Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, April 29, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports North

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (4-22) will go up against the Minnesota Twins (12-13) on Monday. The men taking the mound are Joe Ryan and Garrett Crochet.

Minnesota is slugging .381 and have been rung up 240 times, while being walked on 74 occasions. They have tallied 90 RBI's and 183 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .220. The Twins have compiled 45 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 27 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 97 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are notching 3.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 22nd in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.63 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23. Twins pitchers have conceded 31 home runs in addition to 106 total runs (10th in MLB). Minnesota has surrendered 203 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 96 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.90 for the season (16th in the league), and their staff has rung up 254 batters. They have walked 70 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.75 as a unit so far this year.

The Twins have dispatched 80 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 31 runners over the course of the season with 41.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 7 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 of their 10 chances to save the game. The Twins relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 70.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 28 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 18 holds this year (5th in MLB). Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 22 times as well as having 27 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have converted 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,992 innings, which has them sitting 24th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 664 putouts for the season, in addition to 167 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which is 6th in MLB, and have earned 10 double plays.

Ryan has thrown 364 innings and has earned 416 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.01 (162 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.102. He has given up 311 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 90 free passes. Ryan (27-20 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.92 while he has faced 1,492 batters in the major leagues.

The White Sox have a team slugging % of .304 and they earn 2.50 runs per game (30th in the league). They have hit 37 doubles, while walking 73 times as well as scoring 65 runs. Chicago has recorded 16 home runs on the season to go along with 59 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 229 instances (13th in MLB) and have a total of 164 hits. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for an on-base percentage of .271 in addition to a team batting average of .198 over the course of the season.

The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 145 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 5.21 (129 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 38 homers and they relinquish 5.85 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.484 in addition to having a FIP of 5.06 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (204 strikeouts vs 105 bases on balls). They are sitting at 19th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 226.

Sitting with 20 save situations, the White Sox have 11 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 9 save chances and they have tallied 3 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 30 times in high leverage situations and on 36 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.7% of 58 inherited base runners. They sit at 28th in the league holding a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 95 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 17 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in pro baseball). The White Sox have accrued 211 assists, 16 errors and have a total of 669 putouts for the season. In their 2,007 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (23rd in MLB).

Crochet (4-11 record in his career) has a 3.77 ERA while giving up 7.4 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.60 and he has gone up against 441 batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded 43 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.286 and a FIP of 3.4. During his career, Crochet has surrendered 84 base knocks and he has 125 punch outs in 102 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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