Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (45-48) are hitting the road to Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (27-68). The pitchers taking the mound are Mitch Keller and Jonathan Cannon.

As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 21st in baseball. They have a total of 383 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .298. The Pirates have accrued 124 doubles as a squad and have hit 97 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 370 runs batted in and 722 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is at .229. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .367 and have struck out 863 times, while being walked on 290 occasions.

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The Pirates are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.90 so far this year (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 800 hitters. Pirates pitchers have allowed 92 home runs and also 404 runs in total (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 283 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.86 as a unit on the season. Pittsburgh has allowed 784 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 361 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.83 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

Pirates pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 76 times and also have had 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 44 holds for the year (21st in the league). The Pirates relievers have compiled a save rate of 58.5% and has entered the game in 86 save situations. They have earned 24 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 17 of 41 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 111 base runners so far this year with 32.4% of those players crossed home plate. The Pirates have dispatched 281 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Pirates have transformed 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,500 innings, ranking them 25th in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 2,500 putouts for the season, in addition to 805 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 13th in pro baseball, and have 76 double plays.

Keller has taken the mound for 634 frames and has 623 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Keller (35-43 career mark) has a FIP of 4.42 and he has faced 2,771 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.48 (316 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.411. He has given up 670 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 225 walks.

Chicago has tallied 84 home runs on the campaign to go along with 292 RBIs. They have tallied 142 doubles, while getting a free base 249 times and recording 306 runs. The Chicago White Sox have compiled a team OBP of .282 as well as a team batting average of .220 so far this season. The White Sox have a team slugging % of .349 and they have an average of 3.22 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have struck out on 820 occasions (9th in MLB) and have tallied 690 hits.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.364 with a FIP of 4.48 as a staff on the season. They are sitting at 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 784. The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 471 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.53 (420 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (802 strikeouts vs 355 walks). They have relinquished 119 long balls and they give up 5.08 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

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

The Chicago White Sox have turned 57 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in MLB). The White Sox have recorded 753 assists, 55 errors and have notched a total of 2,505 putouts over the course of the season. In 7,515 innings played, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (18th in professional baseball).

Cannon (1-2 career mark) has a 4.20 ERA and has conceded 9.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.18 and he has gone up against 191 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 21 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.289 and having a FIP of 4.1. In his career, Cannon has conceded 47 hits while accumulating 35 punch outs in 45 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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