Chicago White Sox vs Atlanta Braves 7/14/2023 Picks Predictions

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14 July 2023

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The Chicago White Sox will go against the Atlanta Braves in MLB action in Truist Park, GA, on Friday, July 14, 2023, at 7:20 PM ET. After losing seven of their final ten games, the White Sox had a poor first half of the season.

They are eight games down in the AL Central standings. Chicago hits.237 (22nd), scores 4.15 runs per game (25th), and has a 27th-ranked.686 OPS.

The Southsiders are 23rd in base stealers with 54, while they are 15th in long balls with 103 this season. The pitching staff made 33 quality starts, with a 4.55 ERA (24th) and a 1.36 WHIP (22nd).

On Friday night, Kopech will lead the visitors up the hill. In 2023, the fourth-year pro had a 97:49 K: BB ratio.

In his past two appearances, which he lost, he allowed two runs with seven walks in four innings against the Angels and three runs against the Rangers.

Kopech only allowed three or fewer runs against nine of his previous eleven opponents, but he has yet to be successful since defeating the Guardians on May 24.

This year, the White Sox used 308 bullpen pitchers. They have made 17 saves this year and missed 20 of their 37 chances to make saves.

The White Sox bullpen entered the game in 84 save situations and has a 45.9% save percentage. The bullpen currently ranks 17th in MLB with 46 saves thus far this season.

The bullpen relievers for the White Sox entered the game 93 times with runners on base and also made 134 appearances in high-leverage situations.

The total went UNDER in five of the White Sox’s last six matches.
The Chicago White Sox are 1-5 SU in their last six matches.
The Chicago White Sox are 1-5 SU in their previous six games against Atlanta.

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Unlike the White Sox, the Braves entered the All-Star break with their heads held high. Atlanta is on a roll, winning 17 of their 20 games overall. It presently has an 8.5-game lead over the NL East.

The Braves hit.271 (2nd) and had a.831 OPS (1st) while averaging 5.61 runs per game. In 2023 they will rank first with 169 home runs and eleventh with 70 base steals.

The pitching staff produced 33 quality starts with an ERA of 3.63 (first) and a WHIP of 1.26 (twelfth).

Atlanta will win the first game of the series, thanks to Morton.

The seasoned right-hander won four straight starts, and in his most recent appearance (6.1 IP), he limited the Rays to one run on four hits. He kept seven of his previous eight opponents to three runs or fewer.

Out of 113 inherited base runners, Atlanta bullpen pitchers have a 29.2% inherited scoring rate. Their bullpen relievers entered games with high leverage 102 times and runners in scoring position 78 times.

The Braves now have 112 save opportunities, with 66 holds and 15 missed saves. They used 296 relievers this season and are presently ranked 10th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%.

Atlanta relievers entered the game with 45 chances for saves and ended with 30 saves.

The total went UNDER in eight of Atlanta’s last 12 matches.
The Atlanta Braves are 12-2 SU in their last 14 matches.
The total went OVER in 12 of Atlanta’s last 17 games against the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago White Sox vs. Atlanta Braves The MLB pick for this game is the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox had run line records of 32-26 as underdogs and 21-14 as away underdogs.

As favorites, the Braves have a 37-40 record in regular-season play and a 20-23 record at home. On Friday, place a wager that the Southsiders will cover the run line.

The Braves have a losing RL record at home (21-24) and in interleague games (15-20) this season while being 60-29 straight up but just 46-43 against the spread.

The Sox starter, Kopech, struggled with command in his previous start but will likely improve on Friday.

The Red Sox’s former first-round choice needed additional time to recuperate since he was approaching a career-high in innings and struggled in his past few appearances. The White Sox will win by a predicted score of 6-4.

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