Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (49-52) will go up against the Chicago White Sox (27-76) on Thursday. The men taking the mound are Jonathan Cannon and Max Scherzer.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 3.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 30th in MLB. They have earned a total of 321 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .279. The White Sox have hit 152 two-baggers as a team and have hit 89 baseballs out of the park. They have 306 RBI's and 742 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .218. Chicago has a slugging % of .345 and have been called out on strikes 892 times, while being walked on 264 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. White Sox pitchers have allowed 124 home runs and 514 total runs (29th in baseball). Chicago has yielded 851 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 459 earned runs. The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.57 so far this season (28th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 867 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 385 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.39 as a unit this season.

The White Sox relief pitchers have a save rate of 39.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 92 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 174 runners on the year with 34.5% of those players crossed home plate. White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 115 times in addition to having 117 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 332 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have earned 48 holds so far this year (20th in the league). They have 17 saves so far this season and have blown 26 of 43 save opportunities.

The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 2,711 putouts thus far, as well as 814 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 25th in baseball, and have accumulated 62 double plays. The White Sox have converted 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of 8,133 innings, which has them ranked 19th in the majors.

Cannon (1-4 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.51 while facing 241 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 62 base knocks (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 13 walks. His earned run average is 4.58 (29 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.316. Cannon has taken the hill for 57 innings and has accumulated 43 K's thus far in his career.

The Rangers have a team SLG% of .377 and they score 4.25 runs per outing (17th in the league). They have 136 doubles, while walking 325 times as well as earning 429 runs. Texas has compiled 105 home runs for the year to go along with 411 runs batted in. They have struck out on 789 instances (24th in the league) and have accounted for 805 base knocks. The Texas Rangers have earned an on-base percentage of .309 and a team batting average of .237 on the year.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.258 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.29 as a squad this season. They rank 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 770. The Texas pitching staff have given up 429 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.02 (397 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (853 strikeouts vs 349 free passes). They have conceded 120 home runs and they allow 4.34 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Sitting with 80 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 45 holds and 12 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 33 save opportunities and they have earned 21 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 106 times in high leverage situations and also on 109 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.0% out of 178 inherited runners. They sit at 19th in MLB with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 293 relievers to the mound this year.

Out of their 8,007 innings played, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (3rd in MLB). The Texas Rangers have turned 71 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in the majors). The Rangers have 874 assists, 45 errors and have accumulated 2,669 putouts on the season.

So far in his career, Scherzer has given up 2,334 hits while totaling 3,391 strikeouts in 2,863 frames. He has conceded 1,004 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.078 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.51 and he has gone up against 11,572 batters in his career. Scherzer (215-111 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.16 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas

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