Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-130) Chicago (+110)

The Boston Red Sox (7-7) are headed to Rate Field on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (2-10). The odds on this game have the Red Sox at -130 and the White Sox open at +110. The over/under is 9. The starting pitchers will be Garrett Crochet and Shane Smith.

Boston has a slugging percentage of .385 and have struck out 136 times, while taking a walk on 55 occasions. They have 67 RBI's as well as 125 hits this year, and their team batting average comes in at .255. The Red Sox have tallied 29 doubles as a team and have hit 11 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 71 runs and have an OBP of .331. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in the league.

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The Red Sox hold a team ERA of 3.86 on the campaign (14th in MLB), and they have rung up 102 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have given up 10 long balls and also 62 total runs (24th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 40 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.53 as a team on the campaign. Boston has surrendered 129 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 54 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.55 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34.

The Red Sox have sent 44 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 17 runners on the season and 47.1% of those players earned a run for their team. They have recorded 4 saves for the season and have blown 2 of 6 save opportunities. The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 9 save situations. The relievers have earned 3 holds over the course of the season (29th in MLB). Red Sox bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 14 times as well as having 14 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have converted 65.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,134 innings, which has them ranked 28th in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 378 putouts this season, in addition to 141 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .974 which has them sitting 29th in the majors, and they have turned 21 double plays.

Crochet has pitched in 237 innings and has racked up 311 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.15 (83 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.155. He has allowed 194 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 80 walks. Crochet (10-20 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.10 and he has gone up against 986 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .305 and they have an average of 2.92 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have tallied 13 doubles, while taking a walk 39 times and racking up 35 runs. Chicago has compiled 9 long balls this season as well as 33 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 99 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have recorded 75 hits. The Chicago White Sox have compiled an on-base percentage of .273 as well as a team batting average of .199 on the year.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.293 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.59 as a team so far this year. They sit at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 82. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 47 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.97 (45 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.10 (92 strikeouts vs 50 bases on balls). They have surrendered 13 homers and they concede 4.14 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 2 save opportunities and they have come away with 0 saves. They have dispatched 38 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Their relievers have taken the field 11 times in high leverage situations in addition to 10 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 42.1% of 19 inherited base runners. Sitting with 9 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 7 holds and 2 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 9 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in the majors). The White Sox have racked up 100 assists, 6 errors and have a tally of 307 putouts this year. In 921 innings played, the White Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 73.5% (5th in MLB).

Smith (0-0 career mark) has earned a 1.61 earned run average while allowing 3.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.80 and he has faced 44 hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 2 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.804 and being the owner of a FIP of 1.6. So far in his pro baseball career, Smith has given up 4 hits while he has earned 9 punch outs in 11 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+110)

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