Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Guaranteed Rate Field is where the Chicago White Sox (33-114) will attempt to beat the Oakland Athletics (64-83) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are JP Sears and Jonathan Cannon.

The Athletics have recorded 217 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 186 balls out of the park. Oakland is slugging .398 and have been called out on strikes 1,359 times, while drawing a walk on 451 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in MLB. They have 573 runs batted in in addition to 1,152 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .234. They have tallied 596 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .303.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Athletics pitchers have given up 147 home runs and also 691 runs in total (23rd in MLB). Oakland has allowed 1,244 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 627 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 4.32 this year (22nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,146 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 484 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.17 as a squad on the year.

The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 60.8% and has entered the game in 144 save situations. The relievers have inherited 220 runners so far this season with 32.7% of those runners crossed the plate. Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 154 times in addition to having 154 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 477 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 90 holds this season (7th in baseball). They have earned 31 saves on the season and have blown 20 of 51 chances to get a save.

The Oakland Athletics have accumulated 3,916 putouts this year, as well as 1,233 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 19th in MLB, and they have turned 129 double plays. The Athletics have converted 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,748 innings on the field, ranking them 22nd in the majors.

Sears (22-27 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.22 while he has faced 1,705 batters in the majors. He has allowed 384 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 119 walks. His ERA is 4.29 (193 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.241. Sears has taken the ball for 405 innings and has racked up 335 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The White Sox have a team SLG% of .338 and they earn 3.07 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have 211 doubles, while getting a free base 357 times as well as racking up 451 runs. Chicago has knocked in 115 home runs this season as well as 431 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,277 occasions (12th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,075 hits. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated a team OBP of .278 and a team batting average of .221 on the year.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.454 in addition to having a FIP of 4.65 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (1,225 strikeouts against 581 walks). They are sitting at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,286. They have given up 189 HR's and they yield 5.34 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 762 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.85 (692 earned runs allowed).

With 108 save situations, the White Sox have tallied 57 holds and 31 blown saves. Chicago has had relievers step onto the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 144 times in high leverage situations and also on 159 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.3% out of their 251 inherited runners. They sit at 30th in the league holding a save rate of 36.7%, and they have sent 482 relievers onto the field on the year.

In their 11,562 innings played, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (26th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 100 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in MLB). The White Sox have accrued 1,158 assists, 88 errors and have amassed 3,854 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, Cannon has conceded 115 base hits while he has tallied 74 strikeouts in 106 innings pitched. He has conceded 54 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.403 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and he has faced 455 batters during his pro baseball career. Cannon (3-10 career mark) has earned a 4.58 ERA while allowing 9.7 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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