Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+158) Toronto (-188)

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (21-25) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (14-34) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the White Sox at +158 and the Blue Jays are sitting at -188. The over/under is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Mike Clevinger and Chris Bassitt.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .333 and have struck out 382 times, while taking a walk on 114 occasions. They have earned 122 runs batted in and 328 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is .215. The White Sox have hit 76 doubles as a unit and have knocked 33 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 133 runs while holding a team OBP of .275. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 2.8 runs per game, which is 30th in baseball.

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The White Sox have a team earned run average of 4.54 so far this season (26th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 386 batters. White Sox pitchers have conceded 63 long balls and 232 runs in total (26th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 175 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.66 as a squad so far this season. Chicago has given up 380 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 206 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.21 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36.

White Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 63 times and also have had 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 25 holds for the year (16th in baseball). The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 52.6% and has come into the game in 44 save situations. They have 10 saves over the course of the season and have blown 9 out of their 19 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 98 base runners this year and 33.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have dispatched 164 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The White Sox have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,744 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 17th in MLB. The Chicago White Sox have 1,248 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 385 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which ranks 24th in the majors, and have 29 double plays.

Clevinger (60-41 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.89 and he has faced 3,295 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 674 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 288 walks. His earned run average is 3.48 (309 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.204. Clevinger has taken the ball for 799 frames and has accumulated 814 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have tallied a team on-base percentage of .306 and a team batting average of .228 on the year. They have been rung up on 323 instances (29th in MLB) and have totaled 333 hits. Toronto has accumulated 37 long balls for the season to go along with 153 runs batted in. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .359 and they have an average of 3.64 runs per outing (29th in baseball). They have tallied 73 two-baggers, while taking a walk 150 times as well as recording 164 runs.

The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 210 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.41 (191 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 59 homers and they yield 4.85 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.336 with a FIP of 4.44 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (367 strikeouts vs 140 free passes). They rank 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 381.

Toronto has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have tallied 12 saves. They are currently ranked 9th in baseball with a save percentage of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 153 relievers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 32 times in high leverage situations and on 53 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.4% of 78 inherited base runners. Sitting with 45 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 28 holds and also 5 blown saves.

In their 3,591 innings played, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in the majors). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 35 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 386 assists, 27 errors and have amassed 1,197 putouts for the year.

In his pro baseball career, Bassitt has given up 881 hits while tallying 902 punch outs in 985 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 390 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.208 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 4,128 batters in his MLB career. Bassitt (65-48 career record) is the owner of a 3.56 earned run average and has surrendered 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-188)

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