Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/29/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+115) Chicago (-147)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the site where Dylan Cease and the Chicago White Sox (45-32, 1st in AL Central) will take on the Minnesota Twins (33-43, 5th in AL Central) on Tuesday. The Twins open this game at +115 while the White Sox are priced at -147. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Bailey Ober and Dylan Cease.

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Minnesota is slugging .433 and have been called out on strikes 660 times, while taking a walk on 247 occasions. They have earned 331 runs batted in and 633 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is at .246. The Twins have recorded 128 two-baggers as a team and have hit 111 balls out of the park. They have earned 354 runs scored while having a team OBP of .317. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 10th in MLB.

Twins pitchers have yielded 115 home runs and also 402 runs in total (26th in MLB). They have walked 231 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.69 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.68 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35. The Twins hold a team earned run average of 4.86 so far this season (26th in the league), and the staff has struck out 620 hitters.

The Twins relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.3% and has come into the game in 73 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 82 base runners on the campaign and 59.8% of them crossed home plate. Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 59 times in addition to having 90 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 251 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have 43 holds so far this year (9th in the league). They have accumulated 19 saves on the season and have blown 11 out of their 30 save chances.

The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 2,002 putouts for the season, as well as 678 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 28th in baseball, and have earned 505 double plays. The Twins have turned 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,006 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 22nd in professional baseball.

Ober has thrown 21 innings and has totaled 23 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.64 (11 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.313. He has allowed 24 base knocks (10.1 hits per 9 innings) with 4 walks. Ober (0-0 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.13 while he has gone up against 90 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Chicago White Sox have earned an on-base percentage of .334 in addition to a batting average of .249 this year. They have struck out on 681 instances (17th in MLB) and have earned a total of 621 base hits. Chicago is sitting with 72 long balls so far this season as well as 340 RBIs. The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .396 and they tally 4.78 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have recorded 125 two-baggers, while taking a walk 294 times and putting up 368 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 287 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.45 (253 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 85 dingers and they surrender 3.91 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.192 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.63 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.40 (765 strikeouts vs 225 free passes). They come in at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 562.

With 77 save situations, the White Sox have accumulated 38 holds and 14 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 36 save opportunities and they have come away with 22 saves. Their relievers have come in 74 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.1% out of their 109 inherited base runners. They sit at 18th in MLB with a save rate of 61.1%, and they have sent 224 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

Out of their 5,946 innings on the field, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (21st in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in professional baseball). The White Sox have racked up 561 assists, 54 errors and have accounted for 1,982 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Cease has allowed 195 base knocks while he has accumulated 221 strikeouts in 207 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 105 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.430 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.19 and he has faced 910 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Cease (15-14 mark in his career) has a 4.57 ERA and has surrendered 8.5 hits per nine innings.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (-147) and under 9.5 runs

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