Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Guaranteed Rate Field is where the Chicago White Sox (2-10) will try to beat the Cincinnati Reds (6-6) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Andrew Abbott and Chris Flexen.

Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .426 and have been rung up 119 times, while taking a walk on 37 occasions. They have 59 RBI's as well as 99 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is .243. The Reds have compiled 28 doubles as a unit and have smacked 13 balls out of the park. They have racked up 63 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .312. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are compiling 5.3 runs per outing, which is 11th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Reds pitchers have allowed 15 home runs in addition to 63 runs in total (21st in baseball). Cincinnati has given up 103 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 54 earned runs. The Reds have a team ERA of 4.50 on the year (21st in the league), and the staff has struck out 106 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 39 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.44 as a unit so far this season.

The Reds bullpen have compiled a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 11 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 15 runners on the campaign and 13.3% of those players crossed the plate. Reds pitchers have entered the game with runners on 8 times as well as having 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 39 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have accumulated 7 holds this season (15th in baseball). They have accumulated 2 saves so far this year and have not converted 2 of their 4 save opportunities.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned a total of 324 putouts so far this season, in addition to 81 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .976 which has them sitting 25th in baseball, and have accumulated 2 double plays. The Reds have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 972 innings, which has them ranked 20th in the majors.

Abbott (8-7 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.21 while he has faced 504 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 110 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 48 free passes. His ERA is 3.84 (51 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.320. Abbott has taken the mound for 119 innings and has earned 128 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .340 and they are recording 2.42 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have notched 23 doubles, while taking a walk 35 times and earning 29 runs. Chicago has hit 8 HRs on the campaign as well as 27 runs batted in. They have struck out on 100 occasions (18th in the league) and have notched a total of 81 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .283 in addition to a team batting average of .212 over the course of the season.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.397 and have a FIP of 4.97 as a staff so far this year. They rank 15th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 100. The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 58 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.28 (49 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.10 (93 strikeouts against 44 walks). They have surrendered 17 home runs and they surrender 5.06 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB).

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 6 save chances and they have recorded 2 saves. They rank 25th in the league with a save rate of 33.3%, and they have sent 45 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 22 times in high leverage situations in addition to 21 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 39.4% out of 33 inherited runners. With 10 save situations, the White Sox have 4 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 10 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (21st in MLB). The White Sox have 108 assists, 9 errors and are sitting with 310 putouts for the season. Out of their 930 innings played, the White Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (16th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Flexen has given up 553 base hits while he has totaled 348 punch outs in 498 innings. Flexen (27-36 career record) has earned a 4.97 ERA while giving up 10.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 275 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.487 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.85 and he has faced 2,187 batters in his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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