given up 71 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 18 walks. His earned run average is 4.11 (32 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.271. Cannon has taken the ball for 70 innings and has totaled 46 strikeouts during his career.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .399 and they average 4.09 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have put up 164 doubles, while taking a walk 349 times and scoring 462 runs. Oakland has 146 home runs on the season to go along with 444 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,061 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have a total of 871 base knocks. The Oakland Athletics have an on-base percentage of .301 in addition to a batting average of .231 for the year.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.351 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a pitching staff this season. They come in at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 966. The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 535 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.39 (485 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.80 (859 strikeouts against 378 bases on balls). They have given up 115 HR's and they surrender 4.84 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball).

Sitting with 105 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 68 holds and 14 blown saves. Oakland has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 106 times in high leverage situations in addition to 119 occasions with base runners. Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.1% out of their 168 inherited base runners. They are ranked 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 363 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 108 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in pro baseball). The Athletics have 960 assists, 66 errors and have accounted for 2,986 putouts on the season. Out of their 8,958 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (26th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Stripling has allowed 835 base knocks while he has tallied 730 punch outs in 827 innings pitched. Stripling (40-53 career record) has earned a 4.10 earned run average while surrendering 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 377 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.239 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.84 and he has gone up against 3,462 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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