Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL
TV: NBC Sports Chicago
Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+114) Chicago (-135)
The Chicago White Sox (55-88) are hosting the Kansas City Royals (44-100) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Royals at +114 while the White Sox are priced at -135. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Alec Marsh and Mike Clevinger.
As a team, the Kansas City Royals are earning 4.0 runs per outing, which has them at 27th in MLB. They have accumulated 581 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .300. The Royals have tallied 235 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 143 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 560 runs batted in as well as 1,168 base knocks on the year, and their batting average comes in at .242. Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .395 and have been called out on strikes 1,234 times, while being walked on 355 occasions.
The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 5.21 on the campaign (28th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,129 batters. Royals pitchers have relinquished 188 home runs and 768 total runs (28th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 487 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.74 as a team on the season. Kansas City has surrendered 1,277 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 724 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41.
Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 102 times as well as having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 52 holds for the season (29th in MLB). The Royals bullpen have compiled a save rate of 47.5% and stepped onto the hill in 92 save situations. They have recorded 19 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 21 of their 40 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 164 base runners this season and 37.8% of them crossed the plate. The Royals have sent 467 relief pitchers to the mound this season.
The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 3,753 putouts on the year, as well as 1,247 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 13th in professional baseball, and have 110 double plays. The Royals have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of 11,259 innings, which ranks them 24th in baseball.
Marsh has taken the mound for 56 innings and has earned 66 punch outs in his MLB career. Marsh (0-8 career record) holds a FIP of 6.48 and he has gone up against 261 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 5.95 (37 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.625. He has allowed 60 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 31 free passes.
Chicago is sitting with 156 long balls this season as well as 560 RBIs. They have tallied 236 two-baggers, while taking a walk 335 times as well as putting up 584 runs. The Chicago White Sox have recorded a team on-base percentage of .294 as well as a team batting average of .240 this season. The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .390 and they are scoring 4.08 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,256 instances (13th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,169 base hits.
The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.417 in addition to having a FIP of 4.76 as a staff on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.40 (1,314 strikeouts against 580 free passes). They are currently ranked 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,212. They have allowed 196 home runs and they surrender 5.25 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 738 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.87 (684 earned runs surrendered).
Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.7% out of 196 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 168 times in high leverage situations and also on 137 occasions with runners on base. With 117 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 65 holds and 27 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 47.1%, and they have sent 458 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Chicago has had relievers step onto the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have come away with 24 saves.
Out of their 11,382 innings on the field, the White Sox have a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (21st in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 103 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in professional baseball). The White Sox have racked up 1,083 assists, 81 errors and have amassed 3,794 putouts over the course of the season.
Thus far in his career, Clevinger has given up 635 hits while totaling 788 K's in 765 innings. Clevinger (58-37 career mark) has earned a 3.42 earned run average and has conceded 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 291 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.196 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.81 and he has gone up against 3,146 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+114)
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