Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Detroit Tigers (62-65) are hitting the road to Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (31-97). The pitchers expected to start will be Keider Montero and Chris Flexen.

Detroit has a slugging % of .384 and have been called out on strikes 1,110 times, while taking a walk on 352 occasions. They have 506 RBI's in addition to 987 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .232. The Tigers have compiled 189 doubles as a squad and have hit 129 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 527 runs scored and hold an OBP of .294. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 4.2 runs/g, which puts them at 22nd in baseball.

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The Tigers have a team ERA of 3.81 for the season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,077 hitters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 129 home runs and also 526 runs (9th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 337 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.77 as a team for the season. Detroit has conceded 1,005 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 477 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.20 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19.

The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 57.4% and has entered the game in 103 save situations. The relievers have inherited 191 base runners on the campaign and 26.2% of them ended up scoring. Tigers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 138 times and also have had 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 387 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 55 holds on the campaign (26th in the league). They have recorded 27 saves on the year and have missed out on 20 of their 47 save opportunities.

The Tigers have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,152 innings, which has them ranked 12th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have 3,384 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,081 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them ranked 16th in the majors, and have a total of 100 double plays.

Montero has taken the hill for 59 innings and has tallied 49 K's during his pro baseball career. Montero (4-5 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 5.24 while he has gone up against 249 batters in the majors. His ERA is 5.32 (35 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.318. He has surrendered 59 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 19 walks.

The Chicago White Sox have recorded an OBP of .277 as well as a team batting average of .219 for the season. They have struck out on 1,116 instances (10th in MLB) and are sitting with 928 base hits. Chicago has knocked in 106 home runs on the campaign as well as 379 RBIs. The White Sox hold a slugging % of .344 and they are earning 3.11 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have hit 195 doubles, while walking 312 times and putting up 398 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 657 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.80 (596 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 165 long balls and they concede 5.29 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.431 and have a FIP of 4.67 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (1,050 strikeouts vs 504 walks). They are currently ranked 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,095.

Sitting with 107 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 57 holds in addition to 30 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 48 save opportunities and they have walked away with 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 132 times in high leverage situations and also on 140 occasions with base runners. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.3% of 216 inherited runners. They are ranked 30th in MLB holding a save rate of 37.5%, and they have sent 415 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

In 10,059 innings on the field, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (24th in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 84 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in the majors). The White Sox have recorded 1,012 assists, 75 errors and have accounted for 3,353 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Flexen has surrendered 675 base hits while totaling 428 punch outs in 609 innings. He has conceded 342 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.492 and a FIP of 5.0. His K/BB ratio is 1.83 and he has faced 2,681 hitters in his pro baseball career. Flexen (29-46 career record) has a 5.05 ERA and has allowed 10.0 hits per 9 innings.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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