New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: YES

Guaranteed Rate Field is where the Chicago White Sox (28-91) will take on the New York Yankees (70-49) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Nestor Cortes Jr and Jonathan Cannon.

New York has a slugging % of .441 and have been called out on strikes 953 times, while drawing a walk on 483 occasions. They have accrued 593 RBI's as well as 1,016 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is at .253. The Yankees have tallied 184 doubles as a team and have hit 180 balls out of the park. They have a total of 614 runs while having a team OBP of .335. As a unit, the New York Yankees are recording 5.2 runs/g, which puts them at 2nd in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.67 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25. Yankees pitchers have allowed 139 long balls and 497 total runs (11th in baseball). New York has allowed 938 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 449 earned runs. The Yankees have an ERA of 3.79 this season (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,054 batters. They have walked 395 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a team on the campaign.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 138 times and also have had 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 56 holds this season (21st in baseball). The Yankees bullpen have recorded a save rate of 66.0% and has entered the game in 105 save situations. They have 31 saves on the year and have not converted 16 out of their 47 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 211 runners this season with 35.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Yankees have sent 379 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Yankees have converted 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,588 innings, which ranks them 8th in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have a total of 3,196 putouts for the season, in addition to 952 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which ranks 22nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 84 double plays.

Cortes Jr has pitched in 527 innings and has earned 537 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 3.98 (233 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.185. He has given up 475 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 150 free passes. Cortes Jr (29-21 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.92 and he has gone up against 2,182 hitters in the majors.

The Chicago White Sox are sitting with an on-base percentage of .276 and a team batting average of .217 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,040 instances (9th in baseball) and are sitting with 855 hits. Chicago has tallied 101 home runs on the season to go along with 348 runs batted in. The White Sox have a SLG% of .343 and they average 3.08 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have notched 178 two-baggers, while taking a walk 292 times as well as putting up 367 runs.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.420 in addition to having a FIP of 4.70 as a staff for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (968 strikeouts vs 463 bases on balls). They rank 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,014. They have conceded 154 homers and they relinquish 5.35 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 618 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.84 (559 earned runs conceded).

With 101 save situations, the White Sox have accumulated 54 holds and 29 blown saves. Chicago has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 46 save chances and they have come away with 17 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 125 times in high leverage situations and on 132 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.3% of 204 inherited base runners. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save percentage of 37.0%, and they have dispatched 385 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

In their 9,366 innings on the field, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (21st in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 72 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in MLB). The White Sox have racked up 938 assists, 69 errors and have earned a total of 3,122 putouts so far this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Cannon has given up 77 hits while earning 51 K's in 76 innings pitched. Cannon (2-5 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.91 ERA while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 33 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.276 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and he has gone up against 317 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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