Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago White Sox (27-68) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (44-48) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Luis Ortiz and Garrett Crochet.

The Pirates have accumulated 123 doubles as a squad and have knocked 97 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .369 and have struck out 855 times, while taking a walk on 287 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB. They have accumulated 369 RBI's in addition to 716 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .230. They have accumulated 382 runs and have an OBP of .298.

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The Pirates hold a team earned run average of 3.94 on the year (13th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 785 batters. Pirates pitchers have given up 92 home runs and 404 runs in total (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 281 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.90 as a unit so far this year. Pittsburgh has given up 782 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 361 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29.

The Pirates bullpen have recorded a save rate of 57.5% and has come into the game in 84 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 111 runners on the campaign and 32.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Pirates bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 76 times and also have had 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 279 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen have notched 43 holds for the year (22nd in the league). They have tallied 23 saves on the season and have missed out on 17 of their 40 chances to get a save.

The Pirates have converted 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,419 innings, ranking them 25th in professional baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 2,473 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 799 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 13th in the majors, and have accumulated 76 double plays.

Ortiz has taken the hill for 164 innings and has totaled 128 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.06 (74 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.446. He has allowed 161 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 76 walks. Ortiz (9-9 career mark) has a FIP of 4.00 and he has faced 722 hitters in the majors.

The Chicago White Sox have recorded a team OBP of .282 as well as a batting average of .220 this season. They have struck out on 820 occasions (9th in the league) and have a total of 690 hits. Chicago has recorded 84 home runs for the season to go along with 292 runs batted in. The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .349 and they are earning 3.22 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have recorded 142 doubles, while getting a free base 249 times as well as scoring 306 runs.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.364 and have a FIP of 4.49 as a unit over the course of the season. They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 784. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 471 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.53 (420 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (802 strikeouts vs 355 bases on balls). They have allowed 119 homers and they allow 5.08 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 40 save opportunities and they have walked away with 17 saves. They are currently ranked 30th in the league with a save percentage of 42.5%, and they have dispatched 311 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 111 times in high leverage situations in addition to 108 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.9% of 166 inherited runners. Sitting with 89 save situations, the White Sox have earned 48 holds in addition to 23 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 57 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in baseball). The White Sox have 753 assists, 55 errors and have notched a total of 2,505 putouts during this campaign. In their 7,515 innings played, the White Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (18th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Crochet has given up 136 base knocks while accumulating 231 K's in 177 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 58 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.122 and a FIP of 2.9. His K/BB ratio is 3.67 and he has faced 736 hitters thus far in his career. Crochet (9-13 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 2.94 ERA and has conceded 6.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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