Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago White Sox (33-114) are hosting the Oakland Athletics (64-82) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers are Brady Basso and Chris Flexen.

The Athletics have recorded 214 doubles as a team and have smacked 184 baseballs out of the park. Oakland owns a slugging percentage of .398 and have struck out 1,349 times, while drawing a walk on 449 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 4.1 runs per outing, which is 26th in the league. They have accumulated 570 runs batted in as well as 1,145 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .234. They have racked up 593 runs scored and hold an OBP of .303.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 4.31 on the year (22nd in baseball), and they have rung up 1,144 hitters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 146 home runs in addition to 685 runs in total (23rd in baseball). They have walked 483 hitters and their FIP is 4.17 as a team on the campaign. Oakland has conceded 1,232 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 621 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32.

The Athletics bullpen have compiled a save rate of 60.8% and has entered the game in 144 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 218 base runners on the campaign and 32.1% of them crossed the plate. Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 153 times as well as having 152 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 475 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have recorded 90 holds so far this season (7th in MLB). They have compiled 31 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of 51 chances to get a save.

The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 3,892 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,219 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 20th in MLB, and have earned 129 double plays. The Athletics have converted 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,676 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 21st in pro baseball.

Basso has taken the ball for 9 innings and has 9 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 1.98 (2 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.769. He has surrendered 6 base hits (5.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 1 free passes. Basso (0-0 career record) sits with a FIP of 1.95 while he has faced 34 batters in the majors.

The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .338 and they average 3.07 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have put up 211 doubles, while getting a free base 357 times and recording 451 runs. Chicago has tallied 115 home runs this year and 431 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,277 instances (12th in the league) and have tallied 1,075 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated a team OBP of .278 as well as a batting average of .221 so far this season.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.454 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.65 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (1,225 strikeouts against 581 bases on balls). They are sitting at 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,286. They have conceded 189 home runs and they give up 5.34 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 762 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.85 (692 earned runs given up).

Chicago has called on relievers to take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves. They are ranked 30th in MLB holding a save percentage of 36.7%, and they have dispatched 482 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 144 times in high leverage situations and on 159 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.3% of 251 inherited runners. With 108 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 57 holds in addition to 31 blown saves.

In 11,562 innings on the field, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (25th in the majors). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 100 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The White Sox have accrued 1,158 assists, 88 errors and have amassed 3,854 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Flexen has surrendered 702 hits while accumulating 448 punch outs in 630 innings pitched. He has conceded 352 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.496 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and he has faced 2,777 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Flexen (29-48 career win-loss record) holds a 5.03 earned run average while giving up 10.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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