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Game: Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-225) Chicago (+188)

Guaranteed Rate Field is where the Chicago White Sox (19-54) will meet the Houston Astros (33-39) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Houston at -225 and Chicago is sitting at +188. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Hunter Brown and Garrett Crochet.

As a unit, the Houston Astros are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 13th in baseball. They have accumulated 319 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Astros have tallied 110 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 88 balls out of the park. They have compiled 307 RBI's and 636 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .258. Houston is slugging .418 and have been called out on strikes 487 times, while drawing a walk on 201 occasions.

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The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.20 so far this season (21st in the league), and their staff has rung up 613 batters. Astros pitchers have allowed 82 home runs and also 315 total runs (15th in MLB). They have walked 267 opposing players and their FIP is 4.32 as a team so far this year. Houston has given up 577 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 298 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.30 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Astros relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 52.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 61 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 58 base runners for the season with 27.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Astros pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 40 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 226 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 36 holds on the year (19th in the league). They have tallied 13 saves so far this year and have not converted 12 out of their 25 chances to get a save.

The Astros have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,745 innings, which has them sitting 10th in pro baseball. The Houston Astros have a total of 1,915 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 627 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 6th in MLB, and have accumulated 58 double plays.

Brown has pitched in 244 innings and has earned 276 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 4.72 (128 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.360. He has surrendered 241 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 91 walks. Brown (16-18 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.65 while he has gone up against 1,042 opposing batters in the majors.

The Chicago White Sox are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .281 in addition to a batting average of .220 this year. They have struck out on 623 occasions (11th in baseball) and have totaled 530 base hits. Chicago has recorded 65 home runs this season to go along with 217 RBIs. The White Sox hold a slugging % of .350 and they average 3.14 runs per game (30th in the league). They have 108 doubles, while walking 187 times and scoring 229 runs.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.421 in addition to having a FIP of 4.57 as a team for the year. They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 617. The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 384 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.92 (347 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (623 strikeouts against 284 walks). They have given up 94 dingers and they yield 5.45 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.1% out of 140 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 86 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 68 save situations, the White Sox have tallied 36 holds and also 20 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in MLB with a save rate of 37.5%, and they have sent 245 relievers to the mound so far this year. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 32 save opportunities and they have come away with 12 saves.

In their 5,712 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (25th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 41 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in MLB). The White Sox have 576 assists, 43 errors and have 1,904 putouts so far this season.

Thus far in his career, Crochet has conceded 112 hits while totaling 201 K's in 155 innings. He has given up a total of 51 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.107 and a FIP of 2.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.41 and he has faced 641 opposing hitters in his career. Crochet (9-12 career win-loss mark) has earned a 2.97 earned run average while giving up 6.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+188)

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