New York Mets vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The New York Mets (69-64) are on their way to Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (31-103). The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Quintana and Davis Martin.

The Mets have earned 246 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 169 balls out of the stadium. New York has a slugging percentage of .419 and have been called out on strikes 1,131 times, while drawing a walk on 425 occasions. As a unit, the New York Mets are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which is 10th in baseball. They have 610 runs batted in in addition to 1,133 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .248. They have 636 runs and hold an OBP of .320.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.33 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Mets pitchers have allowed 148 home runs and also 604 runs (19th in the league). New York has surrendered 1,038 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 547 earned runs. The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.15 for the year (18th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,173 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 503 batters and their FIP is 4.29 as a team on the season.

Mets pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 130 times in addition to having 147 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 80 holds so far this year (8th in the league). The Mets relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 58.5% and has entered the game in 133 save situations. They have compiled 31 saves on the season and have blown 22 of their 53 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 176 runners for the season and 33.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Mets have sent 425 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Mets have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,671 innings on the diamond, ranking them 13th in professional baseball. The New York Mets have amassed 3,557 putouts this year, in addition to 1,166 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 26th in pro baseball, and have a total of 107 double plays.

Quintana has thrown 1,939 innings and has earned 1,698 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.79 (816 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.281. He has given up 1,902 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 582 walks. Quintana (98-102 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.73 while he has gone up against 8,141 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The White Sox have a team SLG% of .343 and they score 3.10 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have recorded 201 two-baggers, while taking a walk 328 times as well as racking up 415 runs. Chicago has a total of 108 HRs for the season as well as 396 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,161 instances (12th in baseball) and have totaled 981 hits. The Chicago White Sox have an on-base percentage of .279 and a team batting average of .221 so far this year.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.446 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.66 as a team this season. They rank 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,167. The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 697 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.89 (636 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,102 strikeouts vs 526 walks). They have conceded 172 homers and they relinquish 5.36 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.7% out of their 230 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 138 times in high leverage situations and on 148 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 108 save situations, the White Sox have 57 holds and 31 blown saves. They are currently ranked 30th in the league with a save rate of 36.7%, and they have dispatched 437 relievers to the hill this year. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 49 save chances and they have recorded 18 saves.

In 10,545 innings on the field, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (25th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The White Sox have 1,061 assists, 80 errors and have accumulated 3,515 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Martin has allowed 89 base knocks while earning 74 strikeouts in 90 frames. Martin (3-8 career win-loss record) has a 4.29 ERA while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 43 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.341 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and he has faced 389 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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