Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox 7/6/2023 Picks

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06 July 2023

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The Toronto Blue Jays will go against the Chicago White Sox in MLB action at Guaranteed Rate Field, IL, on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 4:10 PM ET.

Toronto boasts one of the American League’s top starting pitchers on paper. They do have a 4.03 ERA and 41 quality starts (4th).

They are now only slightly above.500, but assistance might be on the way on Friday with starter Alex Manoah’s comeback.

The large right-hander had a terrible first half, making 13 starts and going 1-7 with a 6.36 ERA.

After just one AA start, Manoah will debut on Friday after the Jays chose to promote him to the rookie-level Florida Complex League last month.

Chris Bassitt gave a strong start on Wednesday, going six innings and allowing three runs.

However, Nate Pearson (4-1) won after pitching a spotless seventh inning. Whit Merrifield added two hits and two RBIs, while Vlad Guerrero Jr. launched his 12th home run.

Jose Berrios, a seasoned right-hander, is anticipated to start the first game for Toronto. In 101 innings pitched, Berrios is 8-6 with a 3.74 ERA, 95 strikeouts, and 28 walks.

He appeared on the right track last season, as seen by his 5.23 ERA and 29 home runs allowed. However, Berrios exhibited some of the same problems as last season: giving up the long ball.

He allowed four and three home runs in six innings of a 5-0 loss in his most recent start against Boston. Berrios lost 11-0 on June 19 after giving up five runs and one home run.

He completed a seven-inning shutout against the White Sox in his last outing against them.

In addition to their 91 appearances in high-pressure situations, Blue Jays bullpen relievers took the mound 91 times with runners on.

The bullpen has 50 saves overall this season, which ranks 7th in the league. The Blue Jays bullpen entered the game in 86 save situations with a 77.8% save percentage.

They made 28 saves throughout the season, but 8 of their 36 opportunities resulted in a save. This year, the bullpen pitchers gave up 132 runs, and 22.0% reached home plate. This year, the Blue Jays sent 285 relievers to the mound.

The total went UNDER in five of Toronto’s last seven matches.
Toronto is 5-0 SU in their last five matches against the Chicago White Sox.
The total went UNDER in six of Toronto’s last nine matches on the road.

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Chicago is fourth in the AL Central, the weakest division in the American League, and is just 7.5 matches behind first-place Minnesota. The White Sox will likely be sellers when the trade deadline arrives on August 1.

On their pitching staff, the White Sox have a few movable parts, although they’d undoubtedly prefer to get rid of INF Tim Anderson because of his reasonable deal.

However, Anderson is only batting.235 with no home runs, 12 RBIs, and nine steals in 251 at-bats after hitting over.300 over the previous four seasons.

The White Sox, who rank 22nd in average (.239) and hitting (.239), have issues beyond Anderson. They are 14th in home runs (100) and 25th in OPS (.695).

OF Luis Robert Jr., who tops the team with 20 home runs and is hitting.276 with 49 RBIs (100 Ks), is one guy Chicago will not be offloading.

Lance Lynn, one pitcher up to trade in a few weeks, has a 6.47 ERA and a record of 5-8. Although he has 116 strikeouts in 96 innings, he has also given up 22 home runs and 36 walks.

On April 24, when he last faced Toronto, he lost 5-2 after allowing four runs over five innings.

The White Sox currently has a team WHIP of 1.360 and a FIP of 4.62 for the season. With 707 total hits surrendered as a staff, they are currently ranked 16th in the league.

The Chicago pitching staff has an ERA of 4.55 (389 earned runs surrendered) and has given up 424 runs this season. They currently have an 829-to-340 strikeout-to-walk ratio, which is 9.70.

They allowed 118 home runs and 4.96 runs per nine innings, which ranks 24th in the league.

The total went OVER in five of the White Sox’s last six matches.
The total went UNDER in four of Chicago’s last five matches against Toronto.
The total went UNDER in four of the White Sox’s last five matches at home.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago White Sox. The MLB pick for this game is the Toronto Blue Jays. Although both pitchers can allow a couple of big balls, go with Berrios and the Jays in this one.

Toronto is the only club, and they must keep winning to stay ahead of Baltimore, Tampa Bay, and the Yankees in the AL East. It’s time for the Rays and Orioles to take advantage of the slight downturn.

During the day, Berrios is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA. At home, Lynn is 2-4 with a 7.22 ERA. The Toronto Blue Jays will win by a predicted score of 6-2.

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