Chicago White Sox vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (87-66) will play the Chicago White Sox (36-117) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Garrett Crochet and Joe Musgrove.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are compiling 3.1 runs per game, which is 30th in baseball. They have 473 runs scored and hold an OBP of .279. The White Sox have tallied 213 two-baggers as a team and have hit 124 balls out of the park. They have accrued 452 RBI's as well as 1,126 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .222. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .340 and have been called out on strikes 1,325 times, while being walked on 374 occasions.

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The White Sox have a team earned run average of 4.78 so far this year (29th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,286 hitters. White Sox pitchers have conceded 194 long balls and also 786 runs in total (29th in MLB). They have walked 603 opposing players and their FIP is 4.60 as a team so far this year. Chicago has allowed 1,335 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 712 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 35.2% and has come into the game in 117 save situations. The relievers have inherited 261 runners so far this year and 34.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 167 times and also have had 152 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 505 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have earned 60 holds over the course of the season (29th in baseball). They have 19 saves for the season and have not converted 35 out of their 54 chances to save the game.

The White Sox have turned 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,069 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 26th in MLB. The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 4,023 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,211 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 26th in pro baseball, and they have turned 106 double plays.

Crochet (9-19 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.37 while he has faced 882 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 175 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 72 walks. His earned run average is 3.42 (80 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.175. Crochet has thrown 210 innings and is sitting with 280 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Padres have a team slugging % of .420 and they are earning 4.75 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have hit 238 doubles, while walking 436 times and earning 726 runs. San Diego has accounted for 180 home runs this season to go along with 693 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,008 occasions (30th in baseball) and have recorded 1,386 hits. The San Diego Padres are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .265 on the year.

The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 636 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.88 (587 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 160 HR's and they surrender 4.21 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Padres have a WHIP of 1.223 in addition to having a FIP of 3.76 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,376 strikeouts vs 435 walks). They are currently ranked 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,229.

San Diego has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 62 save opportunities and they have earned 40 saves. They are currently ranked 14th in baseball with a save rate of 64.5%, and they have sent 507 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 139 times in high leverage situations in addition to 152 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of 231 inherited base runners. With 137 save situations, the Padres have recorded 73 holds and also 22 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 109 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (6th in MLB). The Padres have 1,216 assists, 69 errors and have notched a total of 4,081 putouts this season. In their 12,243 innings played, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Musgrove has surrendered 961 hits while he has tallied 1,035 punch outs in 1,043 innings. Musgrove (66-62 career mark) has a 3.76 ERA and has given up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 436 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.171 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.97 and he has gone up against 4,337 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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