Washington Nationals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

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

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (12-29) will meet the Washington Nationals (19-20) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Nationals at -122 and the White Sox open at +104. The over/under is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Mitchell Parker and Erick Fedde.

As a unit, the Washington Nationals are compiling 4.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 19th in MLB. They have a total of 160 runs scored while having a team OBP of .311. The Nationals have earned 59 doubles as a unit and have hit 35 balls out of the park. They have 147 RBI's as well as 294 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .228. Washington is slugging .362 and have been called out on strikes 317 times, while drawing a walk on 134 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. Nationals pitchers have allowed 26 home runs in addition to 167 runs in total (12th in baseball). Washington has allowed 350 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 148 earned runs. The Nationals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.84 on the year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 319 batters. They have walked 122 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.37 as a team so far this year.

Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 37 times in addition to having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 32 holds on the campaign (3rd in the league). The Nationals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 50 save situations. They have 12 saves this year and have blown 6 of 18 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 49 runners this season and 34.7% of those runners crossed home plate. The Nationals have sent 143 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Washington Nationals have a tally of 1,041 putouts so far this season, as well as 374 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which is 18th in professional baseball, and have a total of 39 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 66.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,123 innings, which has them sitting at 30th in professional baseball.

Parker (2-1 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.02 while going up against 107 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 24 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 5 walks. His ERA is 2.67 (8 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.074. Parker has taken the ball for 27 innings and has accounted for 22 punch outs thus far in his career.

Chicago has knocked in 29 home runs on the year to go along with 108 RBIs. They have tallied 66 doubles, while taking a walk 101 times as well as putting up 119 runs. The Chicago White Sox have earned an on-base percentage of .273 and a team batting average of .213 this season. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .329 and they average 2.90 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have struck out on 338 occasions (17th in MLB) and have tallied 284 hits.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.370 with a FIP of 4.72 as a staff for the season. They have a ranking of 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 335. The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 209 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.64 (184 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (329 strikeouts vs 154 walks). They have surrendered 55 long balls and they surrender 5.27 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB).

Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the game in 18 save chances and they have recorded 9 saves. They are currently ranked 27th in MLB holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 145 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations and on 57 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.4% of 90 inherited base runners. Sitting with 40 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 22 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

In 3,213 innings on the field, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (14th in MLB). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 26 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in the majors). The White Sox have recorded 341 assists, 25 errors and have earned 1,071 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his career, Fedde has given up 539 hits and he has 396 K's in 499 innings. He has given up 288 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.490 and having a FIP of 5.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 and he has gone up against 2,200 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Fedde (24-33 win-loss record in his career) holds a 5.19 ERA while allowing 9.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+104)

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