Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD
TV: MASN
Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+124) Baltimore (-148)
The Baltimore Orioles (82-49) will take on the Chicago White Sox (52-80) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Chicago at +124 while Baltimore opens at -148. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Dylan Cease and Kyle Gibson.
The White Sox have accrued 218 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 145 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging rate of .390 and have been called out on strikes 1,174 times, while being walked on 319 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which is 25th in MLB. They have recorded 522 RBI's and 1,079 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .240. They have a total of 545 runs scored and have an OBP of .295.
The White Sox have a team ERA of 4.83 on the year (26th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,230 hitters. White Sox pitchers have given up 184 long balls in addition to 678 total runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 538 batters and their FIP sits at 4.79 as a team this year. Chicago has allowed 1,107 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 628 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.29 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.41.
The White Sox have sent 422 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 177 runners this year and 37.3% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 23 saves this year and have blown 26 out of their 49 save opportunities. The White Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 46.9% and has come into the game in 110 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 60 holds so far this year (25th in the league). White Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 125 times as well as having 160 appearances in high leverage situations.
The White Sox have turned 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,530 innings, which has them ranked 18th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have amassed 3,510 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 982 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 22nd in pro baseball, and they have twisted 91 double plays.
Cease has taken the ball for 623 innings and is sitting with 747 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.84 (266 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.309. He has conceded 533 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 283 free passes. Cease (41-33 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.89 while he has faced 2,673 hitters in the major leagues.
Baltimore is sitting with 155 home runs on the year and 629 RBIs. They have recorded 246 doubles, while getting a free base 409 times and scoring 649 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .254 on the campaign. The Orioles have a slugging percentage of .424 and they average 4.95 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,092 instances (20th in the league) and have a total of 1,125 base knocks.
The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.256 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.99 as a team for the season. They are currently ranked 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,081. The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 554 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.00 (523 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,187 strikeouts vs 396 free passes). They have relinquished 144 dingers and they yield 4.24 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).
Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.1% of 227 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 173 times in high leverage situations and also on 155 occasions with base runners. With 163 save situations, the Orioles have accrued 93 holds in addition to 26 blown saves. They are ranked 19th in MLB with a save rate of 61.8%, and they have sent 445 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 68 save opportunities and they have tallied 42 saves.
The Baltimore Orioles have turned 115 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (2nd in pro baseball). The Orioles have accrued 1,148 assists, 51 errors and have 3,528 putouts so far this year. Out of their 10,584 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (14th in baseball).
Gibson (102-98 career record) holds a 4.55 ERA while surrendering 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and he has gone up against 7,137 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 841 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.379 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. During his MLB career, Gibson has surrendered 1,712 base knocks while he has totaled 1,337 punch outs in 1,662 innings pitched.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-148)
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