Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/4/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, July 4, 2021

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Comerica Park is the venue where Matt Manning and the Detroit Tigers (36-45, 3rd in AL Central) will take on the Chicago White Sox (48-32, 1st in AL Central) on Sunday.

Chicago has a slugging % of .406 and have been called out on strikes 696 times, while drawing a walk on 306 occasions. They have accrued 368 RBI's and 657 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is at .253. The White Sox have accumulated 129 doubles as a team and have hit 80 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 396 runs scored and have an OBP of .338. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in MLB.

The White Sox hold a team ERA of 3.50 over the course of the season (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 788 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 236 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.69 as a squad so far this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.34 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 89 home runs and also 301 runs in total (5th in MLB).

White Sox pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 67 times in addition to having 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 41 holds over the course of the season (11th in MLB). The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 62.2% and has come into the game in 81 save situations. They have accumulated 23 saves so far this season and have blown 14 of 37 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 112 base runners this season with 32.1% of those runners ended up scoring. The White Sox have dispatched 235 relievers to the mound on the year.

The White Sox have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,189 innings on the field, which has them ranked 19th in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox have amassed 2,063 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 588 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which puts them in 30th in the majors, and have a total of 542 double plays.

Giolito has taken the mound for 582 innings and is sitting with 606 K's so far in his career. Giolito (37-34 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.47 and he has gone up against 2,425 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.34 (281 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.207. He has conceded 474 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 229 free passes.

The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .234 this year. They have been rung up on 799 instances (2nd in the league) and have earned a total of 620 hits. Detroit has compiled 86 long balls for the year as well as 313 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .384 and they are earning 4.00 runs per outing (26th in MLB). They have hit 107 two-baggers, while getting a free base 258 times and racking up 324 runs.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.373 with a FIP of 4.56 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.29 (649 strikeouts against 284 free passes). They come in at 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 677. They have relinquished 98 home runs and they surrender 5.05 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have given up 393 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.56 (355 earned runs conceded).

With 67 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 38 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 27 save chances and they have walked away with 17 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 75 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with base runners. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 111 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 16th in baseball with a save rate of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 275 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

In 6,300 innings played, the Tigers have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (20th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have twisted 69 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in baseball). The Tigers have recorded 715 assists, 50 errors and have accumulated 2,100 putouts this year.

Manning (1-2 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 8.16 ERA and has given up 11.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.50 and he has gone up against 66 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has surrendered 13 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.535 and a FIP of 6.1. So far in his MLB career, Manning has given up 18 hits while accumulating 6 strikeouts in 14 frames.

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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