Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 3/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024
Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL
TV: Bally Sports Detroit
The Detroit Tigers (78-84 last year) are hitting the road to Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Chicago White Sox (61-101 last season). The pitchers expected to start will be Jack Flaherty and Erick Fedde.
The Tigers hit 245 two-baggers as a squad and knocked 165 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit had a slugging rate of .382 and struck out 1,473 times, while drawing a walk on 508 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers scored 4.1 runs per game, which had them at 28th in baseball. They accrued 635 RBI's and 1,293 base knocks for the previous season, while their batting average sat at .236. They were sitting with 661 runs scored while having a team OBP of .305.
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The Tigers compiled a team earned run average of 4.24 for the previous season (17th in MLB), and the staff struck out 1,374 hitters. Tigers pitchers gave up 187 home runs in addition to 740 total runs (19th in the league). Their pitching staff walked 476 opposing players and their FIP came in at 4.13 as a unit for the prior year. Detroit yielded 1,320 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 680 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.89 and the pitching staff recorded a WHIP of 1.25.
The Tigers dispatched 535 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of last season. The relief pitchers inherited 240 runners in the prior season with 30.4% of them ended up scoring. They tallied 41 saves in the prior season and missed out on 22 of their 63 save opportunities. The Tigers bullpen had a save percentage of 65.1% and entered the game in 170 save situations. The relief pitchers accumulated 102 holds last year (6th in the league). Tigers bullpen pitchers went to the mound with runners on 169 times and also had 162 contests in high leverage situations.
The Detroit Tigers earned 4,327 putouts over the course of the prior season, as well as 1,403 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .983 which was 27th in the majors, and had 129 double plays. The Tigers transformed 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,981 innings on the diamond, which had them sitting 8th in pro baseball.
Flaherty has taken the hill for 667 innings and has earned 748 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.75 (278 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.210. He has allowed 554 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 254 free passes. Flaherty (42-34 career mark) has a FIP of 4.01 and he has faced 2,790 hitters in the majors.
The White Sox held a slugging percentage of .384 and they averaged 3.96 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They had 264 doubles, while getting a free base 377 times and putting up 641 runs. Chicago knocked in 171 HRs over the course of last season to go along with 617 RBIs. They were rung up on 1,424 occasions (12th in the league) and totaled 1,308 base hits. The Chicago White Sox earned an OBP of .291 and a team batting average of .238 over the course of the prior season.
The White Sox finished with a team WHIP of 1.416 with a FIP of 4.71 as a pitching staff during the previous year. They were ranked 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,372. The Chicago pitching staff relinquished 841 runs for the prior year while having an ERA of 4.87 (774 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio was 9.20 (1,470 strikeouts vs 654 walks). They allowed 214 HR's and they relinquished 5.29 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).
Chicago bullpen pitchers held an inherited score rate of 35.8% out of their 229 inherited runners. Their relievers stepped onto the mound 186 times in high leverage situations and also on 158 occasions with runners on base. With 129 save situations, the White Sox compiled 71 holds and also 29 blown saves. They were ranked 28th in the league with a save percentage of 49.1%, and they dispatched 521 relief pitchers to the hill last year. Chicago called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 57 save chances and they converted 28 saves.
The Chicago White Sox had 117 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The White Sox recorded 1,249 assists, 95 errors and earned 4,295 putouts over the course of the prior season. Out of their 12,885 innings played, the White Sox finished with a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (21st in baseball).
Fedde (21-33 career record) has earned a 5.41 earned run average while giving up 9.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.84 and he has faced 2,012 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 273 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.523 and having a FIP of 5.2. During his MLB career, Fedde has given up 501 base knocks while totaling 352 strikeouts in 454 innings pitched.
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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit
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