Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Chicago White Sox (27-75) are hitting the road to Globe Life Field on Wednesday where they will meet the Texas Rangers (48-52). The expected starting pitchers are Chris Flexen and Nathan Eovaldi.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are recording 3.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 30th in MLB. They are sitting with 319 runs and hold an OBP of .280. The White Sox have hit 150 two-baggers as a team and have hit 88 balls out of the park. They have accrued 304 runs batted in in addition to 737 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .219. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .345 and have been called out on strikes 885 times, while taking a walk on 264 occasions.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.58 for the season (28th in baseball), and they have struck out 857 batters. White Sox pitchers have given up 124 long balls and 511 total runs (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 381 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.42 as a unit for the season. Chicago has given up 845 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 456 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The White Sox have dispatched 329 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 173 runners over the course of the season and 34.7% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 17 saves on the campaign and have not converted 26 out of their 43 chances to save the game. The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 39.5% and stepped onto the hill in 92 save situations. The relievers have notched 48 holds this year (19th in the league). White Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 114 times and also have had 117 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have a total of 2,687 putouts this year, in addition to 803 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which is 25th in pro baseball, and have 62 double plays. The White Sox have turned 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of 8,061 innings, which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball.

Flexen has taken the ball for 588 innings and has tallied 418 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.00 (327 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.472. He has allowed 642 base knocks (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 224 free passes. Flexen (29-43 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.93 while he has faced 2,579 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Texas has tallied 105 HRs so far this year and 409 RBIs. They have 135 two-baggers, while taking a walk 321 times as well as notching 426 runs. The Texas Rangers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the campaign. The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .378 and they tally 4.26 runs per outing (17th in MLB). They have been rung up on 779 occasions (24th in baseball) and have earned a total of 799 hits.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.266 and have a FIP of 4.31 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (846 strikeouts vs 349 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 4th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 765. They have yielded 119 long balls and they relinquish 4.37 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have conceded 427 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.04 (395 earned runs surrendered).

Texas has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 32 save opportunities and they have recorded 20 saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 291 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 105 times in high leverage situations in addition to 109 occasions with base runners. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.0% of 178 inherited runners. Sitting with 78 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 44 holds and also 12 blown saves.

Out of their 7,926 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (5th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 71 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (6th in pro baseball). The Rangers have recorded 867 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 2,642 putouts during this campaign.

Eovaldi (85-77 record in his career) has earned a 4.06 ERA and has allowed 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and he has faced 6,330 hitters so far in his career. He has surrendered 676 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.288 and a FIP of 4.0. So far in his MLB career, Eovaldi has allowed 1,504 base knocks while he has earned 1,286 strikeouts in 1,500 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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