Chicago White Sox vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Chicago White Sox (30-95) are en route to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will meet the San Francisco Giants (63-63). The men taking the mound are Davis Martin and Robbie Ray.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are notching 3.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 30th in MLB. They have notched a total of 388 runs while holding a team OBP of .278. The White Sox have accrued 191 two-baggers as a team and have hit 106 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 369 RBI's as well as 906 base knocks this season, while their batting average comes in at .219. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .346 and have been called out on strikes 1,090 times, while drawing a walk on 307 occasions.

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The White Sox hold a team ERA of 4.83 for the year (29th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,023 hitters. White Sox pitchers have conceded 164 long balls and 646 runs in total (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 495 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.72 as a squad on the campaign. Chicago has allowed 1,070 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 586 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.43.

The White Sox bullpen have a save rate of 37.5% and has come into the game in 107 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 215 runners on the campaign with 34.0% of them earned a run for their team. White Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 139 times as well as having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 406 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 57 holds so far this year (25th in baseball). They have compiled 18 saves on the year and have blown 30 of 48 chances to get a save.

The White Sox have transformed 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,834 innings, ranking them 24th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 3,278 putouts thus far, in addition to 985 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which is 25th in MLB, and they have turned 79 double plays.

Martin (3-7 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.37 and he has gone up against 347 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 78 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 29 free passes. His ERA is 4.44 (40 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.319. Martin has pitched in 81 innings and is sitting with 65 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .396 and they have an average of 4.33 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have tallied 210 doubles, while taking a walk 403 times as well as scoring 545 runs. San Francisco has recorded 131 long balls on the campaign as well as 519 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,090 occasions (11th in the league) and have totaled 1,031 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have tallied an on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .242 so far this season.

The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 557 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.20 (520 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 128 homers and they concede 4.50 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.302 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (1,104 strikeouts against 391 free passes). They are sitting at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,058.

With 122 save situations, the Giants have compiled 78 holds and also 18 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relievers to take the mound in 42 save opportunities and they have recorded 24 saves. Their relievers have come in 121 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.2% out of 146 inherited base runners. They sit at 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 436 relievers onto the diamond this season.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 111 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in the majors). The Giants have recorded 1,237 assists, 69 errors and are sitting with 3,341 putouts this year. In their 10,023 innings played, the Giants have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.1% (27th in baseball).

Ray (76-73 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.00 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and he has faced 5,305 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 555 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.305 and having a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Ray has given up 1,098 hits and he has 1,535 punch outs in 1,249 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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