New York Mets vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The New York Mets (69-64) are traveling to Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (31-103). The expected starting pitchers will be Tylor Megill and Jonathan Cannon.

The Mets have tallied 246 doubles as a unit and have knocked 169 baseballs out of the stadium. New York has a slugging percentage of .419 and have been called out on strikes 1,131 times, while taking a walk on 425 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are recording 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have amassed 610 runs batted in and 1,133 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .248. They have notched a total of 636 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .320.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Mets pitchers have relinquished 148 home runs in addition to 604 total runs (19th in baseball). New York has given up 1,038 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 547 earned runs. The Mets have a team ERA of 4.15 this season (18th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,173 batters. They have walked 503 opposing players and their FIP is 4.29 as a team for the year.

The Mets relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 58.5% and has entered the game in 133 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 176 runners on the season with 33.0% of them earned a run for their team. Mets pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 130 times as well as having 147 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 425 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have tallied 80 holds on the campaign (8th in baseball). They have accumulated 31 saves on the campaign and have blown 22 of their 53 save opportunities.

The New York Mets have amassed 3,557 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,166 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them sitting 26th in pro baseball, and have earned 107 double plays. The Mets have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,671 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 13th in MLB.

Megill (19-21 career record) holds a FIP of 4.72 and he has faced 1,355 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 320 hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 120 free passes. His earned run average is 4.79 (165 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.419. Megill has pitched in 310 innings and has 310 strikeouts in his career.

The White Sox have a team SLG% of .343 and they have an average of 3.10 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have put up 201 two-baggers, while walking 328 times as well as putting up 415 runs. Chicago has compiled 108 long balls so far this season to go along with 396 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,161 occasions (12th in the league) and have totaled 981 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have compiled a team on-base percentage of .279 as well as a team batting average of .221 so far this year.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 697 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.89 (636 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 172 home runs and they give up 5.36 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.446 with a FIP of 4.66 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (1,102 strikeouts vs 526 walks). They rank 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,167.

Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have recorded 18 saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 36.7%, and they have sent 437 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 138 times in high leverage situations and also on 148 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.7% of 230 inherited runners. With 108 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 57 holds and 31 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The White Sox have recorded 1,061 assists, 80 errors and have a total of 3,515 putouts on the campaign. In 10,545 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (25th in the majors).

Cannon (2-8 career record) has a 4.59 earned run average and has conceded 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and he has faced 390 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 46 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.397 and a FIP of 4.5. During his pro baseball career, Cannon has conceded 98 hits and he has 63 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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