Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+135) Chicago (-155)

The Boston Red Sox (19-22) are headed to Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (21-20). The odds on this game have Boston at +135 and Chicago is sitting at -155. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Nick Pivetta and Dylan Cease.

As a team, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 15th in MLB. They have notched a total of 174 runs while holding a team OBP of .300. The Red Sox have compiled 91 doubles as a team and have knocked 35 balls out of the park. They have compiled 171 RBI's in addition to 342 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .245. Boston has a slugging rate of .391 and have been called out on strikes 324 times, while drawing a walk on 106 occasions.

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Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 51 long balls and 173 runs (19th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 122 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.07 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.01 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.17. The Red Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.81 on the year (16th in the league), and the staff has struck out 367 batters.

The Red Sox have dispatched 163 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 83 runners this season and 28.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 8 saves on the campaign and have blown 11 of their 19 chances to save the game. The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 42.1% and has entered the game in 48 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 29 holds this year (7th in MLB). Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 59 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox have amassed 1,100 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 333 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which puts them in 9th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 28 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,300 innings, ranking them 5th in baseball.

Pivetta (32-42 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.46 while he has faced 2,605 hitters in the majors. He has given up 600 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 232 free passes. His earned run average is 5.10 (342 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.377. Pivetta has taken the hill for 604 frames and has accumulated 650 punch outs so far in his career.

The White Sox have a team slugging % of .360 and they are scoring 3.61 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have recorded 61 doubles, while getting a free base 90 times and earning 148 runs. Chicago has hit 36 home runs for the season as well as 140 runs batted in. They have struck out on 304 occasions (27th in MLB) and are sitting with 326 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for an OBP of .290 as well as a batting average of .236 this year.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.309 in addition to having a FIP of 3.67 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.44 (383 strikeouts vs 157 walks). They come in at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 322. They have relinquished 36 home runs and they surrender 4.18 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 170 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.64 (148 earned runs conceded).

Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.3% out of their 60 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 49 times in high leverage situations in addition to 42 occasions with runners on base. With 70 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 44 holds and also 9 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in MLB with a save rate of 65.4%, and they have sent 155 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the game in 26 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 33 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (24th in the majors). The White Sox have racked up 337 assists, 28 errors and have notched a total of 1,098 putouts so far this season. Out of their 3,294 innings on the field, the White Sox have a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (26th in pro baseball).

Cease (26-19 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.23 earned run average and has surrendered 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and he has faced 1,471 batters during his MLB career. He has conceded 160 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.336 and a FIP of 4.1. So far in his MLB career, Cease has allowed 301 base knocks and he has 418 strikeouts in 340 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-155)

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