Chicago White Sox vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

The San Diego Padres (87-66) will take on the Chicago White Sox (36-117) at Petco Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Sean Burke and Yu Darvish.

Chicago is slugging .340 and have been rung up 1,325 times, while being walked on 374 occasions. They have recorded 452 RBI's as well as 1,126 base knocks this season, while their batting average is .222. The White Sox have earned 213 doubles as a squad and have hit 124 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 473 runs scored and have an OBP of .279. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are earning 3.1 runs per game, which has them at 30th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.13 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.45. White Sox pitchers have allowed 194 long balls and also 786 total runs (28th in the league). Chicago has surrendered 1,335 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 712 earned runs. The White Sox have an earned run average of 4.78 this season (28th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,286 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 603 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.60 as a team this season.

The White Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 35.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 117 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 261 base runners so far this year with 34.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. White Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 167 times as well as having 152 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 505 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have racked up 60 holds so far this year (29th in MLB). They have tallied 19 saves this season and have blown 35 of their 54 save chances.

The White Sox have transformed 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,069 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 25th in the majors. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 4,023 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,211 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball, and have 106 double plays.

Burke has taken the mound for 8 innings and has accumulated 8 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 2.25 (2 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.375. He has conceded 8 base knocks (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 3 walks. Burke (1-0 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 2.22 and he has gone up against 36 opposing batters in the majors.

The Padres hold a team SLG% of .420 and they score 4.75 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have 238 doubles, while getting a free base 436 times and scoring 726 runs. San Diego has tallied 180 long balls for the year to go along with 693 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,008 occasions (30th in MLB) and have a total of 1,386 base knocks. The San Diego Padres have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .327 as well as a batting average of .265 over the course of the season.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.223 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.76 as a team this year. They sit at 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,229. The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 636 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.88 (587 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (1,376 strikeouts vs 435 walks). They have yielded 160 dingers and they relinquish 4.21 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

Sitting with 137 save situations, the Padres have amassed 73 holds and 22 blown saves. San Diego has had relievers take the mound in 62 save opportunities and they have tallied 40 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 139 times in high leverage situations in addition to 152 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of their 231 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 13th in MLB with a save rate of 64.5%, and they have dispatched 507 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

In 12,243 innings played, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in professional baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 109 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in MLB). The Padres have racked up 1,216 assists, 69 errors and have 4,081 putouts for the year.

So far in his career, Darvish has allowed 1,388 hits while accumulating 1,994 strikeouts in 1,694 innings pitched. Darvish (109-88 record in his career) has a 3.58 earned run average while giving up 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 673 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.139 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.69 and he has gone up against 6,964 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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