Washington Nationals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, May 13, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (-122) Chicago (+104)

The Chicago White Sox (12-29) will compete against the Washington Nationals (19-20) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has Washington at -122 and Chicago is coming in at +104. The total is 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Trevor Williams and Chris Flexen.

Washington has a slugging % of .363 and have struck out 314 times, while being walked on 130 occasions. They have 145 runs batted in in addition to 289 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .229. The Nationals have earned 59 doubles as a squad and have knocked 34 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 158 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 19th in the league.

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The Nationals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.88 this year (13th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 308 batters. Nationals pitchers have allowed 26 home runs and also 164 total runs (13th in baseball). They have walked 120 opposing players and their FIP is 3.44 as a team for the season. Washington has surrendered 343 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 146 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.37.

Nationals pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 37 times in addition to having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 32 holds so far this season (3rd in the league). The Nationals relievers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 50 save situations. They have recorded 12 saves for the season and have blown 6 out of their 18 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 49 runners for the year and 34.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The Nationals have dispatched 141 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Washington Nationals have earned 1,017 putouts on the year, in addition to 367 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which is 14th in the majors, and have accumulated 39 double plays. The Nationals have converted 66.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,051 innings, which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball.

Williams has taken the hill for 896 frames and has earned 731 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.38 (436 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.373. He has given up 935 base hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) with 296 walks. Williams (48-54 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.58 while he has faced 3,870 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Chicago has 29 long balls on the campaign and 108 RBIs. They have put up 65 doubles, while getting a free base 98 times and putting up 119 runs. The Chicago White Sox have an OBP of .273 in addition to a batting average of .214 on the season. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .332 and they tally 2.98 runs per outing (30th in the league). They have struck out on 333 occasions (16th in the league) and have 278 base hits.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.379 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.71 as a staff this season. They come in at 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 330. The Chicago pitching staff have given up 202 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.66 (180 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (322 strikeouts vs 150 free passes). They have conceded 53 long balls and they relinquish 5.22 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Sitting with 40 save situations, the White Sox have earned 22 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 18 save chances and they have come away with 9 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 55 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.5% out of their 87 inherited runners. They are ranked 27th in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 143 relievers onto the field this season.

In 3,132 innings on the field, the White Sox are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (15th in the majors). The Chicago White Sox have turned 26 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in MLB). The White Sox have accrued 328 assists, 23 errors and have a tally of 1,044 putouts for the season.

Flexen (29-37 career record) has earned a 4.90 earned run average while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and he has gone up against 2,286 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 285 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.466 and having a FIP of 5.0. During his pro baseball career, Flexen has conceded 571 base hits and he has 368 strikeouts in 523 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (-122)

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