Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-180) Chicago (+152)

The Chicago White Sox (2-10) are welcoming the Cincinnati Reds (6-6) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at -180 while Chicago is at +152. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Graham Ashcraft and Mike Soroka.

The Reds have tallied 28 doubles as a team and have knocked 13 balls out of the stadium. Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .426 and have been rung up 119 times, while being walked on 37 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 11th in the league. They have compiled 59 RBI's in addition to 99 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is at .243. They have 63 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .312.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Reds pitchers have relinquished 15 long balls in addition to 63 runs in total (20th in the league). Cincinnati has relinquished 103 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 54 earned runs. The Reds hold a team earned run average of 4.50 on the year (19th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 106 batters. They have walked 39 opposing players and their FIP is 4.46 as a team so far this year.

The Reds relievers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 11 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 15 base runners over the course of the season with 13.3% of those runners crossed the plate. Reds relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 8 times as well as having 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have dispatched 39 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have notched 7 holds so far this season (15th in baseball). They have compiled 2 saves for the year and have blown 2 of their 4 chances to get a save.

The Reds have transformed 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 972 innings, which has them ranked 18th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 324 putouts thus far, in addition to 81 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which puts them in 26th in MLB, and they have turned 2 double plays.

Ashcraft (13-16 career record) has a FIP of 4.73 and he has gone up against 1,139 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 280 base hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 84 walks. His ERA is 4.84 (141 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.388. Ashcraft has taken the mound for 262 innings and has totaled 193 punch outs in his career.

Chicago has tallied 8 home runs so far this year and 27 runs batted in. They have hit 23 two-baggers, while walking 35 times as well as putting up 29 runs. The Chicago White Sox have tallied an on-base percentage of .283 in addition to a team batting average of .212 on the year. The White Sox hold a slugging % of .340 and they earn 2.42 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have been rung up on 100 occasions (18th in baseball) and are sitting with 81 hits.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.397 in addition to having a FIP of 4.99 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.10 (93 strikeouts vs 44 free passes). They are sitting at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 100. They have conceded 17 home runs and they allow 5.06 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 58 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.28 (49 earned runs given up).

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 6 save chances and they have earned 2 saves. They sit at 26th in the league holding a save rate of 33.3%, and they have sent 45 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 22 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 39.4% out of 33 inherited base runners. With 10 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 4 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (22nd in baseball). The White Sox have accrued 108 assists, 9 errors and have earned 310 putouts over the course of the season. In their 930 innings played, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (13th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Soroka has given up 247 base knocks while tallying 206 K's in 261 innings pitched. Soroka (17-9 career win-loss mark) has a 3.48 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 101 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.226 and a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.82 and he has gone up against 1,080 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+152)

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