Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Guaranteed Rate Field is the site where the Chicago White Sox (27-77) will take on the Seattle Mariners (53-51) on Friday. The pitchers expected to start will be George Kirby and Drew Thorpe.

Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .362 and have been rung up 1,058 times, while being walked on 336 occasions. They have tallied 371 RBI's and 724 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .216. The Mariners have hit 133 doubles as a unit and have knocked 112 baseballs out of the park. They have 389 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .298. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are notching 3.8 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.55 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.07. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 105 long balls and also 379 total runs (2nd in MLB). Seattle has surrendered 728 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 347 earned runs. The Mariners have an earned run average of 3.43 for the season (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 866 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 244 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.66 as a team for the season.

The Mariners bullpen have earned a save rate of 65.9% and has entered the game in 98 save situations. The relievers have inherited 139 runners so far this year with 35.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Mariners bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 96 times as well as having 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 324 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 55 holds over the course of the season (14th in MLB). They have compiled 27 saves so far this season and have not converted 14 of 41 save opportunities.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 2,733 putouts this year, as well as 853 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 20th in MLB, and have a total of 71 double plays. The Mariners have turned 72.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,199 innings, which has them sitting at 1st in pro baseball.

Kirby (28-22 career record) holds a FIP of 3.28 while he has gone up against 1,792 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 422 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 54 walks. His earned run average is 3.33 (164 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.074. Kirby has taken the mound for 443 innings and has accumulated 427 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .345 and they average 3.12 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have notched 152 doubles, while walking 264 times and notching 321 runs. Chicago has tallied 89 home runs for the year and 306 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 892 occasions (9th in the league) and have tallied 742 hits. The Chicago White Sox have tallied a team OBP of .279 and a team batting average of .218 so far this year.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 514 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.57 (459 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 124 home runs and they allow 5.12 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.368 with a FIP of 4.39 as a staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (867 strikeouts against 385 free passes). They come in at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 851.

Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 43 save opportunities and they have earned 17 saves. They are currently ranked 30th in the league with a save percentage of 39.5%, and they have sent 332 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 117 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with base runners. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.5% out of their 174 inherited base runners. Sitting with 92 save situations, the White Sox have tallied 48 holds and 26 blown saves.

In their 8,133 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (19th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 62 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The White Sox have accrued 814 assists, 60 errors and have a total of 2,711 putouts for the year.

During his career, Thorpe has allowed 22 base hits while he has tallied 24 K's in 38 frames. He has conceded a total of 13 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.021 and a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.41 and he has faced 156 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Thorpe (3-1 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.06 earned run average and has given up 5.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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